Monadnock Center for History and Culture

10/10/2026

We were honored to receive a Ewing Arts Award at last night’s ceremony at the Park Theatre!

10/02/2026

Can’t wait to welcome everyone to this year’s show!

The Monadnock Center for History and Culture Opening Reception is happening tomorrow. Will we see you there?

🍂 Oct 3, 4-7 pm
🍁Live Music, Art Raffle & Meet the Artists on the tour
🔸Visit monadnockart.org for more information and download a digital map for the Monadnock Art Studio Tour happening next weekend.

09/23/2026

Today we're featuring the first 8 Studios through the west side of Peterborough on the Monadnock Art Tour. The Tour is known for it's variety of artists and Peterborough does not disappoint ✴.

Our map is thoughtfully designed to guide you from studio to studio through the winding, picturesque surrounding towns of the Monadnock Region. You can find a digital copy of our map here 👉 https://monadnockart.org/monadnock-art-open-studio-tour/

Stop at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture for a sneak peek of these artists!

41 Genevieve Groesbeck~ Porcelain, Glass
42 James Cusmano~ Painting, Prints, Tile
43 Mona Adisa Brooks~ Porcelain, Sculpture, Painting
44 Maryanne Mullet~ Pastel Painting
45 Ann Falby~ Mixed Media
46 William Louis Novak~ Pallet Knife Paintings
47 Alan Melad~ Designer, Furniture Maker
48 Bri Spencer~ Ceramics
Ian Spencer~ Prints, Painting

09/16/2026

Join us this Saturday, 9/19 for LaDonna Musicale and RUMBARROCO! More info and tickets at MondnockCenter.org

09/12/2026

We can’t wait!

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09/11/2026

It was a day just like today. Let us never forget 9/11/01.

08/28/2026

If you didn't feel like cooking on a Saturday night, you could always pick up Baked Beans and Brown Bread from the Peterborough Bakery. Peterborough Transcript, August 28, 1930.

08/26/2026

Art tour is just around the corner!

08/18/2026

Jaffrey was incorporated on August 17, 1773. A 1736 Massachusetts grant in the area, "Rowley-Canada," was invalidated in 1740 when the present border was established. The Masonian Proprietors regranted the area as "Monadnock No. 2" or "Middle Monadnock" in 1749. European settlers arrived in 1752, but none remained permanently until 1758. The town was named for George Jaffrey, a Masonian Proprietor and member of the royal governor's council.

Map: Detail from Thomas Jeffrey's "Most inhabited lands in New England.."

08/10/2026

Alstead was incorporated in August 1763. Laid out by Massachusetts as "No. 9" in 1736, the Crown established the present state border in 1740 and No. 9 was regranted by New Hampshire as "New Town" in 1752. No attempts were made the settle this grant, and so it was regranted and incorporated in 1763 as Alstead, with the first European settlers arriving soon after.
Map: Blanchard & Langdon published 1761