Membership is open to anyone interested in New Hampshire history. We welcome all to join the Society. Annual dues are modest and we hope members will get involved and.occasionally contribute some time to further our work and interests. Meetings are held from April to October, on the first Wednesday of each month at the Lane Tavern, and include interesting programs.

Donors may give both monetary and physcial property to the Sanbornton Historical Society. Donors irrevocably and unconditionally give and transfer to the Sanbornton Historical Society all rights, title and interests, including all copyright, trademark and related interests in that property, subject to any mutual agreements between the donors and the SHS.

Contact: Darlene Sellars, 286-4070, Evelyn Auger, Linda Salatiello, or Milly Shaw or email us at: info@lanetavern.org Room for up to 36-60 people.

Regarding requests for historical research information that come in via the web site and email: The SHS does not normally provide this service, but there are several members who independently provide such a service. The webmaster will forward any such request to those members and if a member wishes to provide that service, that member will contact the requestor. Any fees incurred will be negotiated between the service provider and the requestor.

To promote interest in and understanding of the history and development of the Town of Sanbornton.

To Collect and preserve historical material including antiques, histories, newspapers, manuscripts, diaries, letters, account books, maps, documents, photographs, and whatever may relate to the life, conditions, and activities of the Town of Sanbornton and the State of New Hampshire.

To organize and preserve such historical material, and to make it available for study, particularly by the inhabitants of the Town of Sanbornton.

To locate, preserve, and mark historical sites and places of public interest in the Town of Sanbornton.

To disseminate information on the history and development of New Hampshire and particularly the Town of Sanbornton, by holding public meetings for such purposes, and by publication of historical articles.

The Sanbornton Historical Socially held its first meeting in Academy Hall (the present Town Library building) in March,1952. It was a group concerned with the changes taking place and the fading memories of times past. It was our objective to preserve what we could, of what seemed most significant, of life in the past in Sanbornton.

In 1965the life of the Society was greatly enriched and given a more significant focus for its aims and objectives when it acquired the Lane Tavern as a gift from an anonymous donor. The exact date the Tavern was built is unclear.

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