Author: Salisbury Historical Society

Several Classical Revival Egyptian-style obelisks can be found in Oak Hill and Smith’s Corner cemeteries, among others.

Mourning draperies were used as decorative symbols on tombstones to signify sorrow.   Before the existence of funeral parlors, the body would lie in state in the parlor. It was the…

PS-Paul Shaw is the interviewer and author of  ‘They Said in Salisbury,’ which is available from the Salisbury Historical Society and on view at the Salisbury Free Library. Fred L…

Salisbury NH James Haskell, an African American, served in the Civil War in the famous Mass. 54th Regiment under Robert Gould Shaw, survived, and is buried at Smith’s Corner/Bean Cemetery…

These postings are dedicated to gathering information, data, photographs, and impressions/remembrances of the days when Smith’s Corner served as a site for the National Guard Artillery. At the time, Salisbury…

A Pleasant Reminiscence The following is from the pen of the late Gen. Walter Harriman, who gave much examination to the early history of the town of Salisbury, and no…

For more details, read Asa Reddington, A Revolutionary Soldier’s Unique Story. A story from the book New Hampshire Folk Tales compiled by Mrs. Moody P. Gore and Mrs. Guy E….

Letter of Anna Ruth (Webster) Eaton, wife of Horace Eaton, daughter of Nathaniel Webster, granddaughter of Deacon Moses Sawyer. Written to the Sawyer family in Salisbury, NH. Courtesy of Mr….

Larry Johnson  to Salisbury Historical Society Apr 30, 2017 Dear Sir or Madam,  I am a descendant of Moses and Sarah Fellows. They lie buried in an old cemetery in…