Historical Society of Amherst, New Hampshire

The Historical Society of Amherst, NH... 

supports two museums, both located on Middle Street in Amherst Village.

Their hours are available on our website and are well worth the visit.

The Chapel Museum, built in 1858, is the white building to the right in this postcard.

A more recent photo of the Chapel Museum taken in 2012.

And now we have yet another reason to visit the Chapel Museum as Martha Cox, Katrina Holman and Susan Fischer prepare to re-hang the restored painting of Amherst citizen Barnabas David. If you'd like to see this portrait before its conservation click HERE, then drop down to the second row of photos and go to the far right. The difference is remarkable.

Please read Katrina Holmans story below.

Information and group photo above provided by Katrina Holman.

Information on the back of the Barnabas David portrait

Katrina Holman is an independent historical researcher and president of the Nipmugs chapter of Questers. Her historical articles appear regularly in the Amherst Citizen and the Historical Society of Amherst, NH's newsletter.

Historic Painting Returns to Amherst After Restoration

The large oil portrait of Barnabas Bradt David (1802-1883), painted in 1884 by Boston artist Thomas H. Badger (1820-1897) for Barnabas’s son James, looks fabulous after its recent professional conservation, including careful cleaning and repair. Mr. B. B. David was a partner in the whip man- ufacturing business of Melendy & David, who employed men and women in their factory in Amherst Village for four decades. Holding the painting, back again in its original frame, on the day of its return to the museum, October 21, 2014, are Martha Cox of Maine, painting conservator (on left); Katrina Holman, president of Nipmugs Questers; and Susan Fischer, curator for the Historical Society of Amherst. The conservation cost of $2,365 was funded by Nipmugs, a 24-member local chapter of The Questers, a non-profit organization headquartered in Philadelphia, thanks to a combination of a Questers preservation & restoration grant of $1,700 and proceeds from the sale of Historic Amherst suncatchers by Nipmugs. 

From the Amherst Citizen, Page 5, 10/28/14