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The Pelham Historical Society Museum is Open
when someone is working in the building or by appointment. To make an
appointment, click here. |
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Monday,
July 27, 2009, The Historical Society and Pelham VFW
co-hosted a presentation by Bill
Leary of East Hempstead.
The presentation took place in the Historical Society Building.
Click Here to view the
news article |
The Pelham Historical Society is proud
to present the contents of the
HAYES-GENOTER HISTORY AND GENEALOGY ON-LINE LIBRARY
to the public via the internet.
The Library was Last
Updated: June 7, 2010
This non profit library contains a great
variety of materials pertaining to
the
history and families of Pelham collected
over a lifetime by Pelham Historian William T. Hayes and reproduced in
digital format and placed on a website designed and created by Karen
Genoter, Director of Computer Services for the Pelham Historical Society.
While this library is still in its
infancy, it has already received an
award for being
the largest most comprehensive single town on line history and genealogy
library in the State of New Hampshire. Based on the library's current paper
holdings, the on line digital library will increase five fold over the next
five years.
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The Pelham Historical Society has
established the Ruth Sherburne Sturrus Art
Gallery.
Ruth Evelyn Sherburne was born on January 6, 1919 and
shortly thereafter was adopted by Ernest G. Sherburne and Mary (May)
Hillman Sherburne. Several
paintings, by Mary (May) Hillman Sherburne,
were donated by Ruth Sherburne Sturrus, a generous benefactor of the
Pelham Historical Society. |
First Congregational Church
Dedicated on December 28, 1842
Abbott Bridge |
Map of Pelham, New Hampshire -
drawn by Mary "May" Hillman Sherburne in nineteen hundred - with contemporary names
Mary "May"
Hillman Sherburne, a daughter of Frank Hillman and Alice Greeley Hillman
was born in 1888 and died in 1978 at the age 90. In her
later years she was a noted local artist. Several of her paintings
were displayed at the Art Exhibit held at the Pelham Public Library June
15, 1996. At
age 12, she prepared this map of Pelham, possibly as part of a school project.
This map can be found in the Pelham
250th Anniversary Souvenir/Program Book sold on our
On-Line Bookstore
and in our
Online Library. |
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Much of
the information found in the Historical Town Sites section of this
website was taken from the Reflections, A Pictorial History Of
Pelham, New Hampshire 1746 - 1996, Published by The Pelham
250th Anniversary Committee, copyright 1998 and the Pelham 250th
Anniversary Souvenir/Program Book, Published by The Pelham
250th Anniversary Committee, copyright 1996. There are still
copies of these books available at our
On-Line Bookstore, as well as other historical books and records. |