Summer Exhibition 2026

Celebrating Peacham’s Legacy, Mapping our Settlement

The exhibit will display maps, historical documents, objects, and other materials tracing Peacham’s development from its initial settlement in 1776 through approximately 1810.

At the Historical House July 4 – October 21
At Peacham Library October 28 – January 15, 2027

Historical House Dates and Hours:

Sundays: 1 – 4pm, July 5 – September 27
Extra Saturdays of Farmers Markets: August 8, 3 – 6pm; September 5, 3 – 6pm; October 3, 2 – 5pm
Community Block Party and Fireworks: July 25, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Fall Foliage: Thursday, October 1, 10am – 4pm

Objects in the exhibition courtesy of Chief Don Stevens (Abenaki) and Robert Starbuck (maps). All other objects are from the PHA Collections.

Peacham Historical Association Annual Meeting
Wednesday, August 5 at 7pm
at Peacham Library

Following the meeting:
Chief Don Stevens
Abenaki in Peacham: History, Culture, and Continuity
Part of our Summer Series in collaboration with Peacham Library

PHA 2026 Special Events

All events held at the Historical House unless otherwise indicated.

• Sunday, July 19, 1:30-2:30pm: Tasting Peacham’s Past; A Sampling of Foods from Early Peacham. Foods will be available to taste, including baked beans which came from the Abenaki. We will also have Chief Don’s cornmeal muffins for tasting.
• Music of the Revolution: Ballads and Bawdy Tunes (a live music event) Date and Time TBD
• Thursday, October 1, Fall Foliage Day, 12:30-1:30pm: Tasting Peacham’s Past; A Sampling of Foods from Early Peacham. Foods will be available to taste, including baked beans which came from the Abenaki. We will also have Chief Don’s cornmeal muffins for tasting.