Baptismal Pool
In the early years of the First Freewill Baptist Church of New Hampton, (now known as the Dana Meeting House,) there are records of many conversions and baptisms.
Holderness School Winter Service Project
As a part of their winter semester service project, a group of 10 students lead by teacher Abby VanderBrug spent a sunny crisp morning at the Meeting House.
Dana Meeting House Ceiling Restored
Dana Meeting House Association is pleased to announce that, not only has the ceiling been restored, but with the extra funds raised, the walls have also been repaired and walls and windows have been painted!
History of New England Meeting Houses
On Saturday May 14th, Paul Wainwright, photographer and historian, presented New England Meeting Houses and Their Impact on Society. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to help promote the first event of our summer season at the Dana Meeting House.
A Family History – Back to the Past
I don’t remember much about the visit except that it was a spectacularly sunny day, my dad seemed especially pleased to have found the Dana Meeting House and made a connection between it and the family history, of which he was quite proud.
Ceiling restoration will take place in 2022
Dana Meeting House Association is working to repair the Meeting House’s ceiling, a specialized restoration of the cracked and peeling ceiling of the otherwise well-preserved Meeting House.
2020 End of Year Appeal
We are excited to report that the End of Year Appeal coupled with the summer Old Home Day event has raised $9199. Once the Facebook Matching Tuesday December 1 funds have come in the amount will be over our $10,000 goal! We will send a final update out once those funds have come in.
End of Year Appeal Update
We send greetings and wishes that you have been enjoying a lovely Christmas Season with family and friends despite the extra challenges of the pandemic.