Epsom Historical Center, home to the Epsom Historical Association

The Epsom Town House built in 1850 replacing the old meetinghouse on Center Hill.

The Short Falls Covered Bridge and Grist Mill shown in an old colorized post card.

Epsom had 9 one rooms schools, the Mountain District is the oldest still standing, dating from 1834.

The old Meetinghouse was built by the Free Will Baptists in 1861, moved to this site in 2007.

Epsom Central School shortly after it was built, replacing the old one room schools.

The Epsom Public Library, building completed at the end of 2006.

A rare color photo of a train arriving at the old Short Falls Station, one of two Epsom depots.

Genealogy - Our database of Epsom Early Settlers includes over 47,000 individuals.

One of the oldest surviving homes in Epsom. Visit the History section on Historic Homes.

 

Welcome to Epsom History.com

Historical Information for Epsom, New Hampshire

The town of Epsom, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, was chartered in 1727 and soon after, the first 20 home lots began to be settled. Tracing these early settlers of Epsom evolved over the last decade to encompass this website, home to the Epsom Historical Association. The menu bar at the top of the page will guide you to the various sections of the website, and there are quick links to the more popular research areas on the right side of the page. For the best search results, click on Site Search in the menu bar, as there are different search boxes for various parts of the website. Whether browsing or researching, please sign our guest book to let us know of your visit.

Epsom History.com unveils new look

February 22, 2013   News and Notes
Epsom History.com debuts its newest incarnation in appearance, replacing the previous site which has been used since October of 2009. Every three of four years the site gets a facelift, but the content and all the links remain unchanged. The new look mirrors the Epsom Library's website, making a stronger connection between the Epsom Historical Association and its use of the Epsom Historical Center, the building interior which is under the auspices of the library. Thanks to Nancy Claris, librarian, for approving the design of the Library's home page. The new home page, through various links, makes it easier to access information about the Historical Center, the Historical Association, and all the Epsom History.com's content. Comments? Email Guest book Read more [...]
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Epsom Historical Assoc. Annual Meeting March 24

February 28, 2013   Upcoming Events
Sunday, March 24, 2013, 2 pm at the Epsom Public Library, the Epsom Historical Association will present a program on the music of the 30's and 40's. Volunteers, both members and guests will bring live performances to the afternoon's festivities. Of course, there will be time for eveyone to chime in on the fun ! The program during the afternoon will also include election of officers. Read more [...]
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Association to hold fundraising raffle

February 28, 2013   Upcoming Events
The Epsom Historical Association is holding a raffle to earn money to pay our expenses at the Historical Center. We are responsible for the heat and electricity used in the building.The prizes for the raffle are 1st prize - $500.00, 2nd prize - $300.00 and 3rd prize $200.00. Tickets are $5.00 each with only 500 tickets printed. The drawing is to be held at the March 24th annual meeting..
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Epsom's One Room Schools

February 28, 2013   Historical Article
Information on the one room schools in Epsom comes from various sources. References are made in the original town records about the establishing of the first school as well as mentioning several other early schoolhouses. These same records discuss early plans to establish and change districts with the forming of school committees. James Babb in his diary mentions visiting several early schools around 1820, giving the name of the teacher and the conditions surrounding the teaching, There is a pretty large void of information from this time through the civil war, Read more [...]
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Genealogy Update: McDaniel Family

February 28, 2013  

From time to time corrections and updates have to be made to the Epsom Early Settlers Genealogy database. There were some errors in the family of Robert McDaniel and his wife Nancy Keniston. For those that might have connections, the following corrections and additions need to be made. A grandchild of John Griffin who married Mary Maria McDaniel, wrote a family history, typed, from which the following information was gleaned (note prior to this information, only one son was known, Samuel). This single page starts with a previously unknown son, Robert (Jr.). The files was misinterpreted when first entered. The brothers of Robert were listed as brothers to Robert (1779-1861) instead of listed as his and Nancy's children. This prompted researching this family again, and though there is an immense amount of information missing, the children of Robert and Nancy McDaniel can be found at our genealogy database. (link)..