Dana Meeting House

DMHA 2022 Annual Meeting
2022-06-12 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Come Celebrate the DMHA’s Second Annual Meeting. There will be a business meeting and election of officers at 2 p.m. The presentation by Dr. Rick Van de Poll, Mushrooms and Edibles in our region, will begin at 3 p.m. Rick will also lead a walk out back to look for mushrooms and spring greens and share a wild soup with us.

Memorial Day Service and Bell Ringing
2022-05-30 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Service will be arranged by Rev. Campbell Lovett of Holderness. Come enjoy a contemplative morning and a chance to tour the Meeting House.

New England's Colonial Meeting Houses and Their Impact on American Society
2022-05-14 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Our program will be at the Dana Meeting House, included in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, and the only one of its kind in New Hampshire. Our guests will have a chance to experience sitting in an antique box pew and listening to a speaker the way our ancestors did. The Association’s Board is dedicated to protecting and preserving this fine example of 19th century architecture, and invites our program attendees to come and “gather”.
New England’s colonial meetinghouses embody an important yet little- known chapter in American history. Built mostly with tax money, they served as both places of worship and for town meetings, and were the centers of life in colonial New England communities. Using photographs of the few surviving “mint condition” meetinghouses as illustrations, our presenter tells the story of the society that built and used them, and the lasting impact they have had on American culture.
Presenter Paul Wainwright has a long-standing interest in photography and a love of history. He is especially drawn to photographing historic structures in very personal and introspective ways. His work is included in the permanent collections of collectors including the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH and the Boston Public Library, and his first published photography book: “A Space for Faith: The Colonial Meetinghouses of New England” was released in early 2010.
The Historical Society thanks New Hampshire Humanities for providing our 2021-2022 Presenters and Programs.
Our programs are free and open to the public.
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Second Annual Lighting of Tree
2021-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Second Annual Lighting of Tree and outside carol sing.

Summer Vesper Services
2021-09-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-08-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-06-20 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Vesper Services on Dana Hill are an opportunity to sit in the stillness of a classic New England Meeting House and commune with the Creator. These thirty minute services will include simple songs, prayer of the people, reading of scripture, a brief meditation, and a sending forth into the coming week. We hope you will depart from the service refreshed and renewed! Vesper Services will be arranged by Rev. Campbell Lovett of Holderness and will feature a variety of speakers and musicians.

Old Home Day Service
2021-08-15 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Old Home Day Service, Bell Ringing and Open House.

The Quilts of Dana Hill
2021-08-07 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
August 7, 2021 Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., . Come and enjoy the beauty of the time-honored
tradition of quilting. Dozens of quilts will be displayed from the early 1800’s hand-stitched patchwork quilts, right up
until today’s machine-stitched modern quilts. All quilts will be displayed around the Meeting House, a perfect backdrop
for this historical retrospective. Three quilts by Karen Griska, a featured artist at many New England quilt shows and the
National Quilt Museum in Kentucky will be here – along with family quilts that have been passed down from generation
to generation on Dana Hill. Visitors will be invited to vote for their favorite quilts. Stop by for a moment or a few hours
to behold the beauty of New England quilts! Cookies and lemonade will be served on the front lawn.

Ice Cream Social
2021-07-31 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Ice Cream Social and Music and Dancing on the lawn to Baker Valley Band.
Come enjoy a tour of the DMH and bring a blanket to enjoy music on the lawn. The Band is comprised of musicians ranging
in age from mid teens to mid 80s. They perform music from the 1860s to the present day.

Digging into NH History - Dr. Robert Goodby
2021-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | NH
Historic presentation by archaeologist Dr. Robert Goodby, Digging into NH History.
Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility. Out of self preservation, the Abenaki went “underground,” to conceal their true identity for generations. Robert Goodby reveals archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence in NH just “inches below the earth’s surface.”
Speaker invites attendees to bring any artifacts found in fields or forests for discussion.

DMHA First Annual Meeting
2021-06-13 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Dana Meeting House, 288 Dana Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, 03256, United States
Come Celebrate the DMHA FIRST Annual Meeting. There will be a business meeting and election of officers at 2 p.m. followed by refreshments and an Open House.

Memorial Day Service
2021-05-30 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | NH
Sunday Open House and Vesper Service. Service will be arranged by Rev. Cambell Lovett of Holderness. Come enjoy a contemplative moment and a chance to tour the Meeting House.
