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Our Mission

NH Heritage Museum Trail: Connecting the public with culturally rich heritage institutions in New Hampshire.

Our Vision

Our member museums will be recognized as significant leading cultural institutions which preserve and

promote an understanding and appreciation of our national and state heritage.

Trail Stats

Years of History

Historical Artifacts

Annual Visitors

Museums on The Trail

Lakes & White Mountain Region

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Seacoast Region

Merrimack Valley Region

Latest News

Passport Program Offers Residents and Tourists a Gateway to New Hampshire’s Museums

A single ticket is opening doors to New Hampshire’s history, art, and culture, as the New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail’s Passport Program provides residents and visitors with access to nearly two-dozen museums.

New England Ski Museum Joins New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail

The New England Ski Museum, with locations in Franconia and North Conway, has joined the New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail, expanding the Trail’s reach into the state’s rich history of snow sports.

Woodman Museum Opens for 2025 Season

Now open for the 2025 season, guests at the Woodman Museum will experience several new exhibits, including an interactive gallery about colonial taverns. “You can walk in, play tavern games, collect recipes, see artifacts, and try on reproduction costuming,” noted Woodman Museum Executive Director Jon Nichols.

In Luck Now at Last

After retiring in 1910, millionaire shoe industrialist Thomas G. Plant began developing his grand retirement estate in the Ossipee Mountains of New Hampshire. He purchased 6,300 acres of land in Moultonborough and Tuftonboro, and hired architect J. Williams Beal to design an Arts & Crafts mansion that harmonized with the majestic scenery of the Lakes Region.

New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail Welcomes Devon Kurtz

The New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail recently welcomed Devon Kurtz as the new Executive Director of the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM). Kurtz joins NHBM at a key time for the organization, which is opening for its first full season at its 24,000 square-foot Moultonborough facility on Saturday, May 24.

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm Offers Gardening Series

On Saturday, May 10, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm will host Soil Enhancements and Composting for Your Garden, the second in a seven session gardening series.

NH Heritage Museum Trail Digs Up History

In June on the New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail, Strawbery Banke Museum will host two two-week Archaeological Field Schools, a field session and lab session, at the Colonel Paul Wentworth House in Rollinsford. Built in 1701, the Paul Wentworth House is one of the oldest surviving dwellings in New Hampshire and is currently maintained by the Association for Rollinsford Culture and History (ARCH).

Story of Two Flags

These flags, carried by the Second New Hampshire Continental Regiment, are the only known surviving stand, or set, of national and regimental flags from the Revolutionary War, but that is not the only remarkable thing about them. In fact they remained hidden for over a century and a half and crossed the Atlantic twice before they returned home to the Granite State.

Community Manchester Historic Association Announces Historic Preservation Award Honorees

On Tuesday, May 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Manchester Historic Association (MHA) will hold the 33rd Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony at Derryfield School in Manchester.

John And Molly Stark

John and Molly Stark are New Hampshire’s most influential couple who served their country during the American Revolution.

General John Stark (1728-1822) was New Hampshire’s Revolutionary War hero. Born in Londonderry, his family moved to Derryfield (now Manchester) when he was eight years old. As a young man, he served with ‘Roger’s Rangers’ during the French & Indian War.

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