Events

See Peterborough through artists eyes on our October walking tour! This special tour shows the places where artists have found inspiration in town. On the walk we will discuss the lives of the artists and locations and people they captured on canvas. The artists include Samuel and Ruth Shute, Caroline Hill, Louis Guglielmi, Marguerite Zorach, […]

Apple season is in full swing and our October Hearth Cooking Saturday will feature cider pressing and recipes using New Hampshire’s favorite fruit. Drop into the Phoenix Mill House to see and sample authentic recipes cooked over the open hearth using 1830s tools and methods. After sampling some tasty dishes, guests can try starting a […]

Apple Hill String Quartet returns to Bass Hall with guest pianist and crowd favorite, Sally Pinkas. The evening’s program includes a premiere by Broadway artist Cenovia Cummins (whose music can be heard in the hit Nora Ephron film Julie & Julia), Ludwig van Beethoven’s timeless classic String Quartet in A Major Op. 18 No. 5, […]

Today, Peterborough looks very different from its industrial heyday when 20 different manufacturers made textiles, pianos, thermometers, baskets and more. But traces of the mills past linger in the landscape. On this historical tour, we will explore the downtown and discover the places and stories of Peterborough’s industrial past. The tour is approximately 90 minutes […]

In the early 20th century, affluent residents transformed an aging 19th century mill town into a new modern village. Their vision was realized by architect Benjamin F.W. Russell of the Boston firm Little & Russell. Hired by Clara Foster Bass to design a permanent home to preserve the town’s history, Russell’s design for the Historical […]