Tri-County Community Action Program has joined with the Ashland Historical Society to procure the historic Ashland school to prevent its demolition and give it further useful life. The building will provide services for the lower Grafton County, including the TCCAP Community Contact Office, Headstart, TCCAP Housing Counseling Services, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and possibly other activities such as day care services.
| Pledged | Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) | $300,000 |
| Pledged | Hunt Foundation | $ 10,000 |
| Donated | Anita Fund $2,000 | |
| Donated | Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank $1,000 | |
| Donated | Arthur Ashley Williams Foundation $4,500 | |
| Donated | Windows, Windowpanes, and Bricks $10,370 | |
| Raised | Ashland Historical Society Fund Raising and gifts | $ 30,000 |
| Pending | Historic Tax Credits | $160,000 |
| Total | $500,000 |
| November 19, 2009 | School building renovations started |
| June 24, 2008 | School building transferred to Tri-County Cap |
| June 12, 2008 | School Board approves sale to Tri-County Cap |
| Jan. 24, 2008 | Ashland Select board approved application for 500K Community Development Block Grant |
| Oct. 24, 2007 | NH Preservation Alliance included the building in their list of seven most endangered historic properties |
| Aug. 16, 2007 | School Board voted to extend the purchase and sales agreement until Dec. 1 |
| Apr 26, 2007 | Safety fence to surround the building required | Jan. 11, 2007 | School Board declared purchase and sales agreement expired- must be renegotiated |
| Nov. 16, 2006 | School Board disallows LCHIP grant to satisfy purchase and sales agreement |
| Sept 3, 2006 | Tri-County announces pledged backing of 80% cost |
| Oct. 27, 2005 | CDBG Grant Committee announces award winners- Ashland not included |
| Sept. 7, 2005 | CDBG Grant Committee Site Review of building |
| Summer 2005 | LCHIP pledged 300K; Hunt Foundation grant 10K; AHS raised 30K |
| June 20, 2005 | Ashland Select board approved application for Community Development Block Grant | May, 2005 | TCCAP/AHS Fund Campaign kickoff |
| June, 2004 | The project received an approval for the site plan by Ashland’s Planning and Zoning Boards |
| March, 2004 | The Ashland School Board signed a purchase and sale agreement with TRI-County CAP after three years of off and on again negotiations on property boundaries, driveway placement, walkways and building use, with the restriction that if funding is not obtained by the end of 2006 the deal will be void |
| 2003 | The School Board finally followed through with the voters’ wishes and began serious negotiations on the sale of the building |
| March of 2002 | The town voted again to instruct the School Board to sell the building |
| March of 2001 | The town voted to allow the School Board to sell the building to TRI – County CAP |
| January of 2001 | The TRI-County Community Action Program offered to partner with the Society to develop a plan |
| After many meetings | The School Board accepted the idea of a community resource center, but refused to maintain ownership |
| March of 2000 | With the news of the start of LCHIP the Historical Society rallied enough votes in the School District meeting to vote down the School Board’s plans to demolish |
| February of 2000 | The Ashland School Board voted to demolish the building |
| 1990 | The building was vacated |
| 1983 | The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places |
| 1877-1878 | The school was built |