CALENDAR 2023

Please watch the Lifeline and Facebook page for cancellations or changes.

Lectures are being finalized and will be added to the calendar.

 May 16, 2023   Tuesday, 6:00 pm Meetinghouse. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PRESENTATION, Salisbury Historical Society Scholarship . Business meeting to follow.

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 May 21, 2023 Saturday  8am-1pm Town Wide Yard Sale participation

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 May 28, 2023 Sunday& Every Sunday until  Labor Day

Museum opens for the Season 1-3 pm

Memorial Day HISTORICAL FLAGS are on display

JUNE 7, 2023  Rond Robin History Day for 4th and 5th Graders of Salisbury & Wester Elementary Schools

JUNE 20, 2023   EVENT  CANCELLED 

Due to circumstances beyond John Gfroerer’s control he will not be able to present the program on the History of the New Hampshire Primary.  

 

JULY 18, 2023   Tuesday 5:30 pm ANNUAL COOKOUT, Pot Luck and Open House.

All invited. Free of charge.

JULY 22, 29 & August 5th 2023  Saturdays 9-11 am

We will be at the Meeting House and able to receive your donations for the White Elephant Sale for Old Home Day.

Please no electronics.

All proceeds from the sale go to the Salisbury Historical Society. Thank you!

 August 12, 2023 9 am -3 pm. OLD HOME DAY  On the Green

White Elephant table, raffle, vendors, music, food horseshoes, chicken BBQ. etc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 6:00 pm  ANNUAL MEETING and POT LUCK  at The Meeting House

Pot Luck 6:00 pm

Business meetings starts at 7:00 pm

All are welcome.

Terms for President, Secretary, Treasurer, one Trustee and the Curator expire this month. Elections for placements will be held at this  meeting.

NOVEMBER 11  10am  Bean/Smith’s Corner Cemetery

 Ceremony for our Private John Haskell, an African American soldier who fought in the Civil War.
 Three years ago a stone was finally erected for him.
 This will be held at the Bean/Smith’s Corner Cemetery on Route 4,  south of the Crossroads Store adjacent to the Stevens and Maplewood Cemeteries. November 11 at 10am.  
 The Congregational Church minister will speak and a flag will be folded and presented to the Historical Society.    
 An original article about Pvt. Haskell and our efforts to honor him ran in the Concord Monitor on January 5, 2020.
For more details about the story of two Civil War Veterans, John and his cousin James Haskell:
 

DECEMBER 2 and 9, 2023  Salisbury Historical Society Christmas Craft Fair at the Museum

9am-2 pm

An assortment of Historical Society merchandise will be available for purchase.