Exhibition
Witness to War: Treasures from the American Revolution
The story of New Hampshire during the American Revolution is about both the fields of battle and the home front. Behind soldiers and sailors stood their communities, providing material and moral support. An entirely new government formed in Exeter to transition a colony distantly ruled by a king to a state governed by its people. The formation of a national government followed soon thereafter, and that this democratic experiment succeeded is one of the great stories in world history.
The Revolutionary War artifacts, documents, and books in the collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society help us to remember these events. The Society began gathering material from the Revolutionary War era in 1828. Over the ensuing two centuries the Society has assembled collections that draw scholars and visitors from around the world. The objects and documents on display offer a glimpse of life during the turbulent years of the war, and New Hampshire’s transition from colony to state in the new nation.
Witness to War: Treasures from the American Revolution will be on view through March 31, 2027.