Chesterfield NH Historical Society

06/01/2026

In case you missed it, this weeks "Moment in (Local) History" included REV. BENJAMIN HALE of Chesterfield ...

05/31/2026

Photos from yesterdays program at the Stone House Tavern Museum: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=aththesignofthegoldenscissors&set=a.1506440294507302

05/31/2026

The following photographs are labeled simply "Stoddard Wedding". We believe they were taken in West Chesterfield, exact date unknown. As you look through them, let us know if you can identify anyone, or the locations shown.

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

05/30/2026

1952 Boy Scouts

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

05/29/2026

CHS Calendar Photo - August 2010.

05/28/2026

CHARLES LEMAIRE visited Chesterfield many times. He was a friend of Madame Sherri and was also an important part of the story of who she was... yet, he was a bigger personality in his own right. As more of his story is revealed, we will try to share it with you here, especially those portions connected to Chesterfield. Special Thanks to Richard Adkins for his hard work and effort to preserve this history.

In 1962, Charles LeMaire, Broadway designer and later head of wardrobe and Executive Designer at 20th Century Fox, began writing his autobiography. The book would cover his childhood to his passing (1887-1985). He wrote the book out in excerpts and anecdotes. He worked with an editor and a typist, but they were only able to complete through the year 1943. I purchased the unpublished and incomplete manuscript at auction in 2017, and from Charles' remaining handwritten notes and assorted unedited typewritten pages, completed the autobiography. Charles' wish was to see it done and to properly place him in the context of both theatre and film costume design. Anyone who can add information to this work, is more than welcome to do so, acknowledging that not everything will be added - Thanks, Richard Adkins.

Below, Charles LeMaire c. 1927

05/28/2026

STONE HOUSE TAVERN MUSEUM
SPECIAL PROGRAM
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026

05/27/2026

CHS Calendar Photo - December 2010.

05/26/2026

It's that time of year again...

Several photos of HENRY CHICKERING, Sr. mowing the grass in front of the Chesterfield Town Hall. Now the site of the Chesterfield Public Library, these scenes also show the former Spaulding farm house and surrounding area. Date is unknown.

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day!