Welcome to the New Market Historical Society

We are dedicated to increasing public understanding and enthusiasm for our local history and preservation.  Our mission is to provide a central location, where we can store, introduce, interpret, and stimulate the study of local history. Our goals are 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. 

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!

Our First Program of the Year Featuring “Life By The Bay”

is 7 p.m. Monday, April 23rd

Keeping Great Bay Healthy,

featuring Melisa Paly, the Great Bay-Piscataqua Water Keeper

More Detailed information  can be found on our Events Page 

The Snow has vanished, Spring will Come Again… and the Sun will return in time for a trip to the Rockingham Country Club  for the Annual  Newmarket Veterans Committee Golf Memorial Fund Raiser  on Saturday, June 3rd.

Download the Golf  Brochure and send it to David Wade, Golf Committee Chairman.

All proceeds go toward the new memorial.

Coming Next on April 23, 2018 :

KEEPING GREAT BAY HEALTHY

The Great Bay estuary’s unique ecosystem supports a rich diversity of habitat, including eelgrass meadows, salt marshes, oyster beds, mudflats and rocky intertidal zones. These places provide food and shelter for many fish species – striped bass, Atlantic salmon, and Atlantic herring are just a few – as well as birds, including a variety of raptors, wading birds, and shorebirds.

The estuary also offers tremendous recreational opportunities. Whether sailing, kayaking, fishing for stripers, or hiking through the Great Bay National Estuarine Reserve, locals and tourists alike are drawn to this unique and special place.

(courtesy photo of Timberland volunteers, Sept 2017 who paddled out from Newmarket  for a “Great Bay Cleanup Day”)

But today, the Great Bay estuary is nearing a tipping point. Nitrogen pollution from sewage treatment plants is degrading water quality and habitat. Eelgrass, the cornerstone of the bay’s ecosystem, is disappearing. Oyster populations, which are important to the bay’s health as well as recreational harvesting, have dipped to unsustainable levels. And sprawl is leading to more and more pavement and, with it, more and more water pollution.