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Oct 2023

Sat 14
10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Voices from the Cemetery: Saturday


Sun 15
10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Voices from the Cemetery: Sunday

Nov 2023

Sun 5
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Veterans Day Event 2023


Sun 26
All day

Last Day of the Season

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Visit Us

182 Central Ave.
Dover, NH

603-742-1038

The Keefe House
15 Summer Street
Dover, NH

Mailing Address:

Woodman Museum
PO Box 1916
Dover, NH 03821-1916

Our Hours

Hours of Operation:

Wednesday – 10am – 5pm
Thursday – 10am – 5pm
Friday – 10am – 5pm
Saturday – 10am – 5pm
Sunday – 10am – 5pm

(April – November)

The last museum tour departs at 3:30pm. Please arrive no later than that.

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It’s that time of year again! 👻 Join us for It’s that time of year again! 👻

Join us for an afternoon stroll through the cemetery to meet Dover residents of the past! Some of them you might even recognize if you’ve been to the museum before 👀 

Voice from the Cemetery is October 14 & 15 from 10-3:30. Guided tours leave every half hour. $20 for adults/$10 for children. 

You won’t want to miss out on this weekend of delight! Tickets are available now at www.woodmanmuseum.org/events or at the museum during hours of operation.
The Kismet Quartet will be performing and giving a The Kismet Quartet will be performing and giving a history of barbershop music tonight at the Woodman Museum at 7pm!
Tmrw night! Tmrw night!
Cowabunga!!! We had a great time last night at our Cowabunga!!! We had a great time last night at our TMNT Family Movie Night and we hope you did too! 
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Thank you again to all who came out even after we had to postpone one weekend and change locations the other! We had over 100 TMNT fans in attendance!
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Thank you again to everyone who helped put this event on! @jetpackcomics @dovermainstreet @spiresvideo @doverpubliclibrary kendallpondpizza @doverpubliclibrary @childrensmuseumofnh
Reminder, the TMNT movie night has bee moved to th Reminder, the TMNT movie night has bee moved to the Dover City Hall Auditorium to avoid the weather! Doors Open at 6 and the movie will start at 7! See you then! #tmnt #teenagemutantninjaturtles #movienight #museum #dovernh #newhampshire
PLEASE SHARE!!! Tomorrow night’s TMNT Family Mov PLEASE SHARE!!! Tomorrow night’s TMNT Family Movie Night has been moved to the City Hall Auditorium! Parking will be across the street at the Library/McConnell Center Lot. 
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The doors will still open at 6pm with the movie starting at 7pm! Admission is FREE! Donations greatly appreciated!
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TMNT activities provided by @doverpubliclibrary and @childrensmuseumofnh 
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TMNT gift shop and free comics provided by @jetpackcomics 
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Pizza for sale provided by Kendall Pond Pizza II Restaurant
#tmnt #teenagemutantninjaturtles #movienight #dovernh #newhampshire
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Hale House Continued...

Born in nearby Rochester NH, John Parker Hale is best known as the first avowed Abolitionist Senator in the United States. It is an odd irony that, in the two decades Hale was in the Senate, Dover profited from the manufacture of cotton products that were produced by Southern slave labor. Living in William’s own house, Hale took a solid stand against slavery - a position that earned him enmity from Southern leaders, even a death threat on the Senate floor from a colleague. It also earned Hale a statue in 1892 on the lawn of the state capitol in Concord, NH, where his figure now stands with Daniel Webster, President Franklin Pierce and John Stark.

Today, the collections throughout two of the three floors of the Hale House are arranged into galleries displaying Hale Family artifacts, local and regional history, New England period furniture, fine and decorative arts and more.

Woodman House Continued...

The younger Charles Woodman inherited the estate from his mother. A successful financier and manager of the Strafford Savings Bank, he resided here throughout his life. He married twice: his first wife, Hannah (Coffin) Woodman, died in 1854 and in 1856 he married Annie (Allen) Woodman. When she died in January 1915, Annie Woodman left the sum of $100,000 “for the establishment …of an institution for the promotion of education in science and art and the increase and dissemination of general and especially historical knowledge.” The trustees of the estate acquired the Woodman house and the adjoining Hale House, which by chance came on the market that same year. The renovation of the interior was directed by local architect J. Edward Richardson, and the Institute opened in July, 1916.

Today, the collections throughout the three floors of the Woodman House are arranged into galleries displaying natural science (mounted specimens, rocks and minerals, fossils, seashells), Native American culture, military history, “childhood” history (schools, Scouting, toys, games and dolls), seasonal themed exhibits and more.

Damm Garrison House Continued...

In 1915, Col. Daniel Hall (the founding Head Trustee of the Woodman Museum) had an interview with Mrs. Rounds and broached the matter of having the garrison and its contents removed to the grounds of the Woodman Museum. The proposition proved to be acceptable to her; in due time she made a formal gift of the Damm garrison to the Museum. Daniel Chesley was entrusted with the task of removing the house to its new home; it took him one week, using wooden rollers and a horse, to move the garrison to the grounds. Local architect J. Edward Richardson directed the construction of the protective outer “colonnade” building that surronds and protects the garrison currently.

Today, the collections throughout the two floors of the William Damm Garrison House are arranged into galleries displaying local Colonial and Early American history.

Keefe House & Carriage Barn Continued...

Today, the first floor of the Keefe House (the Thom Hindle Gallery) features rotating artist and artisan exhibitions throughout the year. The second floor of the Keefe House (the Robert Whitehouse Library) serves as administrative offices and a climate controlled archive. The attached two story Carriage Barn houses local and regional transportation, trades, farm, and household collections.