Historical Society of Ossipee NH

Historical Society of Ossipee NHHistorical Society of Ossipee NHHistorical Society of Ossipee NH

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Early Settlers' Meeting House

The Annual Sunday Service was held on August 4th at 2pm.   Reverend David Lindsey lead the service, Sandra Wentworth played the pump organ to accompany the hymns.  There were cookies & refreshments following the service.  See you next year.


Early Settlers’ Meeting House is on the corner of Fogg’s Ridge Road & Granite Road. Minnie Leighton’s book on the Meeting House explains its origins: “…Jacob Leighton, born in 1787… gave a corner of land on which [the Meeting House] was built. This gift of land…was to hold on binding as long as the building to be erected on it should be maintained as a place of worship. No deed of that gift can be found.” While there may be no record of this gift, the Society keeps alive the tradition by maintaining the building and having a worship service at least once a year. The Historical Society of Ossipee has paperwork of an appraisal done in 1856. The churchgoers wished to modernize this place of worship and did so within the same year. A new foundation was placed under the building, the entrance was moved from Fogg’s Ridge Road to Granite Road and a platform was added. The roof was raised, though the entire frame and floor remained the same. (docx)Download

The needs of the Early Settlers' Meeting House

Trish Bradley has joined the Board & will be in charge of maintaining this historic building.  Hearty thanks from the Board.  The needed repairs are underway.  But donations to help are still needed & much appreciated. 

The repairs needed in this building have been addressed:  The floor repairs, the foundation shored up with concrete, & the outside painting needs to be completed.  The Pump Organ also needs the bellows refurbished.  We did not make the cutoff date for the Grant that we wanted to apply for, but perhaps we can apply next year for the next project.  

Stay tuned.

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