Salisbury Historical Society at Ministers Corner

06/16/2026

06/08/2026

Saturday, June 13, 2026. Browse our museum.

05/06/2026

Stop in to see what's different and what's in the pipeline.

03/20/2026

Read about Paul Revere's OTHER Ride:

https://www.salisburyhistorical.org/blog

03/13/2026

Part 3 (of 3) about Potlid Square - "Recycled Pewter".
Also, stay tuned for our next story: "Paul Revere's Other Ride".

https://www.salisburyhistorical.org/blog

02/28/2026

Second installment (of 3) about Potlid Square - "A Spirit of Cooperation Amid Critical Shortage".

If not for the steady interest and gentle influence of volunteer Judy Watson, the "Scenes of Salisbury" quilt might still be lying — slightly rumpled — on one of the beds in our small house museum. Not exactly inaccessible, but one needs to climb the steep stairway to reach the quieter spaces wh...

02/24/2026

Potlid Square Monument - more hidden than usual.

02/24/2026

During Salisbury's bicentennial celebrations (1975, 1976), The Girl Scouts took home top honors (and a trophy) for their Potlid Square float in the 1975 Bicentennial Parade.

Money from the sale of their mini pewter pots went toward the restoration of the old Pike School (converting back from a fire station.) Are there any Salisbury families who still have their mini mementos?

02/17/2026

For those with a love of local history, you'll want to read this essay about "Potlid Square" on our own blog:

If not for the steady interest and gentle influence of volunteer Judy Watson, the "Scenes of Salisbury" quilt might still be lying — slightly rumpled — on one of the beds in our small house museum. Not exactly inaccessible, but one needs to climb the steep stairway to reach the quieter spaces wh...