Last updated: 1/12/2012
Ashland, New Hampshire
Street Address
49 Main St.
Ashland, NH 03217
Mailing Address
PO Box 14
Ashland, NH 03217
phone: 603-968-7289
e-mail: garden775@metrocast.net
web: www.oldashlandnh.org

Hours

July & August
Wednesday - Friday
1 PM - 4 PM

Admissions

General Admission: $2
Children under 12: Free

Staff

Shirley G. Splaine
phone: 603-968-7289
Anne Perkins
phone:
e-mail:
Sherry Norman
phone:
e-mail:
Description

Housed in a quaint 1810 plank house - one of very few in NH. 5 rooms of antique toys including kitchen, schoolroom, doll room,2 large display rooms, gift shop.

Mission

Dedicated to the preservation of the well-loved toys of childhood

History

Museum is the life-long collection of Pauline E. Glidden. She opened the museum in 1991 and gifted both building & collection to the Ashland Historical Society. She was active in its operation until her death in 2002. She was 98.

Artifact Collections

Antique toys - rare penny toys, litho tin toys, iron toys, wooden toys, wind-ups, games, books, dolls,doll houses, kitchen & laundry equipment, dishes, child & doll furniture, etc.

Educational Programs

Junior guide program plus adult docents

Governance

Ashland Historical Society

Publications
2 member letters
annual report to Ashland Historical Society
Services
Gift Shop
Group Tours
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Oregon Museum Association 2024 Conference

September 8, 2024 - September 10, 2025

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2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

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