In celebration of Plymouth State’s 150 year anniversary in 2021, this exhibition will be a three-dimensional timeline running through the Silver Center for the Arts Lobby, telling the history in 150 objects. The exhibition aims to highlight the sense of place at Plymouth State that has always been important for the people who live, work, teach, and learn here.  Images, artifacts, and stories gathered from all corners of the past and present PSU community will illustrate how Plymouth State continues to grow and evolve, responding to the needs and circumstances of its campus and community.

This exhibition is part of the larger year-long celebration of Plymouth State’s 150 years. To see more about events and activities go here: https://www.plymouth.edu/150/

There is so much rich history already available in other Plymouth State online resources!

The Museum of the White Mountains has gratefully included images and text from many of these resources in the physical exhibition. In this online setting, you will be able to peruse many more wonderful images and information!

• Plymouth State Presidents through time
• Plymouth State Traditions
• The history of Plymouth State’s campus buildings
• Want to see your yearbook? You can find PSU yearbooks archived here
• PSU publications like The Conning Tower and Plymouth Magazine have been archived here
• You can browse wonderful Historical PSU photos by theme here
• Since 2011, Plymouth State presidents have been selecting their favorite student artworks from the annual student juried exhibition. Artworks from the collection are rotated to be seen in offices, hallways, and various common areas across campus.  See the President’s Collection of student artworks here
• Many students in the early days of Plymouth State, created scrapbooks with notes, photos, and artifacts from their experiences. See an example of an entire 1905 scrapbook, here
• In 2020, Spinelli Archives Director, Alice Staples, began collecting COVID-19 stories and artifacts

Thank You!

This exhibition was made possible because of the many generous people who offered their time, research, writing, personal stories, historical objects, and creative ideas. The Museum of the White Mountains staff wish to heartily thank:

Project Advisory group:
Mary Anne Hyde Saul
Marcia Schmidt Blaine
Alice Staples
Louise McCormack

Project Intern:
Annalise Fazzina ’21

Spinelli Archive Artifact Research:
Alissa Helm

Silver Center Staff:
Stuart Crowell
Susanne Hastings

Thank you to the entire PSU Advancement Team for their help in connecting to Alumni, their stories, and wonderful mementoes:

Rodney Eckstrom Brian Gagnon John Scheinman Ann Thurston

Thank you to our lenders

Spinelli Archives and Special Collections

With Assistance and Ideas from

Mark Anderson/ Physical Plant
Angie Riccardi
Kristen Hersom