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Located in Merrimack Valley on the NH Heritage Museum Trail, New Hampshire Historical Society and Canterbury Shaker Village feature events in April and May expected to attract many visitors.

New Hampshire Historical Society
At the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, visitors can take Guided Gallery Tours led by a staff member or volunteer docent. These tours are available on Friday, April 19 and May 17, and Saturday, April 13 and May 11.

Guided gallery tours are 45 minutes long and are appropriate for visitors of all ages.

One highlight at the Society this year includes Discovering New Hampshire, a long-term exhibition in the main gallery organized around five key themes to illustrate how material items link us with our past.

In Signs of the Times, a new exhibit that runs through October 19, visitors will see an array of advertising, political, informational and directional signs. These signs range from a toll sign for the Cornish Bridge, dated 1796, to a 1920s advertising sign for the “honest” brand of underwear and hosiery manufactured by the Contoocook Mills Corporation in Hillsborough.

To learn more, including times for Guided Gallery Tours, visit nhhistory.org.

Canterbury Shaker Village
At Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury, Heifer Parade and Opening Day will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 10:00-4:00pm.

Beginning at 11:00 am, parade activities include maypole dancing, outdoor barn dancing, and make-your-own head wreaths and May cards.In honor of their 50th anniversary as an incorporated museum, a maple sapling will be planted in Meeting House Lane at 1:30pm.

Self-guided exhibits will open, while guided tours will be available for $10 per person at 11:00am and 2:00pm.

On Saturday, May 11, Canterbury Shaker Village will host the 12th Annual XC 5k in which participants may choose to run or walk the course on the its nearly 700 acres of fields, woods, pastures, and millponds.

Prizes and complimentary refreshments will be provided at the completion of the race. This is the fourth race in the Northeast Delta Dental Capital Area Race Series (CARS).

To learn more about either event, visit shakers.org.

About the NH Heritage Museum Trail
Comprised of 17 museums, the NH Heritage Museum Trail is divided into the Seacoast, Merrimack Valley and Lakes Regions with stops in Canterbury, Concord, Dover, Exeter, Laconia, Manchester, Moultonborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Tamworth, and Wolfeboro.