Josiah Bartlett Museum

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Exterior view.
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Exterior view.
Natural History room.
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Natural History room.

The Josiah Bartlett Museum is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is open several days per week in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.

The museum occupies an 1870 schoolhouse named after Josiah Bartlett, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. As of 2006 the museum's exhibits included:

  • Local history - Amesbury's former carriage industry, old maps, and mementos of local history.
  • Natural history - a substantial collection of taxidermic birds, as well as fossils, minerals and shells.
  • Native American collection - artifacts of local tribes; one of the better collections in the state.
  • Schoolroom - the original room with antique school desks, children's games, and toys.

The schoolhouse also contains the Salisbury Point Railroad Society's museum, with its collection of railroad items.

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