The Jaffrey Historical Society
Jaffrey Historical Society, 40 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH 03452
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Past Meetings, Programs & Presentation

2017

  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 10, 2017, Jaffrey Civic Center. Phil Cournoyer. W. W. CROSS—THE RISE & FALL OF A MAJOR SPOKE IN JAFFREY'S INDUSTRIAL WHEEL.
  • An Old Burying Ground Walking Tour (with the Jaffrey Cemetery Committee) Sunday, June 25, 2016. Click here to see the Walking Tour Guide.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 13, 2017, Jaffrey Civic Center. Kai Nalenz, CONSERVATION & REPAIR OF HISTORIC GRAVESTONES—PRESERVING A RECORD OF OUR PAST
  • Winter Potluck. Thursday, February 9, 2017. Jaffrey Civic Center. DOG SLEDDING IN JAFFREY…AND ELSEWHERE.
    • Winter Potluck 2017. Jaffrey Historical Society program February 9, 2017 (date changed due to snow).

2016

  • Christmas Party. Thursday, December 8, 2016, Jaffrey Civic Center.
  • Annual Autumn Outing. Wilton. Sunday, October 16, 2016. The Wilton Historical Society and Frye's Measure Mill. Optional dinner following at Brady's American Grill.
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 11, 2016, Jaffrey Civic Center. Steve Baldwin, DIGGING UP THE PAST—THE HISTORY UNDER US.
  • A Conant Cemetery Walking Tour (with the Jaffrey Cemetery Committee) Saturday, June 11, 2016. Postponed because of rain and held on June 18. Click here to see the Walking Tour Guide.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 14, 2016, Jaffrey Civic Center. Scott Edwards of Scott's Clocks. NEW ENGLAND CLOCKS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE SOCIETY'S TWO TALL-CASE CLOCKS.
  • Winter Potluck. Thursday, February 11, 2016, Jaffrey Civic Center. QUIZ NIGHT V.2. Photo.
    • Winter Potluck 2016. A ‘Where are You?’ Quiz. Jaffrey Historical Society program February 11, 2016.

2015

  • Christmas Party. Thursday, December 10, 2015, Jaffrey Civic Center. Photo.
  • Annual Autumn Outing. Francestown. Sunday, October 18, 2015. Optional dinner following at the Crotched Mountain Golf Club.
  • Witches & Pop Culture. Thursday, September 3, 2015: Friends of the Jaffrey Library program by Robin DeRosa, Jaffrey Civic Center. Co-sponsored by the Jaffrey Historical Society. The program focuses on the Salem Witch Trials.
  • Hearse House Charrette. Sunday, August 23, 2015, 3pm. The Society will host an informational and working "charrette" on the Hearse House project on the Common, meeting near the Horsesheds. Rain date: August 30th. For information on this project go to http://www.rs41.org/jhs/hearse.htm
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 13, 2015, Jaffrey Civic Center. Mark Cournoyer. 100 YEARS OF THE COURNOYER FUNERAL HOME.
  • The Once & Future Park Theatre. Friday, July 31, 2015. The Society will co-sponsor with the Park Theatre an opening reception for the exhibit on the Theatre that will run the month of August at the Jaffrey Civic Center.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 9, 2015, Jaffrey Civic Center. Bill Coleman & Joe Manning, BILL and JOE: BEAN FIBER GLASS.
  • Winter Potluck. Thursday, February 12, 2015, Jaffrey Civic Center. QUIZ NIGHT.
    • Some old Jaffrey films (including farm and winter scenes, car racing on Contoocook, dedication of the Buddies Monument). Jaffrey Historical Society program 12 February 2015. A Jaffrey Quiz was enjoyed by all. See the answers.

2014

  • Christmas Party. Thursday, December 11, 2014. Jaffrey Civic Center.
  • Annual Autumn Outing. Milford. Sunday. October 19, 2014. The Milford Historical Society and the New Hampshire Antique Co-op. Optional dinner following at Mile-Away. Click here for a video of the Outing.
  • Monadnock 4 Open House. Saturday 1-3pm, August 16, 2014, Jaffrey's Firehouse Museum. Here's the article the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript published in its August 28, 2014 issue.
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 14, 2014, Jaffrey Civic Center. Helen & Archie Coll, COLL'S POULTRY FARM.
  • June Meeting. Thursday, June 12, 2014, Jaffrey Meetinghouse. Paul Wainwright, NEW ENGLAND'S COLONIAL MEETINGHOUSES AND THEIR IMPACT ON AMERICAN SOCIETY.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 10, 2014, Jaffrey Civic Center. Prof. Robert G. Goodby, 12,000 YEARS AGO IN THE GRANITE STATE.
  • Winter Potluck. Thursday, February 20, 2014, Jaffrey Civic Center. JAFFREY MEMORIES. (Originally scheduled for February13; re-scheduled because of snow.)

2013

  • Christmas Party. Thursday, December 12, 2013, Jaffrey Civic Center.
  • Annual Autumn Outing. Worcester, Massachusetts. September 29, 2013. Optional dinner following at The Old Mill.
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 8, 2013, Jaffrey Civic Center. The Belletete Family, BELLETETES PROGRAM.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 4, 2013, Jaffrey Civic Center. Rebecca Rule: MOVED AND SECONDED: TOWN MEETING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Click here for a video of her presentation.
  • Winter Potluck. February 14 2013, Jaffrey Civic Center. Russell Bastedo: A POTLUCK SUPPER…WITH THE ADDED INGREDIENT OF HISTORY. HOW AND WHY THE BRITISH DISCOVERED NORTH AMERICA.

2012

  • Christmas Party. Thursday, December 13, 2012, Jaffrey Civic Center.
  • Annual Autumn Outing. Westminster, Vermont. September 30, 2012. Optional dinner following at the Saxtons River Inn. Click here for a video of the Outing.
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 16, 2012, Jaffrey Meetinghouse. Mark Bean, D. D. BEAN AND SONS—GENERATIONS OF MATCH MAKING IN JAFFREY. Click here for a video of his presentation.
  • Walking Tour. June 3, 2012. Rob Stephenson WALK & TALK AROUND SQUANTUM.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 12, 2012, Jaffrey Civic Center. Steve Hooper: 24 YEARS COVERING JAFFREY IN THE SENTINEL.
  • Winter Potluck. February 9, 2012, St Patrick School. Dennis Wright: TEACHING IN A VERMONT ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE.

2011

  • Christmas Party. Thursday, December 8, 2011, Jaffrey Civic Center.
  • i>Annual Autumn Outing Henniker. October 16, 2011.
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 11, 2011, Jaffrey Meetinghouse. Steve Taylor: NEW HAMPSHIRE'S GRANGE MOVEMENT: ITS RISE, TRIUMPHS, AND DECLINE.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 14, 2011, Jaffrey Civic Center. Paul Tuller: THE DUBLIN ART COLONY. FORMED THROUGH PATRONAGE, FRIENDSHIPS AND FAMILY.

2010

  • Annual Autumn Outing. Belchertown, Massachusetts. October 3, 2010.
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 12, 2010, Jaffrey Civic Center. Edie Clark: WRITTEN FROM HOME: THE VIEW FROM MARY'S FARM.
  • Spring Meeting. April 15, 2010, Jaffrey Civic Center. Alan Rumrill. Bill Stewart, Kent Royce, Rick Wagner: BANG!: FIREARMS MANUFACTURING IN CHESHIRE COUNTY (WITH SOME SPECIAL ATTENTION TO JAFFREY.
    • Winter Potluck. February 11, 2010, Great Hall, Silver Ranch. Harvey Sawyer: AN EVENING WITH HARVEY…AND POTLUCK, TOO!.
  • Harvey Sawyer Presentation. Jaffrey Historical Society program February 11, 2010.

2009

  • Christmas Party. Wednesday, December 10, 2009, Jaffrey Civic Center.
  • Annual Autumn Outing. Hillsborough. October 4, 2009.
  • Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 13, 2009, Jaffrey Civic Center. Steve Taylor: THE GREAT SHEEP BOOM AND ITS ENDURING LEGACY ON THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LANDSCAPE.
  • Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 23, 2009, Jaffrey Civic Center. Debbie Stewart, Charles Lyle, Mary Jo Marvin, Jack Belletete: JAFFREY WORTHIES: PORTRAITS OF THOSE WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE.
  • Winter Meeting. Thursday, February 19, 2009, Jaffrey Civic Center. Dick Smith: SOME JAFFREY DAIRY FARMS AND THEIR MILK BOTTLES.

Database of Past Events

A list of past events, compiled by Vicki Arceci, can be found here. The list begins with the Annual Meeting in 1967 at which Robert George gave a talk entitled Life on a New Hampshire Farm.

Photos

A selection of photos from past meetings and programs can now be found on the Jaffrey Historical Society's SmugMug site.

 




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