Tuck Museum, Est. 1925

The Tuck Memorial Museum on Meeting House Green at 40 Park Avenue is open during the summer months and special tours can be arranged by appointment. The admission is always FREE.

The Hampton Historical Society (originally named the Meeting House Green Memorial & Historical Association) was founded in 1925 in order to erect a suitable memorial to the founders of the first settlement in Hampton, (then called "WINNACUNNET", from the Indian name, meaning "Beautiful Place of Pines") under the leadership of Rev. Stephen Bachiler in 1638.

Also established in 1925, was the Tuck Memorial Museum, which is sponsored by the Historical Society, and serves as a repository for the many relics, antiques, documents, photographs, post cards and other memorabilia pertaining to Hampton's colorful history.

Among the exhibits is the "Trolley Era of Hampton - 1897 to 1926" which depicts the electric railway once connecting the town with Hampton Beach and with other surrounding towns.

Also on the Green, adjacent to the Museum is the Fire Museum, Farm Museum and the One-room District Schoolhouse which are also open during the Museum's hours.

The Tuck Museum Complex, located at 40 Park Ave., Hampton, is open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

The complex contains several buildings including:
The Tuck Museum,
Farm Museum,
Seacoast Fire Museum and the
Historic Barn
19th-Century District Schoolhouse.

A children's playground and picnic facilities are located next to the museum. Special tours and visits can be arranged by appointment.

Location: TUCK MUSEUM COMPLEX, 40 Park Ave., Hampton, N.H.

Honorary Presidents

1925 - 1938 Hon. Edward Tuck
(Paris, France)
(8/25/1842 - 4/30/1938 1956 - 1958 Adeline C. Marston
(4/29/1884 - 1/14/1963) Membership Card - Ca. 1970s

Active Presidents

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1924 - 1927 Rev. Ira S. Jones
(2/1/1836 - 4/25/1927) 1927 - 1929 William Brown
(8/2/1876 - 8/4/1951) 1929 - 1933 Col. George Ashworth
(7/21/1864 - 1/25/1952) 1933 - 1934 Howard G. Lane
(12/14/1869 - 7/11/1957) 1934 - 1939 Rev. Herbert Walker
(3/14/1871 - 3/31/1961) 1939 - 1946 Edward S. Batchelder
(4/5/1880 - 7/3/1959) 1946 - 1956 Adeline C. Marston
(4/29/1884 - 1/14/1963) 1956 - 1958 Wilbar M. Hoxie
(2/9/1917 - ) 1958 - 1961 John W. Perkins
(8/13/1902 - 6/13/1973) 1961 - 1964 Harold E. Fernald, Jr.
(5/18/1931 - ) 1964 - 1967 Margaret (Tobey) Barry
(3/28/1913 - 12/22/2009) 1967 - 1968 Harold E. Fernald, Jr.
(5/18/1931 - ) 1968 - 1976 Samuel A. Towle
(8/13/1904 - 12/28/1988) 1976 - 1977 Minnie Philbrick 1977 - 1978 Roger Garland 1978 - 1981 Leslie Cummings 1981 - 1984 Alan Bridle 1984 - 1985 Roland W. Paige
(1/16/1911 - 9/15/1990) 1985 - 1986 Diana LaMontagne
4/17/1926 - 8/11-2010 1986 - 1988 Roland W. Paige
(1/16/1911 - 9/15/1990) 1988 - 1991 James Hunt 1991 - 1993 Ansell Palmer
9/14/1919 - 3/01/2011 1993 - 1995 Betty Moore 1995 - 1997 Susanne Falzone 1997 - 1999 Arthur Caira 1999 - 2001 Paul Corbett 2004 - 2008 Sammi Moe 2008 to present Ben Moore