Ice Harvesting in New England
Recording of webinar hosted by NH Lakes, and presented by Jane M. Hennedy, Site Manager, Southern R.I., Historic New England. The BHS has provided information from our Ice Harvesting history …
Rogene Reynolds Porter – Boston Post Cane Recipient – 2023
The Brookline Historical Society is delighted to announce that Rogene Porter has consented to accept the Boston Post Cane at its next monthly meeting of the BHS on Wednesday, January …
Calendar 2023
The 2023 Brookline Historical Society calendars are now being printed.
It’s early, but orders are already coming in. The calendar is full of rare photos and local history insights.
Historical Marker – Ice Harvesting
Brookline, NH’s Ice Harvesting History Honored With An Historical Highway Marker Placed In December 2021 The history of the massive Fresh Pond Ice Company’s ice harvesting operations located on the …
1892 Brookline & Pepperell Railroad Opening Day – Souvenir
The only known surviving SOUVENIR from the opening celebration of the Brookline & Pepperell Railroad, September 8, 1892.
Centennial Poster – Returns
A wonderful gift was made to the Brookline Historical Society on September 11th, 2019. Earlier this year, Joyce (Klein) Perry had reached out to the Brookline Public Library for some …
Town Hearse #3 has returned
In Collaboration with the Brookline Fire Dept, the current town hearse has returned to the site where the town’s first hearse was “found”. The town pound, where hearse #1 resided …
Delbert Porter – Boston Post Cane Recipient – 2019
On Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 11:00 am Delbert Porter was awarded the Boston Post Cane in front of a standing room only crowd. This tradition is bestowed upon the …