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History Room For access at other times, please call Liz Kirby at 603-496-4883 or email: info@wilmothistoricalsociety.org Curiosity Shop Join the Membership begins November 1 |
Former one-room schoolhouse in Wilmot Flat 9 Kearsarge Valley Road, P.O. Box 97, Wilmot, NH |
2018 Annual Meeting On Sunday, October 28, the Wilmot Historical Society will hold their annual meeting in the Town Hall in Wilmot Center, 9 North Wilmot Road. Using photos and anecdotes, Fred Ogmundson will give us a history of the birth of the Town of Wilmot and expain its strange geographical boundaries. Refreshments will be served starting at 1:30. Annual Meeting will take place at 1:45, and the program begins at 2 p.m. Donald Hall DVD The Wilmot Historical Society has re-released the 2012 DVD recording of Donald Hall reading his poems and recalling life on his Eagle Pond Farm in Wilmot. DVDs are available in the History Room on Saturday mornings through September and at the Wilmot Library. The cost is $20 each. Meeting House Program The Wilmot Historical Society co-hosted a well-attended program with the North Wilmot Church on September 9 at 4 p.m. at the Church on North Wilmot Road. Speaker Paul Wainwright from the NH Humanities gave a talk on New England's Colonial Meetinghouses. (photos)
Historic North Wilmot Church |
Wilmot One-room School House Reunion - November 6, 2016
Left to right, Front row: Judy Rayno(Cutler), Jean Amsden (Currier), Sue Keyser (Roberts), Pat Baker (Gross), Frank Baker, Barbara Coward (Stearns), Louise Andrus (Patten), Pat Rich (Glidden-French), Dolly Mailloux (Fowler). Second row: Pat Fleury (Evans), Kim Lucas (Keyser), Joyce Rand (Tilton), Posy Chandler (Aldrich) teacher, Barbara Sullivan (Aldrich), Helen Courtemarche (Peters), Henry Stevens, Nancy Clark (Stevens), Deb Perkins (Lamson), Nathan Walker, Jim Minard, Darlene Hoyt (Atwood). Back row: Eleanor Hazen, Marnie Eaton (Madden) teacher, Darlene Delano, Garry Rayno, Lee Stevens, Jim Rayno, Bam Fleury, Wade Walker, Mark Stevens, Charles Thompson, Bob Peters, Liz Kirby (Thompson). There were a total of two teachers and 31 students present at the reunion at the Wilmot Community Association.
Established in 1976, the Wilmot Historical Society (WHS) works to collect and protect artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the Town of Wilmot. Through its educational programs, the History Room, and special projects, the organization endeavors to bring the town’s recent and not-so-recent past to life and to inspire residents to enjoy and treasure Wilmot’s history. The Wilmot Historical Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Charter Members - 1977