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246e17d7-e35d-45de-8ed8-3858606f9181 < Back 2022 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message by Susan Fairchild; Washington Historical Society Officers; Special Exhibit at the Museum this Summer Nathaniel Burwash by Bill Mulcahy; Upcoming Activities by Steve Yusko; Excerpt from Portrait of a Hill Town by Ron & Grace Jager on Volunteering; Membership News; In Honor of Gwen Gaskell retiring; Annual membership levels changing; Donations OPEN / PDF Previous Next

2e28983c-5637-4808-982e-63858ee1c751 < Back 2014 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; Timber Cutting – Then & Now; Reminiscing (Lumbering); Captain Samuel Jones; Washington Historical Society Programs for 2013; Items for Sale; Washington’s Important People of the Past; Erection and Dedication of the Soldiers’ Monument; WHS Officers; Membership Form; The Soldier's Monument in Washington, NH (with names) OPEN / PDF Previous Next

22289079-7884-4f27-8fd6-c2c52b31fc2a < Back 2025 Winter WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; Washington Historical Society Officers; Updated Edition of Sylvanus Thayer Biography by Bill Mulcahy; Museum Report by Gwen Gaskell; Sylvanus Thayer's Washington, NH Family by Bill Mulcahy; Schedule of 2025-2026 Zoom Meetings: November to April by Steve Yusko OPEN / PDF Previous Next

78a7da0b-9238-45fe-a409-14a289631af7 < Back 2009 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; Stores of Washington, NH; What is a Deltiologist; Summer at the Museum; Three Short Pieces from Richard Crane — Wally Chamberlin, Good to the Last Kernel; Are Bobcat's Coming Back?; The Farnsworth Family Album OPEN / PDF Previous Next

65624bbf-6e7f-448c-bb71-bec5900f4529 < Back 2012 Fall WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; The Chickering Piano; An East Washington Storekeeper’s Daughter, A Civil War General, and the Duncan-Jenkins Trust; Upcoming Historical Society Programs; Next Summer in the Museum; Items for Sale; Photos of the 225th Birthday Celebration – Washington Meetinghouse; WHS Officers, Membership Form OPEN / PDF Previous Next

ae4c8058-95e1-499d-9e98-3c26a26d21c0 < Back 2000 Fall WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; Museum Committee Report; District #5 Schoolhouse; Washington Stores OPEN / PDF Previous Next

Weather statistics for Washington, NH, that have been collected by town resident Tom Barton since 2008. Barton Weather Collection Tom Barton shares the story of his Collection of Weather Data I moved to Washington from the Manchester-Hooksett area in December of 2007 but was already intrigued by its weather after having spent many days during the prior two years up here camping and clearing the land for my house site and driveway. That December of 2007 broke a 135-year-old record for snowfall in Concord, NH. Here in Washington, we got at least 40 inches of snow that month. I had already heard a few times that winter is a little harsher and longer up here than down at lower elevations, and I had seen Phil Barker’s snowfall numbers on the town website, which I thought were pretty impressive! Being fascinated with weather, especially extreme events, since I was a kid, and now living in a place where the current weather played a large part in my day-to-day activities during the winter months, I decided to start keeping a daily log for future reference. I wanted to be able to look back and see how the current week, month or season compared to the same periods in prior years in terms of snowfall, rainfall (starting in 2017) and temperature. I also wanted to record things like first/last frost of the season, leaf out dates, earliest/latest measurable snowfall, mud season, and snow gone dates and to make a record of any unusual events. Plus, with all the talk of climate change, I wanted to see what the temperature and precipitation trends were locally, once I had at least 20 years of data. Tom’s methodology for measuring and recording weather data My location is on North Main St (Route 31), about 1.3 miles north of the Washington Store. The elevation at the house is about 1750’. For instruments, I use 4 outdoor temperature sensors, 3 of which are placed in different locations. Two of them are Accurite units, one is a ThermPro and one is a SensorPush. Three of the 4 units are placed about 3-4’ off the ground and in the shade. I have an Accurite 5-in-1 weather sensor that measures temperature, humidity, rainfall, barometric pressure, wind direction and wind speed. 3 of the 4 sensors have indoor displays and the SensorPush, which I just started using in 2022, is connected via Wi-Fi and internet to my computer and cell phone so that I can get the data whether I’m home or away. As a backup for rainfall (if the weather station collector is blocked with ice or debris), I have an old fashioned rain gauge. I measure snowfall with a yardstick in anywhere from 1 to 10 different locations in a large flat area (over 3000 sq ft) of my yard depending on the amount of drifting, and then average the results. Often times, with very dry snow, and if there is significant drifting, I’ll also measure down at the bottom of the hill in order to get an accurate measurement. Temperature readings are taken once a day at about 10 PM, and I then enter the high and low temperature and the precipitation for each day on my spreadsheet, along with a short summary of the day’s weather in a Notes column. At the end of each calendar month I transfer that month’s data to my monthly totals spreadsheet (which also compiles totals and averages) and then I write up my summary for that month, the results of which are posted monthly on the Washington, NH Facebook page, and updated on this webpage page on an annual basis. View a PDF of Monthly Summaries posted on Facebook since May 1, 2019. More of Tom's research and analysis is available at our Museum! In addition to the charts, tables, and other statistical data available on this page, further detail data and results from Tom's analysis are available in hardcopy by visiting the Washington Historical Society's Museum . Annual Temperature & SnowFall Charts Click on picture for more details. Daily Weather Log (Starting January 2008) Use the "Search" field for a custom inquiry. For example type 12/31/11 to call up the record for December 11, 2011, or type the word snow to return all Weather Details that mention snow. The results window displays just 30 listings at a time and may take a few seconds to load. To see more records, scroll d own using the white slider at the top right of the chart. Washington's Weather Highlights (Starting January 2008)

ce99a7a8-7f01-4652-8769-3242b6cbe616 < Back 2024 Fall WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; Washington Historical Society Officers; Schoolhouse Sites Search by Ellen Hofford; Message From the WHS Museum by Gwen Gaskell. OPEN / PDF Previous Next

1e8e97e0-210d-4497-af83-5c57cc423680 < Back 2003 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; The Croydon Turnpike; What's a Moose Wallow?; The Cotton Road; More on Taverns; The NH Quilt Documentation Project Phase II OPEN / PDF Previous Next

431138a6-a858-4942-9050-feaeb886cc56 < Back 2012 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; The Summer at the Museum; Catchall (A News Article about Washington, NH); Washington Historical Society Prorams for 2012; Items for Sale; The Clara Hurd Diaries; John Weston – Local Hero; Washington Historical Society Officers; Membership Form; Save the Date – 225th Birthday Celebration for the Washington Meetinghouse & Town Hall OPEN / PDF Previous Next

7bc1bb00-0cd8-40d0-b033-54709123c64c < Back 2018 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; Washington Historical Society Officers; A Close Call for Area Hunters; Washington, NH featured in New Hampshire Magazine; Work on Town Hall and Fire Station; Gwen Gaskell (portraying Clara May Hurd) Speaks in Hillsboro at Fuller Public Library; Note from the Treasurer, Elaine Crandall; Another Centenarian from Washington – Ernest E. Farnsworth; Items for Sale; Programs and Activities for the Washington Historical Society 2018; Membership Form OPEN / PDF Previous Next

c8710caa-9bd5-404f-a43b-4a0bc7e346b9 < Back 2010 Fall WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; A Video Documentary Planned for the Washington Town Hall; The Sandelles; The Maples; Attending School in the Washington Town Hall; Items for Sale Featuring Favorite Landmarks of Washington, NH; The Diaries of Clara May Hurd are Fascinating; Acquisitions During the Summer; Next Summer; Profiles of the Barn Committee – Phil Barker; Memories of Richard Crane – Confession is Good for the Soul?; Memories of Richard Crane – Tickling Day; Membership Form OPEN / PDF Previous Next