Peterborough Pop Up Museum

From August through October historic images will be ‘popping up’ throughout downtown Peterborough! Walk through town and discover a vintage photograph placed in its historic location. In this exhibit, explore the ways Peterborough has changed (and stayed the same!) and see the evolution of the community and its architecture through imagery from 50, 100 and […]

Independence Day Address by L. Phillips Runyon III

JULY 4th ADDRESS By L. Phillips Runyon, III at the Monadnock Center’s 91st Annual Independence Day Ceremony, July 4, 2018 Good morning! I really appreciate the opportunity to give this talk this morning. I’ve always been an amateur historian – my family would attest to that, as they’ve been dragged across many a battlefield over […]

What is NH Gives?

NH Gives is an initiative of the NH Center for Nonprofits designed to bring the state together as one community, raising as much money and awareness as possible for New Hampshire’s nonprofits within a 24-hour, flash-mob of giving. Learn more about how NH Gives works here We hope you will join us for this Day […]

Bird’s Nest Pudding- January 2018 Recipe of the Month

Bird’s Nest Pudding Recipes for Bird’s Nest Pudding, or Crow’s Nest Pudding as it was sometimes called, were popular in the late 18th century. In the fall when apples would be readily available to housewives, they would make fresh apple pie, apple sauce, apple butter, and recipes like this one. Extra apples might be stored […]

Lemon Minced Pie- December 2017 Recipe of the Month

This recipe for Lemon Minced Pie comes from Maria Rundell‘s 1808 cookbook, A New System of Domestic Cookery. This recipe makes a delicious pie with a bright taste. It’s easy to make as long as you can find the rendered suet (the beef tallow from the cow’s kidney area). I purchased some online from James Townsend & Sons. […]