We are updating our list for email notices—let us know if want to get them

We are in the process of updating our historical society email list for notices of meetings and events. If you do not currently receive emails from us, but would like to, kindly send your full name and email address to us at canterburyhistorical@gmail.com. Or maybe you used to get our notices and haven’t provided us with your new email address?

We are happy to send these notices to anyone who is interested. No need to be a society member.

Applications Now Being Accepted for Canterbury’s Old Home Day 2023

The Canterbury Historical Society is currently taking applications for exhibitors and vendors for Old Home Day which will be held on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 from 10 am to 3 pm on the town Green. If you'd like to be a part of this fall favorite, please download,...

CHS Marks the Passing of a Longtime Canterbury Resident and Friend

Valentine Galasyn, a longtime Canterbury resident and beloved friend of the Canterbury Historical Society, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022. Val was married to Aili (Hakkila) Galasyn, a lifetime member of the CHS, for 67 years and was a decorated war veteran...

No Old Home Day in 2021

For the second year running, the Canterbury Historical Society has found it impossible to pull off fall’s Old Home Day celebration on the Canterbury green because of COVID’s uncertainties.