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Jefferson Historical Society to digitize vault materials; Joseph Whipple portrait to join statewide scavenger hunt
Summary
Jefferson Historical Society volunteer Joe Marshall volunteered to inventory and digitize roughly 200-year-old documents in the town vault and said he will pursue state archival help and potential grants; the society will display a Joseph Whipple portrait in a statewide scavenger-hunt exhibit in July.
Joe Marshall, representing the Jefferson Historical Society, told the Select Board June 22 that the society will inventory and seek to digitize the town’s roughly 200‑year‑old vault records to reduce handling and preserve fragile materials.
Marshall said the work could take about a decade given the volume and age of the records. He said he will consult archival contacts at the State of New Hampshire on best practices for digitization and will pursue grant funding so long as the town makes the materials accessible to the public. Chair Norman Brown said he expects the volume and age of the holdings could make the project eligible for significant grants and instructed staff to provide Marshall the necessary paperwork to begin.
Marshall also said the Jefferson Historical Society had been invited to participate in a New Hampshire Historical Society “Revolutionary War scavenger hunt” running July 1–31; the society offered the Joseph Whipple portrait for viewing as part of that statewide display, with LED lights on a timer. The board gave the project its approval.
Marshall provided a Jefferson Community Center rental application for Sept. 23, 2026, for a public presentation by David Govatski on the Pine Tree Riot, and discussed the town’s old library building (built in 1814) as a possible focus of future committee work and research.
