New Boston Historical Society
New Boston, New Hampshire
Dodge's store and wagon

Chapters from the History of New Boston

Fire Bell Fire & Fire-fighting - The Great Fire of 1887 & Historic Fire-fighting Equipment

muster The Firemen's Muster - Competing with a Hand-pumped Fire Fngine

Old Engine House The Old Engine House - The Firehouse Built in 1889

Mapping the History of New Boston Mapping the History of New Boston - maps from the past 280 years

Cow About the Farm - J. Reed Whipple & the Valley View Farm

JR Whipple J. Reed Whipple - more about New Boston's most famous citizen

Railroad Trains - The Railroad Comes to New Boston

General Store General Stores - Atwood's Store and Dodge's Store

One-room Schoolhouse Schools - From One-Room Schoolhouses to the Village School

the Church on the Hill Churches - Churches and Meetinghouses of New Boston

church organ Pipe Organ - Celebrating 100 Years of Music in the Community Church

library Library - New Boston's Whipple Free Library

Cannon Molly Stark Cannon - From 1743 to the 4th of July

Gun Carriage Gun Carriage - Replicating a Carriage from the War of 1812

Civil War soldier Civil War - New Boston Men in the War of Rebellion

Civil War soldier Hardtack & Coffee - the Daily Life of a Civil War Soldier

World War I soldier New Boston in the Great War 1917-1918

Davis Scenic Drive Sgt. Ronald C. Davis & the Davis Scenic Drive

Smith Family Website Smith Family Website - documenting the family of New Boston's first settler

Early Years Early Years - New Boston in the 1700s

McNeil and the Margaretta John McNeil - and the Battle of the Margaretta 1775

Early Years Counterfeiters Arrested in New Boston - 1804

New Boston in 1823 New Boston in 1823 - an old Gazetteer

Robert O. Fuller New Boston in the 1830s & 40s - Robert O. Fuller's memories

New Boston in 1899 New Boston in 1899 - a Photo Album

New Boston in 1911 New Boston in 1911 - a Railwayman's Diary

Joe English Hill Joe English Hill - from Indian Wars to Satellites

The Gravity Research Foundation The Gravity Research Foundation - Roger Babson and New Boston

New Boston's Mills Mills on the Piscataquog - Saw-mills, grist mills and a piano factory

New Boston's Bridges Bridges over the Piscataquog - bridges of iron, stone, wood, and steel

tavern The Tavern - the Hotel and Tavern on Central Square

soapstone A Wagonload of Soapstone - C.H. Dodge and a Francestown quarry

newspaper New Boston's Newspapers - news you need to know

Behind the Door "Behind the Door" - the historic house column in the New Boston Beacon

business Made in New Boston - businesses from New Boston's past

blacksmith The Old Blacksmith Shop - horseshoes, neckties, and car parts

blacksmith James Todd's Blacksmith Shop - even older than the Old Blacksmith Shop!

luncheonette Fine Dining - New Boston's luncheonettes

medicine Chills & Pills - New Boston's doctors

flu New Boston and the Russian Flu - The Flu Epidemic of the 1890s

grapes From Vine to Bottle - New Boston's wine industry

quilt Old Quilts - patchwork quilts from New Boston's past

quilt New Quilt - New Boston 250th Anniversary Quilt

gold rush The Gold Rush - New Boston men go to California and the Klondike

The Past in Postcards The Past in Postcards - Cardboard Clues to the History of New Boston

New Boston Gravestones New Boston Gravestones - A Walk through the Cemetery

Spanish Treasure and the Canada Townships Spanish Treasure and the Canada Townships - The Life of Sir William Phips

Bird's-Eye View A Bird's-Eye View of New Boston Village - an aerial photo with Points of Interest

Weathervane on Old Engine House New Boston Weathervanes - blowing in the wind

Town Hall clock The Town Hall clock - keeping time

bell Bells of New Boston - ring out!

phone New Boston's telephones - how to dial for yourself

electric Electricity comes to New Boston

The Baker Homestead The Baker Homestead - an 18th-century farmhouse

The Fairbanks House The Fairbanks House - a 19th-century home

The Lazy-A The Lazy-A - a 20th-century underground house

Wilson Hill Farm Wilson Hill Farm - a New Boston farmhouse from c.1800

Stinson house Stinson house - the house that went to Cape Cod

The Fourth of July The Fourth of July - New Boston celebrates Independence Day

parade Fourth of July Parades - Lois Hersey's movies from 1947-1963

ghost train The Legend of the Ghost Train - a Fourth of July tradition

summer boarding houses Summer Boarding Houses - when New Boston was a vacation destination

Candlepin Bowling Candlepin Bowling - New Boston's last bowling alley

Memories of New Boston Memories of New Boston - people remember the way things were

Todd's Corner Todd's Corner - collections of Bob Todd's columns from the New Boston Bulletin

Merrill Todd Merrill Todd - a life in pictures

Riverdale Riverdale - a hidden village

Photography Photography in New Boston - Part 1: 19th and 20th centuries

Photography2 Photography in New Boston - Part 2: 21st century

Glass negatives Glass Negatives of 1890s New Boston

Colorization Colorizing historical photos

Toys Vintage Toys and a New Boston toy barn

Decline Leaving New Boston - the long decline of a New England town 1830-1930

Frog Rock Frog Rock - what to see on Frog Rock Road

Historic Trees Historic Trees - New Boston's oldest and biggest trees

Bicycles Bicycles of New Boston

sled Winter Sledding in New Boston

Ski Skiing in New Boston

Ski New Boston Skiway — our town's first rope tow

tractor and plow Snowplow - Plowing New Boston's Roads

Cider Mill The 1908 Cider Mill - New Boston's last operating mill

Registry of Deeds Research your home's history - a visit to the Registry of Deeds

Maytag washer 1927 Wringer Washer Grinder Churn - a labor-saving device

lightning The Great Lightning Storm of 1916

flood The Flood of 1936 and other floods

Valley View Farm chicken An Eggsplosion of Chickens - New Boston's chicken & egg industry

Bus Bus - Sargent's Goffstown-New Boston bus

garage Old Garages & Gas Stations

Boston Post cane The Boston Post cane in New Boston

Samantha Plantin The Plantin Family

Road names The Names of New Boston's Roads

Town Farm The History of Town Farm Road - from Poor Farm to Fern Valley

Pannaway New Boston - the Hollywood of the East?

Stark house A Visit to the General Stark House - a D.A.R. museum in Manchester

mystery New Boston History Mysteries


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