Dave's Collected History of Bartlett, N.H.
and other topics
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Bartletthistory.net
This address you landed on is the previous
Bartlett Historical Society Website.
The Historical Society website that Dave Eliason created and edited since 2009 has relocated to a new address at https://bartletthistory.org and Dave is no longer the editor of their website. The new site's focus is different than Dave's version (that you are now viewing).
Their new site relies on the "Past Perfect" software application for you to search for topics. There are no navigable menus of historical topics It has good and not so good features.
Its search function finds lots of things, often not in a logical order or even what you wanted to find. The pictures presented have been defaced with a garish "Bartlett Historical Society" emblem plastered on them and the informational details are often disappointing.
It's good at telling you which folder at the museum you can go to for the information but that involves a trip to their museum to see it. It's excellent at finding basic details about people but usually with little detail. Despite all that I'd still encourage folks to use it, ​
Dave Eliason has rebranded this site to "Dave's Collected History of Bartlett, NH"
in partnership with
Considering that Dave has been accumulating material and building this version for more than 20 years it didn't seem appropriate to just dump it in the scrap heap. So, it lives on with a new name and NO affiliation with the Bartlett Historical Society.
You don't have to know what you're looking for. Check our extensive index...There is something for everyone!
Find names and subjects using our SEARCH FUNCTION
Try searching your family name.
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New Content - October 2026
See a short video about the history of Bartlett by the Facebook folks at Granite Whispers.
He did some research to find his topic.
History of three covered bridges at Bartlett. The Glen and Goodrich Falls bridges over the Ellis River and the Bartlett Bridge over the Saco...the only remaining bridge at Bartlett. Also, some biographical data about Leander Nute, a known bridgebuilder. Click the pic to go there...
I added a few items to the Dundee Page concerning the Ham House, a Conservation Easement and the 1250 Acre Dundee Community Forest.
Old Time Newspapers and Publications:
Newspapers:
The White Mountain Reporter, later it was the
Reporter Press.
1895 to 1978.
Searchable by keyword:
See 1895 TO 1993 Here
TOWN REPORTS
We were asked where to find the Town Reports from previous years. This link will show the most recent report and others going back to 1880.
See 1880 to 2025 Here
Remembering the Signal
The SIGNAL featured winter adventures in the Eastern Slope Region during the 1960's. Ski areas, people and events are all covered in a light hearted format. If you are of sufficient age you can re-live part of your youth. The advertising is almost as interesting as the topics.
The Ear was published fron 1976 until 2005. It lives on as The Mountain Ear Chronicles. A wealth of excellent local stories.
Have You Seen the Video Collection ?
1966 - Skiing, Jumping, Installing a Monorail; And a Parade.
Flying Around in 1950 and a talk by Peter Limmer in 2022.
