new exhibit

Rye Historical Society and Town Museum

and Rye Town Museum
10 Olde Parish Road
Rye, NH

Rye on the Rocks:
Stories from 400 Years on the Land

Refreshed and Now Open for the 2011 Season!

Our ongoing exhibit investigates the waterways, terrain, flora, and fauna naturally found within the boundaries of the place we have called Rye for the past four centuries. By illustrating stories from the history of this area, this exhibit enlightens visitors to the impact human beings have had on this place's natural state and the role they still play in its development and preservation.

The following are several themes along which Rye's stories are told:

        Paradise- Pure and natural Rye
        Contact- The water brings the seed
        Development- Taking root
        Modernity- Growing like a weed
        Sustenance- Living by the land
        Perseverence- Weathering the storm
        Convergence- The community bloom
        Awareness- The ebb and flow

These themes correlate with several noteworthy epochs within this area's history:

        Pre-history
        Early Settlement
        Revolutionary America
        The Gilded Age
        The Depression and the World Wars
        Post-war to the 1970s
        1980s to the Present

This exhibit is an ongoing exhibit, and our hope for it is that it will change over time, as more and more townspeople visit and are inspired to share their stories of Rye. The board and staff at the Rye Town Museum welcome any original stories or retellings, as well as additional artifacts or photographs relating to the exhibit you may be willing to share with us and the town.

Please visit The Rye Town Museum at:
10 Olde Parish Road
Rye, NH 03870
or call at:
(603) 997-6742
or email at:
info@ryenhhistoricalsociety.org