Barlett Museum

Statement of Purpose:

Local history. Pre-historic stone tools, natural history, school room. Changing exhibits.

Highlights and Collections:

The Museum is housed in a former school building, built in 1870 and named after Josiah Bartlett, a local resident who signed the Declaration of Independence. Exhibits rotate. Currently, they include:

A. An original schoolroom, with antique school desks, as well as children's games and toys.

B. A Natural History room, featuring a large collection of preserved birds, as well as fossils, minerals and shells.

C. Local history, including artifacts from Amesbury's once-flourishing carriage industry, old maps and mementos of the Town's history.