Welcome to the Community Website for Marlow, New Hampshire

Marlow also has an Official Town Website where you can find forms and documents, 
information about town departments, board minutes and more at
https://www.marlownh.gov/

You can also keep up to date by following the Town of Marlow, NH official Facebook page.

A bit of history
This town, a largely undisturbed agricultural community on the northern border of Cheshire County, is the prototype of a Yankee rural village.It was granted in 1753 under the name Addison, in honor of Joseph Addison, British essayist and poet, and Secretary of State for England, who signed the appointment papers making John Wentworth Lieutenant Governor of New Hampshire under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1717.

Although there are persistent rumors that Marlow is named for the English poet, Christopher Marlowe, it seems more likely that, like many New England towns, Marlow is named after a place and the name "Marlow" recalls Marlowe, England. Perhaps some of our early settlers came from that region.

A New Hampshire source supports this view: New Hampshire: A History, Resources, Attractions, and Its People volume 1 by Hobart Pillsbury. He wrote, "It was re-granted in 1761 to William Noyes and others and named Marlow after an English town" (Pillsbury, p 234). Genealogical research on the origins of Marlow's settlers might shed light on the issue.
The picturesque village center, with its white church, Odd Fellows Hall, Town Hall and lily pond is one of the region's most photographed scenes and often the subject of an artist's brush. Marlow is the site of many marks of glacial action, and minerals are still found here. A woodworking industry once used the water power of the Ashuelot River to produce tools, furniture and wooden buckets from lumber cut nearby.
Join the I Like Marlow and/or The Marlow NH Post groups on Facebook

Announcements and Events 

Odd Fellows Hall, 5 Church Street

We are looking forward to another great night of bingo at the lodge!

Doors open at 4pm for food/snacks and the Bingo kicks off promptly at 5pm. Also...please note this is open to the public (18+), you do not have to be an Odd Fellow. BYOB and $2 a game with 10 games plus a bonus winner takes all Game 11!!! 

Hamburgers, hotdogs, plus sodas, snacks and dessert. St Patty's Day food special, Corned Beef Cabbage Dinner!!! And delicious dessert as well. Come hungry, leave satisfied! 

To play in the final winner take all game you must play in at least 5 regular games that night.

As always, we will have door prizes to give away in each half.

Beginners are welcome and daubers available for sale or BYO.

5 Church Street, Marlow

Marlow Odd Fellows Lodge #69 is pleased to offer another delicious Third Sunday breakfast, this Sunday, from 8-11am. Gary will be making your eggs to order.

Depending on how many corned beef dinners we serve at Saturday's bingo, we hope to have some corned beef on the menu as well! Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

Our popular take-away option is also available for both full breakfast and breakfast sandwich options. Grab a couple of Fraziers and eat them at home. No one will know you had two!

Bring the whole family and enjoy a delicious breakfast with your friends and neighbors. As always, kids under 12 eat free!

The menu: Eggs, Plain and Blueberry Pancakes with real local maple syrup, Bacon, Sausage, Home Fries, Toast, Biscuits and Gravy, Corned Beef Hash, Baked Beans, Juice and Coffee or Tea. All for $9.00 with kids under 12 free.

For those on the road, our take breakfast sandwich options is still available, including the famous "Frazier"!

If you want to call ahead for takeout please call 603-313-3344 any time after 7:30am on Sunday.

If you are interested in helping out in the future or joining the Odd Fellows please let us know when visit.

Marlow Historical Society Winter 2024 Newsletter Posted

Historical connections can be found in many unexpected ways. The Marlow Historical Society Winter 2024 newsletter includes some of those stories, as well as the the year in review, the history of the Marlow Babies Program, a gift of original Civil War letters by Corp. Ezra G. Huntley, and more. Click here to read the full newsletter.

Please note that The Gathering Place will not take place during the winter months.
Please stay tuned for when we open up again!

The Marlow United Methodist Church holds in-person services
and streams services on Facebook
Sunday mornings at 9:00am

Click here to go to  the church Facebook page to join in. 

Men's Breakfast at the Chapel
Last Sunday of the Month - 8:00-9:00am

118 NH-123, Marlow

Please join us Sunday at 8:00 AM at the Chapel for men’s breakfast. This is open to ALL males in Marlow. Please bring something to share for breakfast. We will have a short devotional to reflect on what God wants for men. Then we will just laugh, talk and eat good food. We will wrap up around 9:00. Please come and invite any males to come (any age).


2nd Printing Now Available!

Civil War Journal of Corp. Ezra G. Huntley, Co. A, 18th Regt. N.H.V., Marlow, NH

From the Marlow Historical Society: We are thrilled and proud to inform all our members and friends that our latest publication, the transcription of Corporal Ezra George Huntley’s Civil War Journal, is now available for purchase. A collaborative undertaking, it is the culmination of many months of meticulous, painstaking work, and it is one of the Marlow Historical Society’s most significant and scholarly achievements. The journal was transcribed by Maria M. Baril, Chuck Mosher, and Stephanie Tickner. The foreword was written by historian Tracy Messer. Stephanie Tickner designed and edited the book.

Ezra George Huntley, a 39 year old Marlow family man who served in the 18th Regiment N.H.V., kept a faithful diary from September 2, 1864 to June 17, 1865. The 226 pages, originally written in often hard-to-decipher cursive, describe historical events and his own personal journey. It is so compelling that you just can’t put the book down.

This project is in keeping with the Marlow Historical Society’s mission to preserve and illuminate Marlow history, and its historic value is incalculable. 

The books are available for purchase for $15 for local pickup, or $23 with shipping and handling. Sales support our ongoing efforts and our mission. You may request a book  by emailing mhsnewhampshire@gmail.com or order online by choosing a purchase option below.

You can read our article about the journal in the Fall 2022 MHS newsletter.

Marlow By Heart books are still available for purchase to support the Marlow Historical Society

Read the article below that was posted in The Keene Sentinel in 2016 about how the book came to life through the work of historical society members and the writing of Marlow residents from past to present. 

The books are $15.00. Contact the Marlow Historical Society at PO Box 12, Marlow, NH 03456, Maria Baril at 603-446-2292 or mhsnewhampshire@gmail.com to purchase one. The books are also available at the Marlow Library.

Marlow's book of poems an ode to its history 

Posted: November 20, 2016 in The Keene Sentinel
by Steve Gilbert

Sifting through the town’s rich historical archives, members of the Marlow Historical Society occasionally come across homegrown poems, hymns and lyrics. They are snapshots of history, scattered in the troves, spread through time. Thus, Maria Baril, president of the historical society, woke with clarity and an idea at 3 a.m. one day in late September: Why not arrange the town’s history in a book of poems, as composed by Marlow’s own residents, past and present? Read more...