Hebron Historical Society

03/13/2026

01/17/2026

Can you help solve this historical mystery?

11/18/2025

Hebron Historical Society’s Veteran Honors Award presented to Fritz Wetherbee.

10/22/2025

Interesting article 😊

09/30/2025

Come join us for some fascinating history on Saturday October 11 from 11 AM to 1 PM in the Hebron Cemetery.

09/01/2025

Hebron Historical Society Books for Sale

NEW - Tales By and About Howard Oedel, Hebron’s Master storyteller, $34.95

Price of each of the next six books is $25
1. Cockermouth, the Surprising Early History of Hebron and Groton by David Brittelli. Cockermouth was a place of politics and financial scheming. Hardcover, 204 pages.
2. The Genealogies of Hebron, NH. With all the founding families, 347 pages, completely indexed.
3. The History of Hebron, NH. A 247 page book with 75 color and Black & White photos, and 11 maps.
4. The Hebron Gazette, the First 15 Volumes. The Gazettes from 2003-2017.
5. Hebron Album and Scrapbook A photo history of two hundred and twenty six years of the town’s history.
6. Hebron’s Noted Women This 263 page book gives the biographies and stories of historically important Hebron women.

John Ordway, A History with his Genealogy. The story of Hebron resident Sergeant John Ordway, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. $10.00.
A Self Guided Tour of the Hebron Cemetery—A guidebook of what to see in our cemetery. $5.00
The Origin of Hebron Names—A pamphlet giving the origin of roads, mountains, waterways, camps and other Hebron Names. $5.00
The History of Newfound Lake A 10,000 year history of the lake, $29.95.
The Great Camps of Newfound Lake A historical summary from 1895 to today of the Great Camps of Newfound Lake. $29.95.

These books may be purchased directly from the Hebron Historical Society, PO Box 89, Hebron, NH 03241. Please add $5 per book for shipping. The books are also available on

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07/27/2025

The Story of the Hebron Gazebo

06/20/2025

Hebron Historical Society Books for Sale

NEW - Tales By and About Howard Oedel
Hebron’s Master storyteller, $34.95

Price of each of the next six books is $25

Cockermouth, the Surprising Early History of Hebron and Groton by David Brittelli. Cockermouth was a place of politics and financial scheming. Hardcover, 204 pages.

The Genealogies of Hebron, NH
With all the founding families, 347 pages, completely indexed.

The History of Hebron, NH
A 247 page book with 75 color and Black & White photos, and 11 maps.

The Hebron Gazette, the First 15 Volumes.
The Gazettes from 2003-2017.

Hebron Album and Scrapbook
A photo history of two hundred and twenty six years of the town’s history.

Hebron’s Noted Women
This 263 page book gives the biographies and stories of historically important Hebron women.
John Ordway, A History with his Genealogy.
The story of Hebron resident Sargeant John Ordway, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. $10.00.

A Self Guided Tour of the Hebron Cemetery—A guidebook of what to see in our cemetery. $5.00

The Origin of Hebron Names—A pamphlet giving the origin of roads, mountains, waterways, camps and other Hebron Names. $5.00

The History of Newfound Lake
A 10,000 year history of the lake, $29.95.
The Great Camps of Newfound Lake
A historical summary from 1895 to today of the Great Camps of Newfound Lake. $29.95.
These books may be purchased directly from the Hebron Historical Society, PO Box 89, Hebron, NH 03241. Please add $5 per book for shipping
The books are also available on

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04/09/2025

Hebron Historical Society publishes Tales By and About Howard Oedel

Howard Oedel (1921-2025) was for many years the master storyteller of Hebron, NH. Having gone to Harvard at the same time as John F. Kennedy and having served as a Naval officer during World War II was only the beginning of his fascinating life. He married just a one day after graduating Harvard and then went off to war a week later. Upon his return he finally had a chance to start a family, secure a Ph.D. from Boston University, become a co-founder of the New Hampshire Antiquities Society, become a noted Abraham Lincoln scholar and in his spare time co-found the Hebron Historical Society.
The meeting room was always crowded whenever he was the guest speaker at a Historical Society event. Even brilliant storyteller, Rebecca Rule, picked up stories from Howard for her shows and talks.
Young folk remember him as the blueberry man who came to every Hebron Fair with pints and pints of his blueberries, handpicked by him from his 75-year-old blueberry patch, and handed out free to anyone who spent time with him in the Historical Society booth.
He was a unique man who will be sorely missed by those of us who knew him. This 113 page book, in hi-Res color, collects several of his talks, and interviews of him by other writers. Also included are color photos of Howard during his lifetime.
The book is available on Amazon and from the Hebron Historical Society, PO Box 89, Hebron NH 03241. The price is $34.95 plus $3.00 shipping.