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Salisbury NH, Historical Society

Preserving History and Traditions

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Officers and Trustees’ Roles

The President shall have executive supervision over the activities of the Society, shall preside at all meetings, and shall report annually on the activities of the Society.

The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Society and the Executive Board. Minutes will be read, approved, and submitted in hard copy at the next meeting. This is an elected position. The Corresponding Secretary shall attend to the correspondence of the Society.

The Treasurer shall receive all the funds of the Society and shall deposit them in the name of the Society in such accounts as may be chosen by the Executive Board and keep a true account of the receipts and disbursements, as well as being custodian of deeds, contracts, and other documents relating to the Society, taking proper measures for their safety. The Treasurer shall make an annual report.

The Curator shall be responsible for all Society holdings and shall keep the Acquisition Book up to date and set the standards for the acceptance of appropriate gifts. This is an appointed position.

Trustees must be members in good standing, their dues must be current, and they must attend at least 80% of Business and Executive Board meetings unless excused. An elected Trustee who has served a full term may succeed himself for an additional three-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the Executive Board shall appoint a member to serve the unexpired term.  The Trustees are responsible for overseeing finances, which also includes the development of the budget.

List of Pages
  • 155 Old Turnpike Road, Joseph Bean Esq.
  • 17 Historical Flags of Salisbury
  • 1880 Demographics
  • 2016 - 2018 Trivia History Challenge
  • 2019 Trivia History Challenge
  • 2020 Trivia History Challenge
  • 2021 Trivia History Challenge
  • 2022 Trivia History Challenge
  • 2023 Trivia History Challenge
  • 2024 Trivia History Challenge
  • 2025 History Trivia Challenge
  • 2026 Scholarship Application
  • 4th New Hampshire Turnpike
  • 70 Franklin Road, Joseph Bean Esq. and his father, Joseph Bean
  • Activities
  • Area Historical Societies
  • Asa Reddington, A Revolutionary Soldiers Unique Story
  • Baptist Cemetery
  • Baptist Meeting House
  • Bartlett Grange 104
  • Bean Hill - Smith's Corner Cemetery
  • Bigfoot Encounter 1987
  • Blacksmithing
  • Blackwater Projects
  • Bridges
  • Calef Yard-Bog Road Cemetery
  • Cemetery Walk
  • Children's Christmas Party 2012-2014
  • Civil War and After
  • Classical Revival Influence
  • Col. John Kepper, DDS.
  • Commerce and Industries
  • Community
  • Contact Us
  • Contribute
  • Daniel Webster, born in Salisbury
  • Deacon William Cate
  • Dearborn’s "History of Salisbury" 1800s Map
  • Early Telecommunications
  • Early Town Planning - The Rangeway's
  • Explore Salisbury
  • Extreme Weather, Natural Disasters, and Events
  • Fellows Graveyard
  • Fighting Fires
  • Fine Art, Then and Now
  • Fine Crafts, Then and Now
  • Food Preservation
  • Fritz Weatherbee Clips
  • George C. Ward - Mourning Funeral Ring
  • Gerrish Road, The Mills and The Railroad
  • Great Sheep Boom & Stone Walls
  • Healthcare
  • Hearse House Museum
  • Hills in Salisbury
  • Historical Photos: South Range
  • Historical Salisbury Houses
  • Historical Settlements
  • Home
  • In Memoriam
  • Interactive Historical Map
  • James & John Haskell
  • John Kepper Rugs
  • Lighting
  • Little Family of South Road Village
  • Maloon Family
  • Manyan Family Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
  • Mary Baker Gravesite
  • Mary Campbell
  • Meeting House Tower Clock
  • Meeting Houses
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Members Booklet and Pamphlet
  • Membership
  • Memorial Day
  • Mills, Pingry Cemetery
  • Moses Garland
  • Moving Buildings
  • Music and Theater
  • Muster, Encampment and Fife & Drum
  • Native Americans
  • New Hampshire Live Free
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Officers and Trustees' Roles
  • Old College Road
  • Old Home Day
  • Old Schoolhouses
  • Oldest Trees in Salisbury
  • Online Research
  • Oral Histories of Locals
  • Our 50th Anniversary Celebrations
  • Our Business Sponsors
  • Past SHS Presidents
  • Post Offices
  • Potash, Tripoli, Flaxseed Oil & Plumbago
  • Power from Hot Water
  • Power of Water
  • Preserving Your Family's History
  • Remembering Memorial Day
  • Rhoda Bartlett True & Reuben True
  • Roger's Rangers
  • Salisbury - Old Town Reports
  • Salisbury Heights or Center Village
  • Salisbury Time Capsule 2018
  • Salisbury, NH Cemeteries
  • Searle's Hill
  • Searle's Hill Graveyard
  • Searle's Hill Meeting House
  • Severens Gravesites
  • Shaw Corner Cemetery
  • Shaw Hill & North Road
  • Smith's Corner
  • South Road Cemetery
  • South Road Village
  • Stevens/Sawyer Cemetery
  • Support Us
  • Taverns & Inns
  • Telecommunications
  • The "Souper Bowl"
  • The Almshouse
  • The Historical Flag Project
  • The Love Letters
  • The Round Robin
  • The Union Meeting House
  • Tombstone Art
  • Topics of Interest
  • Trivia History Challenge
  • Visit Us
  • Volunteering
  • Watson & Quimby Graveyards
  • Weather & Directions to Salisbury, NH
  • West Salisbury - Mill Village
  • Whitaker Gravesites
  • Meeting house
  • Congregational Chruch
  • Joe Schmidl, SHS President
  • Judy Elliott
  • Gary Cowan
  • Lorna Carlisle & Joe Schmidl
  • Lorna Carlisle
  • 4th Graders playing historical games
  • Hearse House Museum
  • Original MailBoxes from Salisbury
  • Original Switch Board
  • Cobblers Bench
  • Old Store, setup in Hearse House Museum
  • Orignal Horse-Drawn Hearse
  • Meeting House
  • Display at the Meeting House
  • Display at the Meeting House
  • Quilt Presentation 2024
  • Quilt Presentation 2024
  • The Salisbury Poor Farm or Almshouse, Photo from Salisbury Lost by  Paul S. Shaw
  • Dunlap Funiture
  • Meeting House
  • Barton Store, now Crossroads
  • Collecting Milkweed pods in the WW2 war effort.
  • 1891 Mills School, Students and Teacher
  • Preserving and Presenting Town History
  • Center Village School, Salisbury Heights, built 1889, Photo ca 1890, Courtesy of John Drew Trachy. Front row: Eleanor Morrill, Eddie Drew, Alice Kilburn, Dan Webster, and Lucy Sawyer. Back row: Lucy Wiggin, Edna Rand (teacher), George Sanborn, Charlie Morgan, Edith Drew, Lizzie Sanborn, and Alice Morgan
  • Screenshot
  • Screenshot
  • Screenshot
  • Snow Roller
  • Route 4 headed East, before the Heights
  • Route 4 headed West, after the Heights
  • Town horse-drawn Hearse out for a spin
  • The Heights on a snow day, years ago
  • Located on North Road, Franklin, NH