Plymouth Historical Society, Plymouth, NH

10/27/2026

Join us November 18, 2026 at The Plymouth Historical Museum and Memory House (a.k.a. Old Webster Courthouse) at 1 Court Street in Plymouth, NH as we learn about the role of Plymouth, NH in the American Revolution.

10/23/2026

The Old Webster Courthouse (OWC) Poetry Society will meet Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM. The OWC is on Court Street in Plymouth, NH, right behind the Town Hall. Come to share your poems, enjoy readings, and/or chat with friends.

10/22/2026

Jordan Tirrell Wysocki delivered a stellar performance tonight, "Songs of Emigration", a collection of traditional Irish tunes and songs sprinkled with historical tidbits and anecdotes. The standing-room-only crowd was enthralled! We hope you were there to share the fun. To hear more of Jordon's fiddling prowess look for upcoming Plymouth Community Square Dance at the Barn on the Pemi. Thanks Jordan, NH Humanities, and the folks who provided the snacks!

10/18/2026

Coming Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

We hope you can join us on Wednesday 10/21 at 5:30 at the Old Webster Courthouse, 1 Court St. for Songs of Emigration!

Through traditional music Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki relays some of the adventures, misadventures, and emotions experienced by Irish emigrants. The focus is on songs about leaving Ireland, sometimes focusing on the reasons for leaving (a man who is driven from his land by English persecution), sometimes revealing what happened upon arrival (an immigrant drafted into the Union army during the Civil War), and sometimes exploring the universal feeling of homesickness of a stranger in a strange land (a factory worker in London missing his home in County Clare). The presenter discusses the historical context of these songs, interspersing their stories with tunes from Ireland that made their way into New England's musical repertoire, played on his fiddle or guitar. This New Hampshire Humanities program is in partnership with the Plymouth Historical Society.

09/27/2026

"SONGS OF EMMIGRATION", (with Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki) will be presented at the Plymouth (NH) Historical Museum & Memory House (a.k.a. Old Webster Courthouse) at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. We hope to see you there.

To support the Plymouth Historical Society, to join us, and to learn more about the organization please visit our website at: https://www.plymouthnhhistory.org/

09/22/2026

The Old Webster Courthouse Poetry Society will meet Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Come to share your poems, enjoy readings, and chat with friends.

O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
To-morrow’s wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
To-morrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow,
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know;
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away;
Re**rd the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes’ sake, if they were all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—
For the grapes’ sake along the wall.

(Robert Frost: https://poets.org/poem/october)

09/11/2026

Join us on September 16, 2026 at the Old Webster Courthouse in Plymouth, NH (Plymouth Historical Museum and Memory House).

Plymouth Historical Society, Plymouth, NH Pease Public Library New Hampshire Humanities

08/31/2026

Can you help?

The Plymouth (NH) Historical Society has had an inquiry from a relative of Russell "Bundy" Homer who is looking for information, especially anecdotal, from anyone who may have known the Bundy Family, known of them, and/or their involvement in the Plymouth community. Wondering if any of you might have any firsthand knowledge or could connect us with someone who might.

Russell "Bundy" Homer (wife Helen), Janice Homer (Bundy & Hellen's daughter),
Lois Homer (Bundy's sister), Ray Homer (Bundy's brother) and his wife Marge, and Bruce Homer (Ray & Marge's son).

Members of Bundy's family want to make a trip to Plymouth with the goal of meeting with anyone who may have stories or info to share. PHS is putting together a collection of photos of local events and sites that may add to the stories the family already knows. We would like to connect them with people who might have something to share.

Some specifics we would like to find, if possible:
• Info about the Railway Express Agency in Plymouth (where Bundy worked)
• House on Pleasant Street where Bundy's folks may have rented in the early 1900s, or the house where Bundy lived on Pleasant (1930s) before moving to Merrill Street

Thank you for your memories and your help! Please respond here or contact Lisa Lundari at (603) 481-1236 or [email protected] with information.

08/29/2026

Museum is open today fro 10 to 1. Another opportunity to see the wonderful time capsule exhibit. Come on down!

08/23/2026

POETRY LOVERS! Join us on Sunday, August 30, 2026 for the monthly meeting of the Old Webster Courthouse Poetry Society in Plymouth, NH. Bring a friend or two!