In the heart of flea market season, writer Darren Garnick visited the homes of some of New Hampshire’s most fascinating and passionate hobbyists. Far from being “hoarders” or “packrats,” these “Supercollectors” are meticulous museum curators and archivists — albeit they’re also the ones who are always running out of shelf space.A special thanks to all the collectors who graciously welcomed Darren inside their homes!
Are you a super collector? Email editor@nhmagazine.com a photo of your special collection by Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 and be automatically entered to win a pair of two-day passes for Granite State Comicon (happening Sept. 15-17 in Manchester) or a gift certificate to Double Midnight Comics & Collectibles. Multiple random winners will be selected and notified by Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
To celebrate the heart of flea market season — antique hunting often complements foliage-watching here in the fall — New Hampshire Magazine reached out to some of our state’s most passionate collectors and asked if they’d share some of the objects they love.
After three decades of archiving fun cereal memorabilia, a lifelong collector decides to pass on the breakfast torch
Catherine Brouillette houses one of the largest collections of Strawberry Shortcake in the world in her Peterborough home.
Hollis resident Todd Zingales has an extensive collection of G.I. Joe's and an endless supply of ideas on what to do with them.
Eighth-grader and Nashua resident Geoffrey Kittredge gets lots of practice at time management with his extensive museum of clocks
They may be banned in the United States but Erin Farwell has a vast Museum of Kinder Egg Prizes in her Milford home.
Craig Michaud's basement houses a wonderful and wide Museum of Nashua History. His collection includes local sports memorabilia, memories from restaurants past and hundreds of other nostalgic nods.
Sanbornton's Dave Bernier shares a a look inside his own personal museum of PEZ dispensers.
