Calendar of Events

Wednesday - May 14, 2008
Teacher Research Night. The Director of Education will be available between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. to work with any educator who is looking to use local history in a classroom project. For further information, please contact Tom Haynes at 352-1895 or dired@hsccnh.org.

Friday - May 30, 2008
The Keene Art Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008 with a Special Anniversary Exhibit in collaboration with HSCC. The juried exhibit entitled A Monadnock Palette – 50 Years of Community Art, will feature dozens of recent works of by Art Association members depicting subject matter relating to the history of the Monadnock Region. A special opening reception for Historical Society and Art Association members will be held on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The featured anniversary exhibit will be view from May 31 through August 22, 2008 during regular museum hours. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Wednesday - June 4, 2008
Play Ball!! HSCC's 4th Annual Boston Red Sox Fundraising Baseball Trip. This year we will watch the Tampa Bay Devil Rays play the Red Sox at a 7:05 game. This year seats are in two sections. Infield Grandstand tickets are in Section 16, and will cost $82 for HSCC members and $87 for non-members. Outfield Grandstand tickets are in Section 8, and will cost $62 for HSCC members and $67 for non-members. Costs include the ticket, bus fare and tip, and a $10 donation to HSCC's educational programs. To reserve your tickets or for further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Thursday - June 5, 2008
The Wyman Tavern Museum opens for the summer. Museum hours are Thursday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. For further information, please visit our Wyman Tavern page or contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Saturday - June 7, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Thursday - June 19, 2008
The spring meeting of the Monadnock Historical Societies Forum or Roundtable Forum will meet at the old town hall in Gilsum beginning at 9:30 a.m. and hosted by the Gilsum Historical Society. For further information, please contact Tom Haynes at 352-1895 or dired@hsccnh.org.

Saturday - June 21, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Tuesday-Thursday - June 25-27, 2008
HSCC will offer a Civil War and Reconstruction Teacher Workshop. This three-day workshop is open to all educators. For further information or to register, please visit our Teacher Workshop page or contact Tom Haynes at 352-1895 or dired@hsccnh.org.

This workshop is made possible by the generous support from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, The Keene Sentinel, and the Ashuelot Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Friday - July 4, 2008
HSCC will be closed for the Independence Day holiday.

Thursday-Friday - July 10-11, 2008
Storytelling, Silhouettes, and Shadow Plays will be a summer children's program on 18th Century Life in Cheshire County at HSCC's Wyman Tavern Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. This two-day program will provide participants an opportunity to create or retell stories through oral storytelling, learn about lighting by making tin snip lanterns, create shadow art, and to produce a shadow play or puppet show with an evening performance at the Tavern on the 12th at 7:00 p.m. This program is for children ages 7 to 12.

Laurel Powell, long-time Chesterfield School teacher, will be teaching the program, which is limited to 12 children with reservations required. Each participant will need to bring their own lunch, snack, and drink for the day. Cost for this two-day program are $20.00 for HSCC members and $30.00 for non HSCC members. The Wyman Tavern Museum is located at 339 Main Street, Keene. For further information or to make a reservation, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Saturday - July 12, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall where the exhibit is on view. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Wednesday - July 16, 2008
HSCC will offer its third annual Summer Bus Trip To Boston. This trip gives genealogists an opportunity to conduct research all day at one or more facilities in Boston, and for others an opportunity to have a day to explore downtown Boston, visit historic sites and museums, partake in a National Park led historic walking tour, or enjoy the many shopping opportunities.

The bus will leave HSCC at 6:45 a.m. and will stop at the National Archives Regional Office in Waltham, downtown Boston at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society on Newbury Street and the nearby Boston Public Library, and then on to the J.F.K. Library and Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point. The bus will leave Boston about 5:00 p.m. and return to Keene about 7:30 p.m. Costs for HSCC members is $27.00 and $32.00 for non-members. To make this trip possible, we need at least 40 people to participate, so please let others know about this inexpensive way to visit Boston for a day of research and fun. To sign up for this trip or for further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Wednesday - July 16, 2008
Pastel artist Robert K. Carsten will present a program at HSCC beginning at 7:00 p.m. in conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Thursday-Friday - July 17-18, 2008
Samplers and Quilts will be a summer children's program on 18th Century Life in Cheshire County at HSCC's Wyman Tavern Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. This two-day program for children ages 9 to 16, and will include a quilt exhibit tour, children's literature discussion on quilting and needlepoint, and creating a sampler. Each participant will need to bring scrap material that is personally meaningful to use on their quilt project.

Laurel Powell, long-time Chesterfield School teacher, will be teaching this program, which is limited to 12 children with reservations required. Each participant will need to bring their own lunch, snack, and drink for the day. Cost for this two-day program are $20.00 for HSCC members and $30.00 for non HSCC members. The Wyman Tavern Museum is located at 339 Main Street, Keene. For further information or to make a reservation, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Thursday - July 17, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall where the exhibit is on view. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Friday - July 25, 2008
18th Century Games and Toys will be a summer children's program on 18th Century Life in Cheshire County at HSCC's Wyman Tavern Museum from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This active afternoon program for children ages 5 to 14 will teach how to play Colonial games for fun and skill.

Laurel Powell, long-time Chesterfield School teacher, will be teaching this program, which is limited to 12 children with reservations required. This program is free, with donations to support HSCC's educational programing at the Tavern gladly accepted. The Wyman Tavern Museum is located at 339 Main Street in Keene. For further information or to make a reservation, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Saturday - July 26, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Thursday-Friday - July 31-August 1, 2008
Diaries and Journaling will be a summer children's program on 18th Century Life in Cheshire County at HSCC's Wyman Tavern Museum from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. This two-day program for children ages 9 to 16 will instruct participants how to make quill pens and ink. Students will write or draw in handmade journals using quills and charcoal. Calligraphy will be demonstrated. Those wishing to create nature journals will press plants and flowers, label plant parts, and write descriptive observations.

Laurel Powell, long-time Chesterfield School teacher, will be teaching this program, which is limited to 12 children with reservations required. Each participant will need to bring their own lunch, snack, and drink for the day. Cost for this two-day program are $20.00 for HSCC members and $30.00 for non HSCC members. The Wyman Tavern Museum is located at 339 Main Street, Keene. For further information or to make a reservation, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Thursday - July 31, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall where the exhibit is on view. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Friday - August 8, 2008
18th Century Games and Toys will be a summer children's program on 18th Century Life in Cheshire County at HSCC's Wyman Tavern Museum from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This active afternoon program for children ages 5 to 14 will teach participants how to play Colonial games for fun and skill.

Laurel Powell, long-time Chesterfield School teacher, will be teaching this program, which is limited to 12 children with reservations required. This program is free, with donations to support HSCC's educational programming at the Tavern gladly accepted. The Wyman Tavern Museum is located at 339 Main Street in Keene. For further information or to make a reservation, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Saturday - Augest 9, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.

Thursday - August 14, 2008
Artists Painting Day will be held at HSCC from 10:00 a.m. to noon. In conjunction with the Keene Art Association exhibit A Monadnock Palette - 50 Years of Community Art, one or more artists from the region will talk about and demonstrate their art on HSCC's front lawn weather permitting or in Exhibit Hall where the exhibit is on view. This program is free and open to the public, with art supplies available for children in the exhibition's Children's Corner. For further information, please contact HSCC at 352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org.