New Boston Historical Society
New Boston, New Hampshire
Chapters from the History of New Boston
Fire & Fire-fighting - The Great Fire of 1887 & Historic Fire-fighting EquipmentThe Firemen's Muster - Competing with a Hand-pumped Fire Fngine
The Old Engine House - The Firehouse Built in 1889
Mapping the History of New Boston - maps from the past 280 years
About the Farm - J. Reed Whipple & the Valley View Farm
J. Reed Whipple - more about New Boston's most famous citizen
Trains - The Railroad Comes to New Boston
General Stores - Atwood's Store and Dodge's Store
Schools - From One-Room Schoolhouses to the Village School
Churches - Churches and Meetinghouses of New Boston
Pipe Organ - Celebrating 100 Years of Music in the Community Church
Library - New Boston's Whipple Free Library
Molly Stark Cannon - From 1743 to the 4th of July
Gun Carriage - Replicating a Carriage from the War of 1812
Civil War - New Boston Men in the War of Rebellion
Hardtack & Coffee - the Daily Life of a Civil War Soldier
New Boston in the Great War 1917-1918
Sgt. Ronald C. Davis & the Davis Scenic Drive
Smith Family Website - documenting the family of New Boston's first settler
Early Years - New Boston in the 1700s
John McNeil - and the Battle of the Margaretta 1775
Counterfeiters Arrested in New Boston - 1804
New Boston in 1823 - an old Gazetteer
New Boston in the 1830s & 40s - Robert O. Fuller's memories
New Boston in 1899 - a Photo Album
New Boston in 1911 - a Railwayman's Diary
Joe English Hill - from Indian Wars to Satellites
The Gravity Research Foundation - Roger Babson and New Boston
Mills on the Piscataquog - Saw-mills, grist mills and a piano factory
Bridges over the Piscataquog - bridges of iron, stone, wood, and steel
The Tavern - the Hotel and Tavern on Central Square
A Wagonload of Soapstone - C.H. Dodge and a Francestown quarry
New Boston's Newspapers - news you need to know
"Behind the Door" - the historic house column in the New Boston Beacon
Made in New Boston - businesses from New Boston's past
The Old Blacksmith Shop - horseshoes, neckties, and car parts
James Todd's Blacksmith Shop - even older than the Old Blacksmith Shop!
Fine Dining - New Boston's luncheonettes
Chills & Pills - New Boston's doctors
New Boston and the Russian Flu - The Flu Epidemic of the 1890s
From Vine to Bottle - New Boston's wine industry
Old Quilts - patchwork quilts from New Boston's past
New Quilt - New Boston 250th Anniversary Quilt
The Gold Rush - New Boston men go to California and the Klondike
The Past in Postcards - Cardboard Clues to the History of New Boston
New Boston Gravestones - A Walk through the Cemetery
Spanish Treasure and the Canada Townships - The Life of Sir William Phips
A Bird's-Eye View of New Boston Village - an aerial photo with Points of Interest
New Boston Weathervanes - blowing in the wind
The Town Hall clock - keeping time
Bells of New Boston - ring out!
New Boston's telephones - how to dial for yourself
Electricity comes to New Boston
The Baker Homestead - an 18th-century farmhouse
The Fairbanks House - a 19th-century home
The Lazy-A - a 20th-century underground house
Wilson Hill Farm - a New Boston farmhouse from c.1800
Stinson house - the house that went to Cape Cod
The Fourth of July - New Boston celebrates Independence Day
Fourth of July Parades - Lois Hersey's movies from 1947-1963
The Legend of the Ghost Train - a Fourth of July tradition
Summer Boarding Houses - when New Boston was a vacation destination
Candlepin Bowling - New Boston's last bowling alley
Memories of New Boston - people remember the way things were
Todd's Corner - collections of Bob Todd's columns from the New Boston Bulletin
Merrill Todd - a life in pictures
Riverdale - a hidden village
Photography in New Boston - Part 1: 19th and 20th centuries
Photography in New Boston - Part 2: 21st century
Glass Negatives of 1890s New Boston
Colorizing historical photos
Vintage Toys and a New Boston toy barn
Leaving New Boston - the long decline of a New England town 1830-1930
Frog Rock - what to see on Frog Rock Road
Sunday Driver Rock - New Boston's other famous rock
Historic Trees - New Boston's oldest and biggest trees
Bicycles of New Boston
Winter Sledding in New Boston
Skiing in New Boston
New Boston Skiway — our town's first rope tow
Snowplow - Plowing New Boston's Roads
The 1908 Cider Mill - New Boston's last operating mill
Research your home's history - a visit to the Registry of Deeds
1927 Wringer Washer Grinder Churn - a labor-saving device
The Great Lightning Storm of 1916
The Flood of 1936 and other floods
An Eggsplosion of Chickens - New Boston's chicken & egg industry
Bus - Sargent's Goffstown-New Boston bus
Old Garages & Gas Stations
The Boston Post cane in New Boston
The Plantin Family
Lacourse - a French-Canadian family
The Names of New Boston's Roads
The History of Town Farm Road - from Poor Farm to Fern Valley
New Boston - the Hollywood of the East?
"End of the Rainbow" - 1971 rock festival
A Visit to the General Stark House - a D.A.R. museum in Manchester
New Boston History Mysteries
HELP WANTED: If you would like to write about these or other topics related to New Boston history, or if there are subjects you'd like us to investigate, please e-mail the editor, Dan Rothman: townfarm@comcast.net
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See some of our old photos on our Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/newboston.
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