The 2021 Economic Forecast will discuss New Hampshire's economy and its impact on the Exeter area.

One of the most interesting aspects of the American Revolution is the role played by African Americans in the fight for independence. Both free African Americans and those that were enslaved were key in manning state militias and Continental Army units...

Climate change is an evolving crisis disrupting human and non-human life for generations to come. This series explores the role of trees and forests in exacerbating and modifying climate change.

November 2, 2021 — Marek Bennett, Comics in World History and Cultures, sponsored by NH Humanities

In the late 19th Century, Exeter was without a local hospital. A grassroots effort of fundraising led to the establishment of Exeter Cottage Hospital in the 1890s.

Exeter Historical Society Lecture

In this program, Jane Oneail will consider works by itinerant and folk painters, landscape artists drawn to the state's scenic vistas, and modern artists that adopted bold styles to depict everyday life in the Granite State.

The pressure on producers and directors to create a film that will bring in audiences and profits can clash with the desire of historians to reveal an accurate depiction of the historical events or people. Dr. Steve Eames will explore the tension between

In this illustrated program, Northeastern University Professor Kabria Baumgartner will discuss her book, In Pursuit of Knowledge, in which she explores the history of school desegregation in the nineteenth century Northeast by focusing on the educational

USGS New England WSC seminar: 2020 Drought in New England.

October 5, 2021 — Stephen Taylor, Poor Houses and Town Farms: The Hard Row for Paupers, sponsored by NH Humanities

Russia, the United States, and the War in Ukraine is a presentation created by Kurk Dorsey. The talk by Dorsey was recorded and presented by the Kensington Library. Post Production was provided by Exeter TV.

John Rowell, a Civil War soldier from the Seacoast area, experienced the highs and lows of life in the Union forces. In his correspondence home, he shared news ranging from battles that have gone down in history to the minutia of a soldier’s life that ...

In the early hours of September 3, 1965, Norman Muscarello encountered something extraordinary on his walk home to Exeter. The experience was soon shared by two police officers. In this program, Mike Stevens retraces history and takes a journey down th...

May 4th, 2021 - Exeter Historical Society Lecture Series What are your choices if you don’t like the policies or politics of your community? What can you do if those in power seek to silence you? The founding of seventeenth-century Exeter gives us...

In this presentation, Michele Albion brings together Earhart’s statements from a variety of sources and covers a wide range of topics, including her flights and opinions on politics, work, religion, and gender equality. Albion shares Earhart’s quotatio...

This presentation explores the remarkably complex lives of trees as living beings which implicitly interact with a biosphere comprised of all animate and inanimate aspects of our planet.

In this illustrated program, curator and co-executive director Barbara Rimkunas will explore Exeter’s response to WWII through artifacts and stories.