New Hampshire Telephone Museum

Nonprofit

New Hampshire Telephone Museum
Telephone

Established	2005
Location	1 Depot St, Warner NH 03278
Type	History museum
Collection size	1000 exhibits
Website	www.nhtelephonemuseum.org

The New Hampshire Telephone Museum is a nonprofit, telecommunications history museum in Warner, New Hampshire, in the United States.^[1] There are over 1,000 telephone-related artifacts in the museum.^[2] The museum features switchboards, a large display of rotary phones, candlestick telephones, wooden wall-mount phones, phone booths, princess phones, flip phones and smart devices.^[3] Public programs include guided tours, lectures, interactive displays suitable for all ages.

History

The museum was established in 2005^[4] by Dick and Paul Violette, of the Merrimack County Telephone Company.^[5] The museum received a grant from the Nancy Sibley Wilkins Town of Warner Trust Fund in 2013.^[6] The museum offers a history of telephone communication.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Carbone, Ray. "The New Hampshire Telephone Museum Dials In To The Past". www.nhpr.org. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ "New Hampshire Telephone Museum". nhtelephonemuseum. New Hampshire Telephone Museum. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ Laughlin, Susan (2014-08-12). "The Cuisine Scene Along I-89 in NH". New Hampshire Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "NH Telephone Museum answers the call for a special exhibition". Union Leader Corp. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "New Hampshire Telephone Museum". americanheritage. American Heritage Publishing Co. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ "New Hampshire Telephone Museum Receives Grant". The Andover Beacon. November 18, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ "New Hampshire Telephone Museum". Townofwarner. Town of Warner, NH. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ Brown, Bob (14 September 2015). "California wildfire ravages telephony museum". IDG Communications Inc. Retrieved 23 August 2019.