Category Cellar Holes

Greetings Canterbury history enthusiasts. If you have been following along by reading our monthly Newsletters, you are aware we write to bring you in for a brief read and look at the purpose and goals of the Canterbury Historical Society,…

Greetings Canterbury history enthusiasts. Even a high spirited history enthusiast such as this writer could pass by this landmark site dozens of times on walks beside a tumbling brook and not notice it. Then one day on an adventure with…

History To begin with a deep look at the history of this lot, we note that generations of the original settlers occupied this land for 13,000 or so years. Because this land was not much favored for growing crops or…

History To begin with a deep look at the history of this lot, we note that generations of the original settlers occupied this land for 11,500 or so years. Because this land was not much favored for growing crops or…

Why would anyone build a house way at the east end of Canterbury near the Gilmanton line? As we suggested in our Newsletter last month, we are going to tell you about it now. And if you have been following…

Greetings Canterbury history enthusiasts, After the devastating fire that destroyed their almost completely built home, the Greenleaf family still had 85 acres of land. So they started again. Moving just 200 feet north of the first site, but now on…

Greetings Canterbury history enthusiasts,    What do you imagine the Greenleaf family did after their nearly completed home burned to the ground in 1811 before they moved in? We found out in the Spring of 2024 when we documented the…