From the Forest to the Sea: Pre-Contact Native American Archaeology on the Regional and Local Scale Presented by: Jacob Tumelaire, MA, RPA Owner, Director and Principal Investigator Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC This presentation offers a summary of Pre-Contact Native American archaeology in New Hampshire, beginning with a review of the major Pre-Contact periods and associated […]
Simon Goodall Griffin- NH’s General Presented by: Paul Timmerman, Woodman Museum Chair, Civil War Historian This presentation offers a summary of Simon Goodall Griffin of New Hampshire. From 1st Bull Run to Appomattox, Learn about Griffin’s amazing Civil War Journey from Captain to Major General. $5-General Admission/ Free for Members
Art of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Come by the Thom Hindle Gallery for a FREE special exhibition featuring the works of artist and collectors of Dover, NH's most famous crime-fighting brothers! Special Artwork from original Mirage Studio Artists Jim Lawson and Steve Lavigne will be on display! Reception Night: Sept 15th from 5-7pm […]
Where: Woodman Museum 182 Central Ave. Dover, NH When: Saturday, September 16th Time: Doors Open at 6pm, Movie Starts at 7pm Event Includes: Outdoor Movie Showing of the First Live-Action TMNT Movie from 1990 Free Entry into the TMNT exhibit in the Thom Hindle gallery provided by the Woodman Museum Pizza Provided by Kendall […]
A Stitch in Time: History of Textiles and Clothing in Dover Guest Speaker: Linnea Nemeth Textile Historian Dover City Councilor This presentation offers a history of textiles, clothing, and production through the lens of dover and the mills that called the city home. General Admission $5/ Free for Members
Kismet Quartet Kismet quartet was formed in 2010 and includes members Liz LeClair from Milton, NH (baritone), Debbie Bartol from Nashua, NH (bass), Susan Prescott from Kingston, NH (lead), and Kim Dubray (tenor) from Nashua, NH. We love spending time together and singing in acapella style. We are a registered quartet with Harmony Incorporated, a […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
