The
Haverhill Historical Society is an all-volunteer organization of
250-plus members which was established in 1965 with a mission to
collect, preserve, and utilize for educational purposes materials which
document and illustrate the history of the town (granted in 1763) and
surrounding area.
Housed
for most of its existence in the town library, the Society has exciting plans for renovating Pearson Hall, an 1816
former academy and county court building located on the town common in
the
heart of the Haverhill Corner National Register Historic District.
It also sponsors an active seasonal schedule of lectures and tours, and a
fourth-grade school program conducted in the Ladd Street School (1849), a
one-room schoolhouse which the Society has owned since 1980 and
restored.
heart of the Haverhill Corner National Register Historic District.
It also sponsors an active seasonal schedule of lectures and tours, and a
fourth-grade school program conducted in the Ladd Street School (1849), a
one-room schoolhouse which the Society has owned since 1980 and
restored.
The
Society’s collections consist of a wide array of locally-made or used
artifacts including an important group of portraits, furniture and other
decorative arts objects, family and business papers, photographs,
historical memorabilia and tools. The collection has grown steadily in
recent years; the Society actively seeks further additions of
appropriate materials by gift or purchase.
Additional gifts and donations are welcome and may be sent to:
Haverhill Historical Society
PO Box 25
Haverhill, NH 03765
