Events
Events are offered via a combination of in-person and Zoom presentations or via Zoom only. Some events are made possible through partnership with the New Hampshire Humanities "Humanities-to-Go" program.
Event Listing
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- Sat 19 Mar19SatMarYouTube Recording of "Civil War Soldier's Quilts"/YouTubeMar 19, 2022, 8:00 AM – Dec 31, 2022, 11:59 PMYouTubeThis is an on demand link to a YouTube recording of Quilt Historian Pamela Weeks' March 14, 2022 presentation on the US Sanitary Commission and 14 quilts made for soldiers during the Civil War. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THE RSVP BUTTON TO WATCH THIS VIDEO
- Fri 19 Aug19FriAugRemembering Nat & Ida -- An Informal Gathering/WHS MuseumAug 19, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMWHS Museum, 100 Halfmoon Pond Road, Washington, NH 03280Join us for a special evening at the Museum when friends of Nat & Ida Burwash share memories of the W.P.A. artist and his wife, and reminisce about what life was like in the "Hobo Ranch" area off Washington's Bailey Road. An RSVP is Requested.
- Sat 20 Aug20SatAugTours of the Burwash Cabin Site/Burwash Cabin SiteMore InfoMultiple DatesAug 20, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMBurwash Cabin Site, Juniper Dr, Washington, NH 03244, USAProperty owners Beth and Joe Lampron graciously invite you to tour the site of Washington's W.P.A. artist Nathaniel C. Burwash's cabin and studio on July 23 and August 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Click the RSVP button to get updates/reminders for this event.
- More InfoMultiple DatesAug 20, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PMWashington Town Common Farmers Market, 7 Halfmoon Pond Rd, Washington, NH 03280, USAThe WHS "Open Air" Gift Shop will be at the Farmers Market on the Historic Washington Common today. Come say "Hi" and check out our assortment of wonderful Washington themed items!!! An RSVP is not required for this event.
- More InfoMultiple DatesAug 20, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMWHS Museum and Barn, 100 Halfmoon Pond Rd, Washington, NH 03280, USADuring the Great Depression, working from a tiny rustic cabin in the woods off Bailey Road, Washington's only W.P.A. artist Nat Burwash created beautiful watercolors capturing the people and places of Washington. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THE RSVP BUTTON FOR THIS EVENT
- Sep 12, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMWashington Town Hall, 7 Halfmoon Pond Rd, Washington, NH 03280, USAJohn Harris retraces Teale's route using Teale's journal notes and photographs and examines environmental and social changes along the way. Although an RSVP is not required to attend, your response does allow us to send you an event reminder and any other important updates.
- Nov 15, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMOnline EventAllen Koop reveals the history of the Camp in Stark, NH, where over 300 German prisoners were held during WW2 and its impact on our country and state. Although an RSVP is not required to attend, your response does allow us to send you an event reminder and any other important updates.