TABLE of CONTENTS:
Upcoming Meetings.
Past Meetings.
Past Programs & Presentations.
Newsletters.
History Floor Exhibits at the Jaffrey Public Library.
Resources.
JHS Publications.
Videos.
Projects.
The Society.
Miscellaneous.
• For some photos of PAST MEETINGS, PROGRAMS & PRESENTATIONS, click here.
• For some photos of past AUTUMN OUTINGS, click here.
2023
Annual Autumn Outing. Sunday, October 15, 2023. Destination: Amherst.
Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 10, 2023. Program: TBD.
Special Veterans Edition, Old Burying Ground tour (with the Jaffrey Cemetery Committee). Saturday, June 17, 2023, 12:30 - 1:30.
Potluck. Thursday, February 9, 2023, 5pm onward, Jaffrey Civic Center.
2022
Annual Autumn Outing. Sunday, October 16, 2022. Destination: The Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, NH.
Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 11, 2022. 3:30 p.m. Jaffrey Meetinghouse. Program: Ken Sheldon on his book Deep Water. Ken will talk a bit about the book and sign & sell copies.
Book Launch. Saturday, July 9, 2022. 10 a.m. Jaffrey Civic Center. Ken Sheldon will launch his new book on the Dean Murder: Deep Water. Click here to learn more.
A St. Patrick Cemetery Walking Tour (with the Jaffrey Cemetery Committee). Sunday, June 26, 2022, 2-3:30pm. St. Patrick Cemetery. Click here to see the Walking Tour Guide.
Spring Potluck. Thursday, April 21, 2022. Jaffrey Civic Center. Program: Building Bridges: Constructing the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge by President Charlie Turcotte.
2021
Annual Autumn Outing. Sunday, October 24, 2021. Destination: Swanzey, NH. Additional information on Swanzey.
Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 19, 2021. 4 p.m. The Park Theatre.
PAST MEETINGS
• A database now exists of all the Society's Meetings, Program and Events prepared by Vicki Arceci. To 2016.
(with the Jaffrey Cemetery Committee). June 27, 2021, 2-3:30pm. Cutter Cemetery. Click here to see the Walking Tour Guide.
Christmas Party. Thursday, December 14, 2023, 5pm onward, Jaffrey Civic Center.
Christmas Party. Thursday, December 9, 2022, 5pm onward, Jaffrey Civic Center.
Christmas Party. Thursday, December 9, 2021, Jaffrey Civic Center.
2020
No meetings were held in the Fall of 2020 through June 2021 (Cutter Cemetery Tour) because of Covid-19 concerns.
Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 20, 2020. 4pm. Cathedral of the Pines. Business Meeting. No program per se.
Spring Meeting. Thursday, April 16, 2020. Jaffrey Civic Center. Steve Taylor, NEW HAMPSHIRE'S ONE-ROOM RURAL SCHOOLS: THE ROMANCE AND THE REALITY. CANCELLED due to Covid-19 concerns.
Winter Potluck.
Thursday, February 13, 2020. Jaffrey Civic Center. Bernie Hampsey, Bill Driscoll, Joe Manning. THE THREE AMIGOS.
See the show.
Watch the video of the program.
2019
Christmas Party. Thursday, December 12, 2019, Jaffrey Civic Center.
Annual Autumn Outing. Sunday, October 13, 2019. Destination: Millipore Sigma, Squantum, Cathedral of the Pines, Rindge Meetinghouse. Optiona dinner following at Sunflowers.
Annual Meeting. Thursday, August 8, 2019, Grand View, Mountain Road. Business Meeting followed by a program on Grand View (Milliken Tavern) and Reception.
2018
Christmas Party. Thursday, December 13, 2018, Jaffrey Civic Center.
BUILDING BRIDGES: CONSTRUCTING THE LEONARD P. ZAKIM BUNKER HILL BRIDGE. Thursday, April 21, 2022. President Charlie Turcotte.NEWSLETTERSTHE THREE AMIGOS. February 13, 2020. Bernie Hampsey, Bill Driscoll, Joe Manning. Watch the video of the program.
CHRISTMAS PARTY. December 12, 2019. JHS Highlights from the Past.
JAFFREY ANNIVERSARIES. February 8, 2018. Bruce Hill & Rob Stephenson.
W. W. CROSS. August 10, 2017. Phil Cournoyer. Watch the video of the program.
DOG SLEDDING IN JAFFREY… AND ELSEWHERE. February 9, 2017.
DIGGING UP THE PAST—THE HISTORY UNDER US. August 11, 2016. Steve Baldwin.
BILL and JOE: BEAN FIBER GLASS. April 9, 2015. Bill Coleman & Joe Manning.
SOME OLD JAFFREY FILMS. February 12, 2015. A Jaffrey Quiz was enjoyed by all. See the answers.
COLL'S POULTRY FARM. August 14, 2014. Helen & Archie Coll.
NEW ENGLAND'S COLONIAL MEETINGHOUSES AND THEIR IMPACT ON AMERICAN SOCIETY. June 12, 2014 at the Jaffrey Meetinghouse. Paul Wainwright.
JAFFREY MEMORIES. February 20, 2014.
HOW AND WHY THE BRITISH DISCOVERED NORTH AMERICA. February 14, 2013. Russell Bastedo.
D. D. BEAN AND SONS—GENERATIONS OF MATCH MAKING IN JAFFREY. August 16, 2012 at the Jaffrey Meetinghouse. Mark Bean.
TEACHING IN A VERMONT ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. February 9, 2012 at St Patrick School. Dennis Wright.
THE DUBLIN ART COLONY. FORMED THROUGH PATRONAGE, FRIENDSHIPS AND FAMILY. April 14, 2011. Paul Tuller.
AN EVENING WITH HARVEY…AND POTLUCK, TOO!. February 11, 2010 at the Great Hall, Silver Ranch. Harvey Sawyer.
JAFFREY WORTHIES: PORTRAITS OF THOSE WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE. April 23, 2009. Debbie Stewart, Charles Lyle, Mary Jo Marvin, Jack Belletete.
SOME JAFFREY DAIRY FARMS AND THEIR MILK BOTTLES. February 19, 2009. Dick Smith.
Summer 2022 Winter 2022 Autumn 2021 Winter-Spring 2021 Winter 2020 Autumn 2019 Summer 2019 Winter 2019 Autumn 2018 Summer 2018 Winter 2018 Autumn 2017 Summer 2017 Spring 2017 Winter 2017 Autumn 2016 Summer 2016 Spring 2016 Winter 2016 Autumn 2015 Summer 2015 Spring 2015 Winter 2015 Autumn 2014 Summer 2014 June 2014 Spring 2014 Winter 2014 Winter 2013 Autumn 2013 Autumn 2012 Spring 2012
Cars! A selection of Jaffrey images featuring car dealerships. How many were there? Where were they? What makes & models? etc., etc.
Let's Eat Food is one of life’s necessities. Whether we choose to prepare our own and eat at home, or dine out. Either way, we can’t live without it. Jaffrey has had a number of ‘dining out’ spots over the years some of which are featured in this exhibit. December 2019.
Conant High School: 150 Years & Counting Conant High School has been part of Jaffrey since 1870. View its home through the years as well as artifacts thart contribute to its history. It may kindle memories of days gone by. October 20 - March 2021.
Relax and Have Fun! Visitors and townfolk alike enjoy a change of pace... Wherever you look, nature sets a stage for relaxing. July - September 2021.
HISTORY FLOOR EXHIBITS AT THE JAFFREY PUBLIC LIBRARY Included here are the posters displayed on the ground floor of the Jaffrey Public Library directing people to the History Floor and the temporary exhibits arranged by the Jaffrey Historical Society.
Postcards! A Selection of Jaffrey postcards featuring Houses, Churches, Public Buildings, Mills & Shops, Streetscenes, Mt. Monadnock, etc., etc. March 2019.
To see photos of the exhibits go to
https://rs41.smugmug.com/Jaffrey/JHS/Library-Exhibits.
RESOURCES
Inventory of the Town vault, Jaffrey Library by Coburn Kidd. 1979.
JHS PUBLICATIONS
Some interesting items found in the Library Vault.
Amos Fortune.
Historic newspapers. Various copies of local newspapers.
The Jaffrey Town History. Some selected chapters.
Volume I of the Jaffrey Town History by chapter. Each chapter is searchable. There is some duplication with the previous section which are mostly links to jaffreyhistory.org or transcriptions. These are actual page images.
Volume II of the Jaffrey Town History (Genealogy). Each chapter is searchable.
Volume III of the Jaffrey Town History by chapter. Each chapter is searchable.
Volume IV of the Jaffrey Town History by chapter. Each chapter is searchable.
Walking Tour Guides of Jaffrey Cemeteries. Produced in cooperation with the Jaffrey Cemetery Committee.
Laban Ainsworth: A Life by Jean Parker Waterbury.
Willa Cather in Jaffrey by Margaret C. Bean. 2005. Studies in Jaffrey History—No. 1.
Luke Howe, M.D., An Extraordinary Physician of Jaffrey by D. Glyn Millard, M.D. 2005. Studies in Jaffrey History—No. 2.
Viggo Brandt-Erichsen in Jaffrey by Margaret C. Bean. 2006. Studies in Jaffrey History—No. 3.
Honorable John Conant, 1790-1877 by Clare Forcier Sullivan. 2017. Studies in Jaffrey History—No. 4.
Jaffrey Roads and Streets 1773-1980 by Coburn Kidd. 1982, revised and updated, 2009.
Monadnock 4 Jaffrey's Fire Museum. A brochure issued in 2014.
Little Red Schoolhouse A short brochure on the Society's one-room schoolhouse.
Aunt Hannah—The Band Box Maker by Margaret C. Robinson. 1925, text only.
VIDEOS
Partnering with Local Schools. Barbara Rimkunis, Curator, Exeter Historical Society. Monadnock Historical Societies Forum, Jaffrey, Thursday, October 16, 2014.
Perambulating the Jafffrey-Troy line, June 8, 2014. Also on YouTube
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Laban Ainsworth biography project Baptist Weathervane project Dean Murder project (This has been moved to jaffreyhistory.org) Hannah Davis update Hearse House project Town Anniversaries Celebrating the Jaffrey's anniversaries. The Town was incorporated on August 17, 1773. Jaffrey 250s Celebrating the Jaffrey's 250th Anniversary.THE SOCIETY
Articles of Organization and By Laws Officers and DirectorsMISCELLANEOUS
2023-24
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16 Our websites and other electronic resources Little Red Schoolhouse Monadnock 4—Fire Museum Master Planning with the Jaffrey Civic Center
"Dear Friend…Jaffrey Postcards to Here & There." A Jaffrey Historical Society exhibit at the Civic Center, 4-28 August 2017. The Perkins Clock The Laban Ainsworth Clock Handout on Jaffrey Center sites/sights for Visit of Ashby, Royalston and Hancock Historical Societies. Town of Jaffrey Annual Reports (1925-2009 with a few missing) A Jaffrey Quiz from the February 12, 2015, Pot Luck program. And the answers. The first issue of the Monadnock Ledger, November 21, 1956. Jaffrey Jubilee Past & Present, August 7, 8, 9, 1964. (program) Dublin Archives Camp Monadnock handbook, 1964. Lake Contoocook / Lake Sunshine