Between a Road and a Wet Place
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…
Canterbury Elementary School at 70: A community-wide construction project
Read this month’s featured article about the building of the Canterbury Elementary School!
Different Lives Parallel Lives
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…
300 Cheers to everyone who participated in our Tricentennial movie scene “The Lawn Party of 1911”!
Thanks for the memories! Pictures courtesy of Beth, Paul, Arnie, Jan, Alan, & Jayne! Where will we travel to next???
Bound by the Soil of Canterbury: The Lives of May Dearborn and Angie French
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…
August Featured Article – Canterbury Shaker History in Flames
Come read this month’s fascinating articles about the Shaker Village Barn fire.
The Canterbury Fair – Always the Last Saturday in July
Read this month’s featured article about the Canterbury Fair!
A Curious Configuration
Come read the fascinating document Cellar Hole Survey Report for site #7!
Cellar Hole Survey Newsletter #15
Come read this month’s cellar hole survey newsletter!
June 2026 Featured Story – Freedom’s Legacy: The Journey of Lucy Carey
Freedom from slavery has had a profound historical and social impact on the three-hundred-year history of Canterbury, New Hampshire. This is the story of two individuals, Lucy Carey and Sampson Battis, whose lives were brought together by the harsh realities…