• Granted! Shaker Village gets help fixing Meeting House

    Canterbury Shaker Village has received a $7,500 award to preserve ten windows in the Meeting House. The money was awarded by the Preserving America Grant Program, which gave more than $1.4 million this year to… Read more


  • We’re all one

    “My mind gathers tranquility from the thoughts of the birds, the squirrels, the mice, the millions of insects, and the other animals that live here.”  ~ Bernd Heinrich A Year in the Maine Woods Indigenous… Read more


  • WindowDressers is coming to Canterbury!

    Drafty windows? Want to save $$ on heating? Learn how at the Merrimack Window Dressers information session on Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall. Learn about the Community Build (think barn-raising… Read more


  • CUCC services and events

    SPECIAL SERVICES AND EVENTS Thursday, March 28, 6:45 pm: Tenebre in the Parish House An ancient service of light and shadows; we gather at table and retell the story of Jesus’ passion. Friday, March 29,… Read more


  • April: Our month of surprises

    Dear Friends, It seems like every morning in Canterbury brings a surprise these days: the changing light, the tree buds, vicious prickers that grow a foot overnight, new birdsong. April is full of surprises. Of… Read more


April EVENTS


Thursday, April 4 – Merrimack Window Dressers information session

Saturday, April 6 – Free community movie

Monday, April 8 – 4H Cloverbuds

Tuesday, April 9 – Planning Board Master Plan hearing

Tuesday, April 9 – Canterbury Fair planning meeting

Wednesday, April 10 – Mapping Canterbury Throughout the Centuries

Saturday, April 13 – Townwide Roadside Cleanup

Tuesday, April 16 – Friends of Elkins Public Library membership meeting

Thursday, April 18 – Dietitian presents on gut health & immunity

Saturday, April 20 – Canterbury Fire & Rescue pancake breakfast

Saturday, April 20 – Canterbury Cemetery Association annual meeting

Thursday, April 25 – Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals

Thursday, April 25 – New Hampshire’s One-Room Rural Schools