THE HORATIO COLONY MUSEUM

The Horatio Colony House Museum is located on land that was stolen from the Sokoki people of the Abenaki Tribe. We acknowledge their history and continued presence in the area... The house dates to an era when Keene had about 100 homes, a meetinghouse, a courthouse, a jail and a population of approximately 1600 people. Two highways to Boston were in construction; one through Jaffery and Marlborough, the other through Troy and Fitzwilliam. Livestock were allowed to run free on Main Street. The mail was being carried from Boston on a daily stagecoach leaving Boston at 4:00 am and arriving at 8:00 pm. Thomas Jefferson was president... The Colony Memorial Trust was established by Horatio Colony II before his death in 1977. The trust is a non-profit operating trust that manages both the Horatio Colony House Museum and the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve. The trust is governed by trustees and an advisory board. As instructed by Mr. Colony, the advisory board must be comprised of a..

Primary location: Keene United States