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Windham Museum

This Page was Last Updated on October 02, 2007  

Although it is not apparent from the outside, there continues to be a lot of activity inside the Windham Museum in preparation for a permanent opening. You may recall that, several years ago, the interior of the Armstrong Building was restored as closely as possible to its original state. Since then, the Museum Trustees, Dennis Root, Kim Monterio, and Jean Manthorne have been working to restore the Museum artifacts and create displays to showcase and secure these historic items. The final stage of the project, which must be completed prior to the official opening, is the cataloguing of the entire collection using a software system called Past Perfect, which is specifically designed for museums.  Members of the Windham Historical Society have been using their monthly meetings to catalogue artifacts in the collection.

   The Museum’s collection has come primarily from four sources.  It originated over a century ago, with a collection of artifacts gathered by the Windham Antiquarian Society. The Society was active from 1900 to 1908, and its purpose was to “solicit and collect articles of historic and antiquarian interest, to be preserved by the town.”  The sixty-six artifacts in this collection were stored for years in the basement of the Searles School, and their restoration has been a lengthy but rewarding process. 

   Museum Trustee Dennis Root has scanned/enlarged seventy-five antique post cards  from his personal collection, which have been matted for display, that depict a wide range of historical images of Windham. 

   Alan Campbell’s family has loaned the museum seventy-five books, along with old town reports, a bookcase, some antique eyeglasses, and an old typewriter. Among the books on loan are several Campbell family diaries. 

   Finally, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Molly Stark Chapter, contributed artifacts which were directly related to Windham’s history when the DAR Museum in Derry closed. Overall, the Windham Museum's current collection is quite extensive, and as Trustee's we look forward to sharing it with the residents of Windham.

   To find us...

 From I-93 North or South:

• Exit 3, Left onto Route 111W

• Straight through first set of lights at Village Green

• Right at second set of lights onto North Lowell Road

• Armstrong Building is directly to the left  on the hill

• Museum is up the stone steps and through the wooden door

  From Nashua/Hudson:

• Route 111E

• Straight through lights at Hudson PD, Mammoth Rd. (128), and Windham Center School

• Left  at  next set of lights onto North Lowell Road

• Armstrong Building is directly to the left on the hill

• Museum is up the stone steps and through the wooden door

We look forward to seeing you there!

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