Welcome to the Hooksett Historical Society

Home of Hooksett Historical Society

This Exciting site will provide you with  information on the Hooksett Historical Society and about interesting facts about the History of Hooksett . 189 years strong.

Look at the various pages for town and society events, photo’s and archival items.  Each page will give you a unique look into our history, its buildings, its people and its life.

Enjoy! Join the Hooksett Historical Society and become part of Hooksett History. Contact the society if you are willing to help at openhouses, inventory or organizing our collect.  Theres many things that can be done.  

The header photo is taken from a circa early 1900′s postcard which depicts the railroad trestle with the old wooden passenger bridge ( in background) on the Merrimack River in Hooksett Village.

The Historical society meets the 4th thursday of the month in September, October, March, April, May and June. Other meetings scheduled as needed

A little Goodnight collectable

Council to host Town hall program

Councilor’s Orr and Danforth are leading the charge to re energize the Old Town hall preservation efforts. A program will be held Saturday February 18, 2012 from 1 to 3

come tour the building built in 1828. the Historical society endorses any effort to save this town Landmark

May and June Historical Society meeting Programs

The May 24,2012 program will be  ” Having a fine time in Manchester” featuring postcards of the Queen City

The June 28, 2012 program will be  ” Banjo’s , Bones , and Ballads”

these programs are being provided in conjunction with the New Hampshire Humanities Council

Look for more details on the featured programs in future postings

April’s program to be announced soon

Prescott Museum featured in Advantage magizine

A photo of the prescott museum was featured in the local community magizine called ” Advantage” . The feature spotlights the community of Hooksett as a surrounding town to Manchester and features visitor attractions, activities and local restuarants

A walk back in time: The secret of celler holes

On March 22, 2021 the Hooksett Historical society and the Hooksett Public will host a program on the secret of celler holes. Adair Mulligan will be our guest speaker and  during the program, we will explore the rich story behind such abandoned places, and see how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues left behind on the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have such archeological sites on their land, and help stimulate interest in not only a town’s past but its future

 

Old Town Hall photo’s

        

Hooksett Old Town Hall featured at New McDONALDS

A etching of the Original Hooksett Town Hall built in 1828 will be featured at the Hooksett McDonalds.  THe Society recently received a few items from the Old McDonalds , including the entrance sign .

Town Hall gets another Historic Display

The Hooksett Historical society has just added a third display case of  Hooksett Historic nick nacks to the hall way of the town Hall. the display joins two other cabinets located near the Council chambers. come take a peak at some interesting items of our towns past

HOOKSETT GIFTS

Hooksett gifts are now available from the historical Society and Heritage Commission- for a list of items available for purchase please  visit the About Hooksett section of our website. These items are unigue to our community and help to fund projects by both organizations. they range from blankets, prints and ornaments.

Robies Country store also has there own items , including numerous ornaments and prints of the historic Store- visit robies or check on the links provided on Hooksett History

Heads Pond marker and Pond