About the Sutton Historical Society

Map of Sutton from Walling's 1858 Map of Merrimack County (click on map to enlarge)

The Sutton Historical Society was established in 1985 by a group of Sutton citizens who had been active in the celebration of Sutton's Bicentennial a year earlier in 1984. The objectives established by the new organization were:

• The stimulation and development  of interest in the history of the Town of Sutton.
• The identification, collection, ownership, and preservation of property (personal and real) and of fact and information of historical significance to the Town of Sutton and/or its residents.
• The education of Sutton's residents and other interested individuals and organizations about the history of the Town.
• To cooperate with other historical societies as appropriate to the furtherance of these objectives.
  

The SHS has become the steward and owner of three historic Sutton buildings: the South Sutton Meetinghouse, the South Village School (District No. 9) and the Azariah Cressey House, which serves as the society's headquarters.

The Larry and Jean Bennett Library located in the Cressey House is home to a growing collection of archival documents and genealogical material.  Contact us if you have a story you would like to share, or and artifact or document you would like us to consider for our collection  as a donation. 

The SHS endeavors to enlighten the public about Sutton's past through several Sutton based publications and by conducting programs during the year that carry on local traditions and/or are informational about our past or times gone by.