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

100th Anniversary

• Baseball Game
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• Speakeasy
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non-Anniversary

• Annual Meeting
  October 12 - 1 p.m.
  Location: Recreation and Senior Center
  Program: The American Twenties. Click here for more info.

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

Hannaford’s Community Bag Program

Hampton Historical Society has been lucky enough to be selected for this month’s donations. Please pick one up at your Hampton Hannaford’s before the end of the month, and help us raise money for our museum!

Black Heritage Trail Historic Marker Unveiling
Saturday, July 12, 1:00—1:30 PM
Lane Memorial Library, Hampton
The Black Heritage Trail of NH, in partnership with the Hampton Heritage Commission and the library, is thrilled to announce the unveiling of a historic marker honoring Dinah Burdoo, the last know person to live enslaved in the town of Hampton. For more info, click here

Album of Images from the 100th Anniversary Roaring 20s Night
Some photos taken at the Roaring 20s Night on May 17th, 2025. Click here

Vintage Baseball at Tuck Field
August 2nd 2025, 1 p.m.
Take in an afternoon of old-time baseball with Dirigo Baseball of Maine. Have some popcorn and a hot dog and imagine you’re back in the earliest days of America’s game! This event is free. Concessions stands available; Click here for more info.

Speakeasy in the Barn
September 20, 2025 4-6:30 p.m.
Sneak into the Tuck Museum barn for an evening of wine, cheese, and hors oeuvres during these days of Prohibition! Price: $40, includes appetizers and one 1920s cocktail or beverage of your choice.
Click here for more info.

EVENTS Click to see the Events Celebrating the 100th Anniversary

QUILT Click to see the Quilt Celebrating the 100th Anniversary

Annual Meeting; Program

You are invited to attend the HHS Annual Meeting at the Hampton Recreation and Senior Center. A brief business meeting will begin at 1 p.m., followed by our guest speaker, Mr. Roger Lathbury, with a presentation entitled The American Twenties. Click here for more info.

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.