Welcome to the New Market Historical Society

Our goal is to tell Newmarket’s story, preserve its local artifacts, and sponsor historical events and educational opportunities.  Please consult our program of events for exact dates, times, and locations for our meetings and events as they have recently changed. 

The public is always welcome to attend our educational meetings, which are free except for select special events.

Donations are always welcomed and greatly appreciated!

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Our March, April and May programs have been rescheduled due to public health concerns of the Corona Virus spread.    

Our first Meeting for 2020 will be held at the Newmarket Town Hall  

Monday, June 22nd  7:00 p.m.

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We are pleased to announce that Proulx Oil and Propane, 1 Simons Lane, Newmarket  will again sponsor 2020’s  Sunday Afternoon Tea to be held 2 p.m. at the Town Hall on September 13th.     

—-  Another Newmarket Business, Chinburg Builders, generously donated funds for our efforts to acquire new artifacts and preserve those manuscripts, diaries, letters, and articles already in our collection.  

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CHANGES FOR 2020:

Our meetings will be held at the Newmarket Town Hall Auditorium, 186 Main Street

To better accommodate our patrons, the move to the Town Hall solves several issues: more available parking, handicapped assessibilty, and a temperature controlled space.

Beginning June 14th, the Stone School Museum will be open in conjunction with the Sunday morning Farmer’s Market (9 am till 12:30 pm). 

Coming Next on June 22, 2020 :

"SCHOOL'S OUT"

An historic overview of Newmarket’s school system, with highlights of town education from colonial times to recent years: 

• Stories of 18th, 19th and 20th century teachers, from Wentworth Cheswell and his colonial school to the young men and women who were tasked to educate Newmarket’s youth to meet the demands of a changing world.

• Newmarket’s many different school districts, till the closing of the last one-room school house after World War I.

• The politics — such as the 1870 controversey of the new Town Hall which led to fisticuffs and an early adjournment of Town Meeting.  With no school budget, how were Newmarket students educated?

• Evolving attitudes about education —curriculum, students, teachers and school buildings.

(photo: Stone School, 1923)