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 May, June, and August programs have been rescheduled to next year due to public health concerns of the Corona Virus spread.    

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

Monday, September  14th  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.

Our tentative plans for the museum’s  Open House will beginning June 14th, the Stone School Museum in conjunction with the Sunday morning Farmer’s Market (9 am till 12:30 pm). 

FRIDAY NIGHTS ON MAIN STREET DURING COVID-19

Photos taken 9:30 pm on Friday, May 8th

Friday nights have never been so empty

Coming Next on September 13, 2020 :

ANNUAL TEA

2020 is the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.   Our speaker will focus on Women’s History, Suffrage  and passage of  this historic Amendment in 1920.

We listened.  During our past few teas we asked our patrons if they would prefer another time of the year, rather than the hot summer months for our tea.  Most preferred springtime or fall. We initially scheduled for April this year; however, the fast moving events of the Coronavirus in March forced us to move the event to the fall.  It will be held 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, September 13th at the Newmarket Town Hall.

(Getty photo: Mrs. Herbert Capenter, marching down Madison Avenue, NYC, 1914)

Admission charges for this Fund Raiser: $20 for members, $25 for non-members.  

Reservations (recommended) and payment can be made by credit card via the PayPal link on our home page, or by calling 603-659-3289.