Chesterfield NH Historical Society

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Chesterfield NH Historical Society

Chesterfield is a town in Cheshire County, in the southwestern corner of New Hampshire (also known as the Monadnock Region).

It includes the villages of Spofford and West Chesterfield.

10/28/2026

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10/25/2026

Did your Chesterfield Patriot Ancestor serve at the Battle of Breed's (Bunker) Hill?
Check this research by the Historical Society of Cheshire County (HSCC) to find out!

https://hsccnh.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cheshire-County-Soldiers-Identified-as-being-at-Bunker-Hill-1775.pdf

Of 27 who served, only JOHN DAVIS was killed in action during that day... his name can be found listed on a plaque at the monument in Charlestown.

10/24/2026

Can you ID this location? Perhaps somewhere on Route 9?

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

10/23/2026

Firehouse Friday ...
More Paul Penning humor waiting for the right caption.

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

10/22/2026

Looking for some help ID-ing this one. Appears to have been taken at Chesterfield School, date unknown. Maybe a school dance... queen and her court? Who can you ID and what do you know about this? Please comment if you can!

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

10/21/2026

When Prohibition ended ...

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

10/20/2026

Image location and date are uncertain - could be somewhere in Chesterfield , c. 1950s-1960s... at any rate, Enjoy the foliage while it lasts!

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection
Enhanced for colorization.

10/19/2026

Chesterfield's Revolutionary War Veterans Plaque from 1976 on display in the Chesterfield Town Hall. Is your ancestor listed here?

Address

518A Route 63
Chesterfield, NH
03443

Opening Hours

9:30am - 12pm

Website

https://www.chesterfieldhistoricalsociety-nh.org/

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