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

9de955a5-c475-4519-86e1-23ecfa646977 < Back 2019 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message by Bert Bodnar; Washington Historical Society Officers; This Summer at the Museum by Gwen Gaskell; Proposed Changes to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Washington Historical Society; Items for Sale; Programs for the Washington Historical Society 2019; 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

bcf278a5-0f4c-4098-8676-943c2d7a421b < Back 2005 Fall WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message; Progress at the Barn; Tales from the Past; Whatever Happened to Emma?; Washington Congregational Church 225th Anniversary; The Washington Church in the 1940's and Later; The Parsonage; OPEN / PDF Previous Next

dc085208-5c74-4783-9c16-d0fe05996a1a < Back 2020 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message by Bert Bodnar; In Memoriam – Rachel Crane by Gwen Gaskell; What Has Been and is Happening at the Museum by Gwen Gaskell; Death of Steve Crain; Self Guided Tour of Washington Homes; Programs for Washington Historical Society 2020 by Bill Mulcahy and Susan Fairchild; Items for Sale; We Have a New Address for Our Website; Membership Form OPEN / PDF Previous Next

3fb5db6b-3aee-45b3-a1b7-c58a6eaa6f5b < Back 2023 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message by Phil Barker; Washington Historical Society Officers; Museum Archivists Report; Memories by Phil Barker; Days Gone By by Vivian Clark; Washington Has Changed by Gwen Gaskell; Calendar of Upcoming Meetings; Membership Information. OPEN / PDF Previous Next

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

3c040bad-bae9-4bcc-9b15-b31c797c17e8 < Back 2021 Spring WHS Newsletter Topics in this issue: President's Message by Bill Mulcahy; Washington Historical Society Officers; Alice May Hurd Maple Tree Struck by Lightening by Gwen Gaskell; Photo of Maple Tree by Bill Mulcahy: Interesting Tidbit from History (Library Book Covers) by Gwen Gaskell; A Mystery at the Farmers Market? (Donate to WHS) byGwen Gaskell; Special Announcement – New Merchandise for Sale (Totebags); The 1941 Fire – Marlow-Stoddard Forest Fire by Gwen Gaskell; Excerpts from the Clara May Hurd Diaries by Gwen Gaskell; Programs for the Washington Historical Society 2021 by Steve Yusko; The Old Center Schoolhouse Inscribed wedge by Bill Mulcahy; A Board of Directors Thanks to Bill Mulcahy and Phil Budne by Gwen Gaskell; Items for Sale; Membership Form OPEN / PDF Previous Next

Lakes & Ponds More About Washington's 26 Lakes and Ponds* In 1934 the State Planning Board issued an inventory entitled “Area of Water Bodies in the State of New Hampshire.” Most of the following data on elevation and acreage of Washington Ponds are taken from this inventory. The answer to the question, "How many ponds does Washington Have?," depends on whether private ponds, mill ponds, and ponds partly to mostly outside the town are counted. In Let Me Show You New Hampshire, E.S. Bowles remarks that Washington has more ponds than any other New Hampshire town except Pittsburg which is six times as large (p. 95). The following list includes what were once mill ponds, and also all ponds partly or wholly within the town (the acreage given is the acreage within Washington). It excludes private manmade ponds, though some of them are larger than Barney Pond. The order is from the largest to the smallest, and the total acreage is 1478.71. *This content is from Appendix C of Portrait Of a Hill Town by Ronald and Grace Jager, Washington, NH, 1977. The Book is available in the Museum Gift Shop , or our online store. Scenic Lakes & Ponds Click on picture for more details. Washington Lakes & Ponds Click on the Pond/Lake Name to see more information from either NH Fish & Game Department Bathymetry Maps or Google Earth. * DHHS advises everyone to avoid eating all bass and pickerel from May Pond and Ashuelot Pond due to mercury levels. Read More About Our Lakes & Ponds The book Portrait of a Hill Town: A History of Washington, New Hampshire 1886 – 1976 has more information about our lakes and ponds. The book is available at the Museum Store, and online through the links below. No product

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

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

Donations mean the world to the Washington New Hampshire Historic Society! Your donation helps with operating expenses, the ongoing maintenance of our buildings and museums, allows us to continue important historical documentation projects, and helps us offer free public arts and humanities events! Please donate and help us in our mission to preserve our cultural history. Donate Your donations support our programs and operational expenses. THANK YOU! Donate Now! As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your donations mean the world to us. They allow us to meet general operating expenses; fund special programs; and maintain our three historic buildings, among many other things. To donate by mail, send your check to Washington NH Historical Society P.O. Box 90 Washington, NH 03280 To contribute online, please click the button below. Donations typically range from $15 to $250+, but any amount is appreciated! Reminder! We qualify with many companies for matching grants, so check with your employer too! THANK YOU for your generosity!