1938 Pageant Identification Project
HHS is trying to identify all the people in a panoramic picture of the cast of the Pageant of 1938. Click the image above for more info about how you can help us in this project.

 

HHS Event Reminders

• Town tree-lighting ceremony
  Dec.5
  Locations: Tuck green; Hampton Rec Center; Founders Park

HHS Witch exhibit on WMUR Chronicle
It's that time of the year in New England to tell stories of everything witchy. WMUR Chronicle contacted HHS to tell the story of famous Hampton witch Eunice "Goody" Cole, but we had more to tell with our new shelf exhibit (see below).

WMUR's Sean McDonald and his cameraman Jason interviewed HHS President Lori Cotter, volunteer Karen Raynes (who took the photo at left), and artist Norma Torti, who painting Wielding Hysteria (shown in the background).

The Chronicle program will first air at 7p.m. on October 28th, and the program's name is Witches Witches Everywhere. You can view it on WMUR (Channel 9), VeryLocal, or YouTube. To view it on YouTube, click here

Shelf Exhibit
There was More than One Witch in Hampton

We all know Eunice "Goody" Cole as the infamous "Witch of Hampton" who was outspoken, eccentric, accused of witchcraft three times, whipped, imprisoned for years, and stripped of her citizenship.
     But in Hampton there were other named witches and wizards. A new exhibit displays artifacts from this era. In the 1680 witchcraft trial of Rachel Braybrook Fuller, eight women and two men (unnamed and one who died) were called out as witches of Hampton by one of Rachel's neighbors. See also in the exhibit a magnificent painting by artist Norma Torti, titled Wielding Hysteria, books about witches in history, a Witch Cake and Witch Bottle (said to be witch decoy charms), and information about each witch named at the trial. Click here for larger view (browser back to return).
Exhibit by Karen Raynes

100th Anniversary Glassware
All of the photos and info from the 100th Anniversary events have been moved to a special area of the website's Archives. There are 2 new albums there - one for the first event (the HHS Documentary video), and one for the last event (the Speakeasy). Also, visit the museum gift shop to buy our commemorative glassware. The wine glass on the left is $12; the mug is $10. Click here for larger view (browser back to return).

Seeking Safe Harbor in Hampton

Seeking Safe Harbor in Hampton - Stories of Ships and Shipwrecks, an exhibit at the Tuck Museum of Hampton History, shows Hampton connections to the sea from its earliest settlers to the ships they built, life-saving stations, lighthouse keepers and the many wrecks that occurred on the coast. Click here for more info.

HHS DVD Documentaries now on YouTube

Our 2 documentaries about clamming, lobstering, and fishing; and salt marsh farming are now available for free viewing on our YouTube Channel. Click the individual images at left to go directly to the particular video.

Manning Banner - Prophecy for Hampton
Newly enlarged exhibit

In the 1930s, Warren H. Manning, a well-known landscape architect, was hired by the town to draw up plans for the beautification, restoration, and advancement of Hampton Beach. It was called the Prophecy for Hampton. Its most visible component to the public was a large banner (12 feet wide) that was used to publicize the renovation proposal.

A newly enlarged exhibit in the main presentation area of the museum shows photos of this banner, and these website pages complement the exhibit with a more detailed view of the banner itself in high resolution, complete with labels. Click here for more info.