Exeter Historical Society Information

For over 80 years the Exeter Historical Society has been collecting artifacts from Exeter’s past ... and its present. Our collections illustrate the town’s rich and fascinating history, its residents, and ultimately its place in the larger history of both the state and the nation. A non-profit organization, the Exeter Historical Society offers regular programs of local historical interest and is a repository for documents, maps, photos, artifacts, and other ephemera pertaining to Exeter, New Hampshire. We maintain a research library, act as a resource for genealogical research, co-sponsor historical events and publications, create exhibits hoping to encourage historic preservation, and document today’s events as the history of tomorrow. Our curator, Barbara Rimkunas, is the author of the bi-weekly column "Historically Speaking" which appears in the Exeter News-Letter and on our blog. We produce the monthly video series, The Exeter History Minute, which can be found on YouTube and Vimeo, under the name ExeterHistory. We are also home to History Bat.