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May 14, 2012
SATURDAY 5/19 GALLERY TALK RE-SCHEDULED
The Saturday Gallery Talk with Nathan Hamilton PhD., Assoc. Professor of Archaeology at USM has been re-scheduled to Saturday, June 30th at 11am at Discover Portsmouth. For questions: Please call Discover Portsmouth 603-436-8433
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May 09, 2012
How We Created the Isles of Shoals Exhibit
John Paul Jones has gone fishing for the summer.
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May 02, 2012
Three City Nonprofits Make Merger Official
Stakeholders in the Seacoast arts, history and culture scenes on Thursday night celebrated the merger of three local nonprofit organizations into the Portsmouth Historical Society.
The Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, the Portsmouth Advocates and the Portsmouth Marine Society will now function as one nonprofit organization under the auspices of the local Historical Society.
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April 30, 2012
Fishermen's Nation
“Under the Isles of Shoals,” a new book and exhibit opening at the Discover Portsmouth Center, retells America’s story through archeology.
Popular history cites the anchoring of the Pilgrims in 1620 as the start of this new nation.
“There’s more to it than that,” said local author J. Dennis Robinson. The problem is some of the other histories had not been written, until now.
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April 30, 2012
NEW SMUTTYNOSE ISLAND EXHIBIT REVEALS HIDDEN HISTORY
Long-buried secrets of Smuttynose Island are revealed this summer in a new exhibit at the Discover Portsmouth Center. An opening gala will be held Thursday, May 3, 5-7 p.m. Make reservations to the gala at PortsmouthHistory.org, click on Discover Portsmouth.
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March 27, 2012
Symposium on N.H. and the slave trade to be held in Portsmouth
"Traces of the Trade in New Hampshire" is the theme of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail annual spring symposium on Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Discover Portsmouth Center, 10 Middle Street.
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February 10, 2012
Historical society begins campaign to finish Discover Center renovations
A $1 million project to transform the former public library into a hub of art, culture and history on the Seacoast is gaining ground.
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February 06, 2012
Discover Portsmouth Launches Capital Campaign
In four short years the Portsmouth Historical Society transformed the empty former public library into a gateway to the Seacoast’s art, culture and history sites and resources, creating the Discover Portsmouth Center at the intersection of Middle and Islington Streets – exactly where ...
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October 20, 2011
Gala Planned for October 29 to Celebrate Success of Discover Portsmouth Center and Launch Energy Retrofit Construction
The Portsmouth Historical Society will celebrate its fourth successful season of operations at the Discover Portsmouth Center with a gala reception on Saturday, October 29 from 5:30-8:30 pm.
- June 20, 2011
Portsmouth Marine Society Publishes Maritime Portsmouth:The Sawtelle Collection
Collaborators from the Portsmouth Historical Society and Portsmouth Marine Society in conjunction with Peter E. Randall, Publisher have prepared a 216- page hardcover catalogue to accompany the exhibition, Maritime Portsmouth: The Sawtelle Collection presented at the Discover Portsmouth Center in the ...
- June 20, 2011