C BECOME A VOLUNTEER

BECOME A DONOR Historical Materials from or about North Hampton or Seacoast New Hampshire
The Societys current limited storage space prevents acceptance of large artifacts. Among the materials of interest are:









Photographs Postcards Maps Diaries Account books & other bound manuscript or typed personal or business volumes Manuscript or typed personal papers, business records, organization records, or other documents Family genealogies

North Hampton Historical Society

Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing the Communitys History

Opportunities
The Society holds a business meeting the rst Monday of each month at 3pm in the New Hampshire Room at the Library at which time current and future activities are planned. If you would like to participate in overall activities or specic projects, come, and introduce yourself; or if you cannot make a meeting, contact George Chauncey at 964- 7919.

Among possible volunteer opportunities are:

Presentation Program planning












Presenter at a Program Special Events Planning such as the
Barn Tour Publicity for the Societys activities Exhibit planning, design & installation Curatorial work - accessioning, preserving,
and cataloging Merchandise creation or selection,
promoting, selling Website design and maintenance Oral history interviewer, transcriber,
editor Historical research and writing

Dollars - Supplies, Services & Equipment

Tax-deductible monetary contributions are always welcome at whatever level. A contribution can help defray some common costs for a historical society: Program fee or honorarium - $50 - $250
Exhibit supplies, reproductions - $25 - $100 Archival supplies - $5 - 20 for archival quality box; $25 for 100 archival quality folders; $50 for album binder; $25 for 50 inert polyester sleeves for photos and other materials Preservation matting & framing - $100 up Conservation treatment - $500 up Collections management software - $1000 up

What we do
Collect & Preserve
historical materials of signicance to the Town

Who we are
History & Activities
In 1971 the Library Trustees, Director, Friends of the Library, and other interested community members founded the North Hampton Historical Society. It produced in short order two publications Scenes of the Past in North Hampton, a booklet of historic photographs, and a rendering of the 1857 Chace map with illustrations added by Benjamin C. Newell. Proceeds were used to furnish the New Hampshire Room of the new Library. Then in 1978 it assisted in funding the completion of the Towns only published history The Way it was in North Hampton by Stillman Moulton Hobbs and Helen Davis Hobbs. The New Hampshire Room housed the Societys collection of historical documents, scrapbooks, photographs, ephemera and artifacts mostly donated by townspeople. For the past ten years, the collection has resided in a caged-off area of the records storage room of Town Ofces. The Curator responds to inquiries by conducting research and providing information or copies of needed materials. Through the Curators efforts, donations have been accessioned to provide intellectual and physical control over the materials, and preserved by rehousing them in archival quality enclosures. The small exhibit area in the Clerk / Collectors Building allows all to see some of the artifacts. The Societys chief outreach effort is its Spring and Fall program of presentations on historical topics relating to the town, region and New Hampshire. Special member events occur during the year.

Membership
Become a Member
Membership



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$15 Couple $20 Family

Provide Research & Reference Services Design & Install Exhibits Offer Four Free Presentations
about Local, regional or NH history (third Monday in April, May, October, November)

Donation $_________

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State

Phone
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Schedule Special Events Sell NHHS Merchandise

The Way it was in North Hampton, Chace 1857 map reproduction, Note Paper and Xmas ornaments depicting local landmarks, North Hampton Flag

Make check payable to: North Hampton

Historical Society Mail to: PO Box 17 North Hampton, NH 03862 The Society is a 501c(3) organization and registered in the State of New Hampshire Dues and monetary donations are tax-deductible For additional info,
email nohamptonhs@gmail.com