Celebrating 70 Years of Preserving Atkinson's History!
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Next AHS Membership Meeting
Monday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Kimball House Museum
3 Academy Ave.
Next AHS Membership Meeting
Monday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Kimball House Museum
3 Academy Ave.
All are welcome! Come and see what we are about.
NEWS
NEWS
Kimball House Museum Military Room Collection:
Honoring Atkinson's Men and Women Who Served Their Country
Memorial Day Museum Hours - Monday, May 26 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Kimball House is home to the Atkinson Historical Society, whose mission is to preserve
Atkinson's long and rich history.
The Kimball House Museum hosts a Military Room, its permanent collection dedicated to the Atkinson men and women who served to protect and defend our country.
Please stop by and honor those who served.
AHS Reaches $125,000 in Center School Restoration Fundraising Goal!
May 14, 2025
It's all blue skies for the Center School Restoration Fundraising! Pictured is AHS President Kate Rochford outside the schoolhouse today, raising the thermometer to $125,000! We are sincerely grateful for the private donations and grant awards received to date.
To donate to the restoration of Atkinson's last remaining one-room schoolhouse, click here:
Kimball House Now Listed on the
New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places!
Kimball House Now Listed on the
New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places!
May 2025
The Atkinson Historical Society is pleased to announce that the Kimball House is now officially listed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places! This designation is a great achievement for AHS and for the Town of Atkinson in garnering state recognition for this historically significant treasure. Thank you to our Curator for all the hard work put into making this happen!
Atkinson Academy: The Story of the Bell Tower
Thursday, May 29 6:00—7:30 PM
Atkinson Academy: The Story of the Bell Tower
Thursday, May 29 6:00—7:30 PM
Meeting Room, Kimball Library, 5 Academy Ave., Atkinson
The current restoration of Atkinson Academy’s bell tower has uncovered an 1803 corner truss beam, setting the stage for this presentation. Join us for a brief historical overview of the Academy’s earliest years, followed by a fascinating presentation by Eric Lindquist of Preservation Timber Framing. Eric will address the early 1800s construction technology applied to the Academy building and the techniques utilized in the bell tower restoration project. The corner truss beam will be on display.
Presenters include: Sally Holmes, AHS Director; Pamela Dolan Alexander, Atkinson Academy Art Teacher; and Eric Lindquist of Preservation Timber Framing.
This program is sponsored by the Atkinson Historic Society and hosted at the Kimball Library.
Registration through Kimball Library: 05/29/2025 | Atkinson Academy: The Story of the Bell Tower | Kimball Library
Visit our display for this presentation, currently on exhibit in the Kimball Library Lobby!
Meeting Room, Kimball Library, 5 Academy Ave., Atkinson
The current restoration of Atkinson Academy’s bell tower has uncovered an 1803 corner truss beam, setting the stage for this presentation. Join us for a brief historical overview of the Academy’s earliest years, followed by a fascinating presentation by Eric Lindquist of Preservation Timber Framing. Eric will address the early 1800s construction technology applied to the Academy building and the techniques utilized in the bell tower restoration project. The corner truss beam will be on display.
Presenters include: Sally Holmes, AHS Director; Pamela Dolan Alexander, Atkinson Academy Art Teacher; and Eric Lindquist of Preservation Timber Framing.
This program is sponsored by the Atkinson Historic Society and hosted at the Kimball Library.
Registration through Kimball Library: 05/29/2025 | Atkinson Academy: The Story of the Bell Tower | Kimball Library
Visit our display for this presentation, currently on exhibit in the Kimball Library Lobby!
Center School Restoration and Fundraising
Spring 2025
Atkinson Historical Society Scholarship for 2025
Who will be the 2025 recipient? Announcement forthcoming!
Once again, this year AHS offered a $1,000 scholarship to eligible students graduating from an accredited high school. Students must be residents of Atkinson, NH, during their senior year. The application deadline was May 16, 2025.
Good News! The Atkinson Historical Society is now listed on NH Gives
NH Gives is an initiative of the NH Center for Nonprofits.
This year, the statewide online fundraising event will be held June 10-11.
Please consider donating to AHS during this 24-hour giving opportunity.
About the Society
About the Society
Formation of the Atkinson Historical Society
Formation of the Atkinson Historical Society
At a meeting held November 12, 1954, in the Atkinson Congregational Church, Reverend Roland D. Sawyer spoke on the value of a town historical society. There were 28 individuals in attendance. Evidently, Reverend Sawyer was persuasive, for those present voted unanimously to form the Atkinson Historical Society.
Society Objectives
Society Objectives
-To collect, acquire, secure, preserve and display records and materials pertaining to Atkinson's history at the Kimball House Museum.
-To restore, replace and preserve by any method necessary, on site or by moving, historical objects of any kind, such as monuments, buildings, gravestones, etc.
-To maintain guardianship over whatever presents itself under the term "Atkinson, New Hampshire, History."
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