Preserving Historical Resources

History is alive and well in Marlow. The Marlow Historical Society has had a busy and successful year, far exceeding their mission to preserve and illuminate the history of Marlow. The society's priority is the continued restoration of Murray Hall which will house a museum detailing Marlow's colorful history. The internal restoration of Murray Hall is complete thanks to the hard work of many organization members and community volunteers.

The Historical Society has also invited area speakers to speak in Marlow, including a historical humorist. The society continues to look into ways it can merge past with present and preserve the history of Marlow.

Tracy Messer, a local historian, has also been heavily involved in the historic projects of this town. He is in the process of developing a mobile app tour of Cheshire County based upon an 1858 map of the area. This app will allow community members to walk back in time as they tour the village.

Tracy is also in communication with the NH Scenic & Cultural Byways Program which designates and protects scenic and cultural byways in the area. He is currently researching how to designate the intersection of the north-south Dartmouth College Highway and east-west Forest Road stage line as a scenic byway.

The town has completed an application for an LChip grant that will help with restoration and preservation of historic Jones Hall. If funds are granted, the town can begin the restoration project which will concentrate on making the hall ADA accessible and fire code compliant.

Curtain Without Borders, a Vermont-based program that preserves historic painted theater scenery, has also shown interest in the restoration of Jones Hall. They believe the Jones Hall stage is rich with history and character and would like to help the town preserve the once functioning hall.