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Salisbury NH, Historical Society

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Topics of Interest

Over the years, the Salisbury Historical Society has gathered and shared fascinating topics on its website. Rose Cravens, a dedicated historian, played a big role in the research, documentation, and content creation. Explore the topics and delve into Salisbury, NH’s rich history through the various links available.

If you come across any documents that need corrections or know a story worth sharing, feel free to reach out to us.  contact@salisburyhistoricalsociety.org

1880 Demographics – Salisbury, NH
Asa Reddington, A Revolutionary Soldier’s Unique Story
Baptist Meeting House
Baptist Meeting House Alterations, November 2024 Trivia
Bartlett Grange 104
Blackwater Flood Plain
Blackwater Projects
Bridges
Bull Rack, June 2022 Trivia
Bull Rake Patented TD Little Hay 
Celebrating Salisbury Historical’s 50th Anniversary
Chasing the Devil
Christmas in Puritan New England
Civil War and Shortly After
Classical Revival
Correspondences, The Love Letters
Daniel Webster in Salisbury
Early Telecommunications
Early Town Planning
England is Grateful
Fellows, Moses
Fighting Fires
Food Preservation
Fourth NH Turnpike
Gerrish Road, The Mills, and The Railroad
Great Sheep Boom & Stone Walls
Healthcare
Hills in Salisbury
Historic Flags Project
Historic Salisbury Houses
Historic Settlements
Inns & Taverns
John and James Haskell
John Kepper
John Kepper Rug Collection
Lighting
Littles Of South Road Village 
Maloons
Mary Campbell and Tasha Tudor
Meeting House (Baptist) Tower Clock
Meeting Houses
Memorial Day
Milkweed and the War Effort, WW2
Millerites December 2017 Trivia 
Moses Garland
Moses Garland, April 2024 Trivia
Moving Buildings
Native Americans
Old College Road
Old Home Day
Old Range Roads
Old School Timeline
Old Schoolhouses
Oral Histories
Post Offices
Potash, Tripoli, Flaxseed Oil & Plumbago & Mining
Power of Water
Preserving Your Family’s History
Remembering Early Telecommunications
Remembering Memorial Day
Remembering the Artillery Range
Remembering the Mills
Remembering the Old School Days
Robert’s Rangers, May 2024 Trivia 
Rueben True and Rhoda Bartlett True, March 2024 Trivia
Salisbury Cemeteries
Salisbury Congregational Community Church
Salisbury Time Capsule 2018
Salisbury Woods Haunted Barn
Salisbury Folk Creche 
Searle’s Hill Graveyard
Sinkler Bean, October 2021 Trivia
Smith’s Corner
The Almshouse
Toleration Act of 1819, December 2024 Trivia
Tollbooth, October 2024 Trivia
Tombstone Art
Tower Clock
Town Pound
Trivia History Challenge Index
Union Meeting House
Ward, George – The Mourning Ring
Websters & Searle’s Hill
West Salisbury or Mill Village
Wicked Weather, Natural Disasters & Events
William Cate, Deacon

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