2023 Program Schedule

Sat. June 24th from 11AM-12:30PM   

Stonewall Farm Bed and Breakfast, 235 Windsor Rd. Hillsboro, NH in the Rustic Barn

“History Happened Here: NH’s Underground Railroad Agents and Hidden Black History”

Presented by Michelle Arnosky Sherburne, Vermont Historian and author.

Learn about NH’s hidden history about slavery, slave trade, and NH natives who helped fugitive enslaved people on their journey to freedom.  Includes history that happened in Hillsborough County in North Weare, Peterborough, and Clinton Grove’s abolitionist academy. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Wed. July 12th 10AM-12PM

Hillsborough Heritage Museum, 5 Central St. Hillsboro, NH

Open House and guided tours of the Hillsborough Heritage Museum including a behind the scenes peek at our archives.  Elevator available.  Docents will be on hand to describe the exhibits and answer questions.  Refreshments.

Saturday -Sunday Aug 19 and 20th all day

History Reenactments, Jones Road in Hillsborough

See historyalivenh.org for a schedule of events, to purchase tickets and for directions.

Sat. Sept 23rd   11AM-12PM

Stonewall Farm Bed and Breakfast, 235 Windsor Rd. Hillsboro, NH in the Rustic Barn

Discovering New England Stonewalls with Kevin Gardner

October Annual Meeting– date/time to be determined.

Saturday, Dec 2, 2023, Times TBA

Hillsborough Heritage Museum, 5 Central St Hillsboro, NH

Join us for our annual Christmas Gardens display featuring multiple train layouts.

Sunday, December 31 3PM – 5PM  

Hillsborough Heritage Museum

Hogmanay Celebration – Refreshments served.

Upcoming events – June 2022

250th celebration happenings:

June 25th Manahan Park in Hillsborough

• noon-4PM – Celebration BBQ and DJ

• 2PM Water Ski show on the lake by Maine Attraction

July 7-10 Hillsborough Summerfest

• Parade Sunday at noon

August 19

• Impulse pro wrestling event (admission charged)

August 20-21 History Alive!

• Re-enactments, Vintage baseball game (Sunday at 1),

• Kemp Park activities

The Abenaki Among Us     

Curious about who lived in our towns before they were “settled”?  Have you ever found Indian artifacts on your land or at the bottom of your lake or found any formations on your land that you wondered if they might be signs of Native Americans? Have you heard stories about the original indigenous people in our towns from your ancestors?     

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Washington and Hillsboro Historical Societies event   

Location: Fox Forest in Hillsboro

Time: 7 PM on Monday evening, July 11^th

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     Sherry Gould from the Abenaki Trails Project, Special Projects Genealogist enrolled citizen of the Nulhegan band of Abenaki will share with us what they have learned so far about the proof of the native Abenaki presence in our two towns.

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Bring artifacts or pictures of any potential signs of Native American activity with you.  Free.  For further questions, contact Marian Baker at 603-478-5650