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Barrett House
New Ipswich, New Hampshire

Historic House

Enfield Shaker Museum
Enfield, New Hampshire

History, Historic House, Specialized

People visiting Enfield Shaker Museum are at once struck by its beauty and spirituality. This unique site is nestled between Lake Mascoma and Mount Assurance, with eight historic buildings. The Great Stone Dwelling, completed in 1841, may be the Shakers' most significant architectural achievement, with 20 rooms for overnight stays to enhance the visitors' experience. With so many buildings and acreage, the organization is naturally suited not only as a museum to preserve the heritaqge of the Shakers' history, but also to serve the public for meetings, retreats and other functions. Visitation increased by 41% in 2007.

Frankline Pierce Homestead
Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Historic House

Glidden Toy Museum
Ashland, New Hampshire

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

Housed in a quaint 1810 plank house - one of very few in NH. 5 rooms of antique toys including kitchen, schoolroom, doll room,2 large display rooms, gift shop.

Hampton Falls Historical Society
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire

Cemetery, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Board Meetings open to public are held the second Tuesdays of each month starting at 6:45 pm at the Museum May-October, and at the Hampton Falls Free Public Library behind the Town Hall on Drinkwater Road.

Hampton Historical Society Fire Museum
Hampton, New Hampshire

Children's, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Science, Specialized

Built by the Seacoast Fireman’s Union, this building contains a 19th century fire pumper, a collection of antique fire alarms, a Whiting Light (precursor to today’s emergency flashing lights), photographs, and other fire fighting equipment.

Horatio Colony Museum
Keene, New Hampshire

Historic House

Jaffrey Historical Society
Jaffrey, New Hampshire

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Lane Tavern and The Sanbornton Historical Society
Sanbornton, New Hampshire

History, Historic House, Historical Society

Membership is open to anyone interested in New Hampshire history. We welcome all to join the Society. Annual dues are modest and we hope members will get involved and.occasionally contribute some time to further our work and interests. Meetings are held from April to October, on the first Wednesday of each month at the Lane Tavern, and include interesting programs.

Museum at Eagle Square
Concord, New Hampshire

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Discover Portsmouth Center
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

General, History, Historic House

This Portsmouth Historical Society pilot project has converted the former city library to a new “one stop” central gateway to the historical, cultural and artistic venues of greater Portsmouth and a new exhibition site displaying the art and history of the region.

Epping Historical Society
Epping, New Hampshire

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society

A great little museum of a local historical site with an abundance of old books, town records, diaries, scrapbooks, old photos and artifacts.

Gilman Garrison House
Exeter, New Hampshire

Historic House

Governor John Langdon House
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Historic House

Hampton Historical Society
Hampton, New Hampshire

Archaeology, Botanical Garden, Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Park

The aims of the Society (the name was officially changed in 1994) have also become broader. To accomplish its goal of the promotion and preservation of the history and heritage of Hampton, the Society conducts an active educational program of tours and lectures thoughout the year.

Hampton Historical Society Schoolhouse
Hampton, New Hampshire

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Several years ago, the Hampton Historical Society acquired this school house, which stood on Lafayette Road near the North Hampton town line, and moved it to its present site on the Meeting House Green.

Jackson House
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Historic House

John Paul Jones House
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Botanical Garden, General, History, Historic House, Military

John Paul Jones, colonial America’s first sea warrior, was a tenant of the Widow Purcell in this house in 1781 while he supervised the building of the Navy’s ship America nearby. Though he loved Portsmouth, he left New Hampshire in 1782 never to return. His house is now the museum of Portsmouth men, women and children, where their stories live.

Millyard Museum
Manchester, New Hampshire

Anthropology, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

Founded in 1896, the Manchester Historic Association is an independent, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization with the mission to collect, preserve and share the history of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. The Association operates the Millyard Museum and the Research Center, both of which are open to the general public. The Association presents a variety of public programs including lectures, walking tours and concerts, and also school programs for students from third grade through college.

Museum of Farmington History
Farmington, New Hampshire

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

The Museum of Farmington History is operated by the Farmington Historical Society. The museum is open during Meetings of the Historical Society, held on the first Friday of each month, on Hay Day, and by special appointment.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

April 27 - April 29, 2025

Oregon Museum Association 2025 Conference

TBA

Independence, Oregon

Beginning in 2025, the OMA annual conference will be held in Spring rather than Fall

The conference this year is all about trying new things. We are hoping to organize the conference into the following four tracks: Collections Care, Leadership, Emergency Preparedness, and Tourism

Check our website for more details in early 2025

The OMA newsletter is emailed every month with updates on OMA events, museum news, other events, trainings, jobs, grants and more for the museum community in Oregon.

For more information, please email connect@oregonmuseums.org.

October 1 - October 4, 2025

Western Museums Association’s (WMA) 2025 Annual Meeting

TBA

Reno, Nevada

Save the Date for WMA 202

As we celebrate our 90th anniversary, join us to build relationships and soar higher than ever before. With the theme of ELEVATE, WMA 2025 will explore ways to lift up the experiences of cultural professionals and the communities they serve.

In Reno, Nevada, 4,400 feet above sea level, we will forward the progress of museums by looking to the future.

May 6 - May 9, 2025

2025 American Alliance of Museums (AAM) ANNUAL MEETING & MUSEUMEXPO

Los Angeles Convention Center

Los Angeles, California

AAM 2025 will focus on the theme, Museums & Trust.

Museums have long inspired high levels of public trust, surpassing news outlets, government organizations, researchers and scientists, corporations, and social media platforms. This consistent finding underscores our institutions’ unique position in society as stewards of knowledge, culture, science, and history—areas where credibility and reliability are paramount

In an era marked by mistrust and misinformation, museums have a rare ability to counterbalance the proliferation of false narratives and polarized perspectives. Using our trusted position, we can cultivate a more healthy, empathetic, and informed society.

But to do so, we must maintain our credibility proactively, embracing thoughtful, transparent, and collaborative practices that will defend against influences like bias, resource challenges, abuse of power, and social injustice

An Incredible MuseumExpo

AAM is again partnering this year with the Museum Store Association to host an incredible combined expo hall. Find the most innovative services, products, and solutions in the museum field. With 350 exhibitors, you are bound to find the right partner for your museum’s current challenges and opportunities.

May 5 - May 9, 2025

Museum Store Association FORWARD 2025 in LA

The Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Join MSA in LA

We’re excited about our next MSA FORWARD Conference & Expo in “The City of Angels” – Los Angeles, California in conjunction with the American Alliance of Museums

Join the Museum Store Association (MSA) and hundreds of nonprofit retail professionals for the 70th Annual MSA FORWARD Retail Conference & Expo, taking place May 5-9, 2025 at The Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California

Once again, MSA FORWARD will be held in conjunction with the 2025 American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting & Expo

Learn best practices and new ideas for store merchandising, operations, marketing, and sale

Participate in dedicated networking events and create connections that will inspire new ideas

Meet with over 200 MSA vendors about your product needs

Hear from knowledgeable industry experts during session breakouts and keynote presentations

Network with AAM attendees and exhibitor

September 10 - September 13, 2025

2025 Am Assoc for State and Local History Annual Conference

TBD

Cincinnati, Ohio

The 2025 AASLH Annual Conference, in partnership with Ohio Local History Alliance, will take place as the history field makes the final preparations to kickoff off the 250th commemoration of the founding of the United States.

The 2025 conference theme, inspired by AASLH’s Making History at 250: The Field Guide for Semiquincentennial, is an opportunity to broadly explore one of the guide’s themes, The American Experiment. For many in the American colonies in 1776, independence from Britain represented a “leap into the dark” into an unknown future

We are excited for you to join us in Cincinnati as we encourage discussion about our democracy and civic institutions and how they can help strengthen understanding, inspire action, and reveal ways that all of us can participate in and shape the ongoing American experiment.

For more information, please call 615-320-3203 or email info@aaslh.org.

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