top of page

It takes several villages!

The ramp to the upper floor of Robert Atwood’s Barn, October 19, 2024.

We are indebted to folks who take wonderful pictures around Newbury. In this edition, photo credit goes to…

  • Carol Cottrell

  • Peggy Hewes

  • Tom Kidder

  • Kim Morrison

  • Janis Moore

  • Val Putnam

  • Larry Scott

We treasure our donors, without whom we would not be able to preserve and illuminate history in Newbury.  

  • The Town of Newbury

  • Wells River Bank

  • The Vermont Humanities Council

  • George Woodward, filmmaker

  • White Mountain Railroad

A special thanks to these individuals who gave charitable donations in 2024.

  • Jane Booth & David Tansey

  • Carey Brodzinski 

  • Lenice Cicchini & Robert Chapla         

  • Susan & Jeff Goodell

  • Emmy & Rick Hausman

  • Jessica Jones-Hughes

  • Steven & Barbara Kibby

  • Andrew & Tiffany Lee

  • Judith Lerner

  • Lindsay & Arlen Li

  • Cynthia Maltbie

  • David & Eleanor Placey

  • Aroline Putnam

  • Valerie & Dustin Putnam

  • Douglas Shealy & Bruce Usher

  • Ann & Dave Tardiff

We also want to thank Mary Lou Boyce and Eleanor Placey for representing the Newbury Alumni Association at our NHS “So Long Summer Hello Fall Festival” booth! 

​

Gifts-in-Kind are deeply appreciated! 

​

 For 2024, thank you to our Barn Tour hosts for welcoming us into their barns:  

  • Larry Scott & Peggy Hewes

  • Chip & Serena Spear

  • Robert Atwood 

  • Megan Putnam

  • Sarah & Mark Putnam  

Thank you also to John Porter for providing his professional services at a favorable cost.

​

Thank you to Harold Carleton and Cindy Merrill for hosting our Open House Sugaring Event.

​

And a big thank you to the West Newbury Congregational Church and the Newbury Congregational Church Vestry, both for the use of their buildings! 

​

So many not mentioned here have offered a hand or support to the Newbury Historical Society over this year and years past, and we want you to know that none have gone unnoticed! Many thanks to all! ❤️

Excerpt from the NHS Winter 2025 Newsletter

Meet our Board of Directors!

Want to receive more updates and exclusive content?

Newbury Historical Society Logo

Copyright © 2025 Newbury Historical Society, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in by providing your email through membership, an event, or have contacted the Newbury Historical society by email in the past.

Our mailing address is:
Newbury Historical Society
PO Box 33
Newbury, VT 05051

© 2035 by Newbury Historical Society

Happy Birthday Newbury School  !!

Birthday Cake

112 years ago on April 1st, the doors to a brand new school opened on Newbury’s Common. That’s the school you see today when you look across the Common. What came before that school opened and what has transpired since is the subject of a Newbury Historical Society presentation being given next Sunday, The program will chronicle the rich history of the Town Central School, now called the Newbury Elementary School.

 

There will be plenty of fascinating facts, such as just how the school got the heavy new bell that still hangs in its bell tower and what happened to the classroom that sat in a separate building behind the school. You will learn what challenges the school has faced over its long history and why “resilience” has brought it to the way it looks today. 

 

Everyone is invited to this event hosted by the Newbury Historical Society! We hope those who attended Newbury school will have memories to share.

 

The program is part of Newbury’s 250th celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and it demonstrates quite dramatically the “resilience” that is Newbury’s theme for the Town’s celebration. Come, learn, and share stories of the Newbury school's history. Refreshments will be served following the presentation, showcasing some of Newbury’s wonderful bakers.

 

When: Sunday, April 12th at 4:00 pm

Where: The Newbury Elementary School Library

school-bell.png

 Let the School Bell Ring! 

school-bell.png

The Newbury Elementary School bell hasn’t rung for many years. Might it ring on Sunday, April 12th? That’s when the Newbury Historical Society will present a program chronicling the history of the Newbury School. This engaging program will take place in the school library at 4:00 pm. It will be full of fascinating facts, such as why the school’s name changed from the Newbury School to the Newbury Elementary School and how the school got the bell we hope will ring. You will learn what anniversary the school is celebrating this year, what challenges it has faced over its long history, and why “resilience” has brought it to the way it looks today.

 

The program is part of Newbury’s 250th celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and it demonstrates quite dramatically the “resilience” that is Newbury’s theme for the Town’s celebration. Come, learn, and share how our present school has educated Newbury students for the last 133 years. Refreshments will be served following the presentation, showcasing some of Newbury’s wonderful bakers.

 

When: Sunday, April 12th at 4:00 pm

Where: The Newbury Elementary School Library

bottom of page