Staff & Trustees

Jeff Barraclough

Executive Director

Jeff has served as Executive Director since 2022.  Prior to this, Jeff served as Executive Director of the Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden in Portsmouth, NH and for ten years served as Director of Operations of the Manchester Historic Association.  Other previous experience in the museum field includes work at the Adams National Historic Park and the Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum.  He holds an M.A. in History and Museum Studies from the University of New Hampshire and a B.A. in History from Gordon College. Jeff is also an adjunct faculty member at Gordon College, currently serves as president of the New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail, and is on the board of the Association of Historical Societies of New Hampshire. 

Ashley Holm

Collections Manager

Ashley oversees acquisitions, cataloging, archival organization, and collections storage at the Manchester Historic Association. She manages an IMLS‑funded project to rehouse and catalog more than 5,000 textile objects and supports exhibition development and collections care initiatives. She holds an M.A. in History, Anthropology, and Archaeology from the University of Rhode Island and a B.A. in History, Public History, and Museum Studies from Gordon College. She is a professional affiliate member of the Collections Care and Conservation Alliance and co-chair of the RACCS (Registrar and Collections Care Specialists) Professional Affinity Gathering at the New England Museum Association.