Turns back the pages

The Sunapee Historical Society brings together people interested in preserving and sharing the history of Sunapee through the collection, preservation, and exhibition of documents, photographs, and artifacts. Guided by the belief that understanding local social and cultural history strengthens community life, the Society highlights Sunapee’s evolution from a colonial farming town to a water-powered industrial village and later a renowned summer lake resort. First proposed during the 1968 bicentennial, the Society was organized in 1973 and incorporated in 1978. In 1980, Fay H. Osborne donated the former Flanders Stable as the Society’s museum, which now houses collections from Sunapee’s hotel, steamboat, and manufacturing eras.