“Serving one’s community” in the form of volunteering, civic engagement or public service is a selfless commitment to something larger than oneself, something that promotes the common good. Military service has been an honorable and traditional form of service, representing…
Question: What does this magnificent photograph have to do with melted bricks? Our work: When William Hazeltine and his wife Sarah built their homestead in 1778 they certainly did not have this image in their imagination. But we, 248 years…
Darryl Thompson with Sister Miriam Wall Darryl Thompson of Canterbury lived with the Canterbury Shakers for three decades. Join us as Darryl offers his memories of life with the Shakers and the extraordinary legacy they left in Canterbury, in New…
Dr. Robert Goodby Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go “underground,” concealing their…
A door-sill stone? At the mid-point of the east foundation wall. We Choose a Name The history of most of the land divided here in Canterbury by the first European owners begins in 1727. But rather than possess one of…
Read this month’s featured article about the building of the Canterbury Elementary School!
The First Facts On 22 November 2025 volunteer Bill Adams opened a study of the stone foundation on the south side of Abbott road near address 75. Also participating were Vanessa: researcher; Shaun Searah: metal detectorist; Gibson: assistant. It is…
Thanks for the memories! Pictures courtesy of Beth, Paul, Arnie, Jan, Alan, & Jayne! Where will we travel to next???
By Sue Russell, Historic Canterbury Women’s Committee In the rural landscape of 19th-century Canterbury, New Hampshire, the lives of Mary “May” F. Dearborn and Sarah “Angie” French are intertwined through shared roots, and the exchange of the very land beneath…
Come read this month’s fascinating articles about the Shaker Village Barn fire.