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July 28, 2010
Pastel Society of NH National Juried Show at Discover Portsmouth Center Sep 18-Oct 30, 2010
The Pastel Society of New Hampshire returns to the Discover Portsmouth Center for its second annual National Juried Show, "It's Pastel!" September 18 through October 30, 2010. Pleased with the response the show received last year at the central arts, culture and history center at the corner of Middle and Islington Street in downtown Portsmouth, NH, the Society has extended ...
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July 28, 2010
Portsmouth Named "Preserve America Community"
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama has signed and sent designation letters to 29 new Preserve America Communities, bringing the total nationwide to 843. Among the recipients is Portsmouth Mayor Tom Ferrini who worked with the Portsmouth Historical Society to submit the nomination. The City Council unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the Preserve America Community initiative for ...
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June 26, 2010
"Bill Paarlberg's Illustrating Portsmouth" Exhibit Opens August 6
"Bill Paarlberg: Illustrating Portsmouth" (August 6 - September 10, 2010) is a 30-year retrospective depicting Portsmouth's past, present and imaginary future by artist, illustrator, graphic designer and blogger, Bill Paarlberg. Nearly 100 images capture a sometimes fleeting, often idiosyncratic view of New Hampshire's city by the sea. Classical architecture, maritime enterprise ...
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June 03, 2010
OPENING JULY 2 at DPC: "Rescuing Whaleback Lighthouse -- Wave-swept Sentinel"
Whaleback Lighthouse is the iconic sentinel guarding the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor. The granite tower visible today dates to 1872 (although several previous structures stood on the site.) The light sees ocean-going freighters and tugboats, sailing ships ...
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June 03, 2010
Exhibit Celebrates 105h Anniversary of Portsmouth Peace Treaty
The John Paul Jones Museum of the Portsmouth Historical Society hosts the exhibit, “An Uncommon Commitment to Peace: Portsmouth Peace Treaty 1905” open daily, seven days a week, from 11 am to 5 pm.
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May 26, 2010
Open for the Season! New Exhibit at John Paul Jones House Museum
“Brooches, Caps and Collars: Adornment in Portsmouth Portraits 1800-1860” Exhibit Opens 2010 Season at the John Paul Jones House Museum
As Thomas Bailey Aldrich wrote in ...
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May 26, 2010
Discover Portsmouth Center Opens for 2010 Season
The Society's Discover Portsmouth Center is now open 7 days a week (10 am - 5 pm) and offers two exhibits: "Summering in Rye" on loan from Rye Historical Society and "The Past 5 Years of Telling Portsmouth Stories: Portsmouth Historical Society Exhibits Celebrating Our 90th Anniversary."
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March 29, 2010
2010 Exhibits Presented by the Portsmouth Historical Society
The John Paul Jones House Museum and the Discover Portsmouth Center are now open 7-days-a-week. -
January 19, 2010
Discover Portsmouth Center hosts "Bill Paarlberg: Illustrating Portsmouth" for August 2010 exhibit
The Portsmouth Historical Society has invited well-known local illustrator Bill Paarlberg to show 30 years worth of his Portsmouth drawings, paintings and graphic design for the month of August, 2010 at the Discover Portsmouth Center. The show will occupy the main gallery at the Center and include some 40 or 50 artworks, many of which can be viewed on Mr. Paarlberg's blog "Illustrating Portsmouth." Dr. Richard Candee, VP of the PHS, extended the invitation, based on Mr. Paarlberg's long career of illustrating local architectural and historic themes
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January 11, 2010
Discover Portsmouth Center welcomes 10,376 in 2009
In 2009, the Portsmouth Historical Society set new records and hosted some of its most successful exhibits ever. In total 10,271 visitors toured the Discover Portsmouth Center. Another 3,626 visited the John Paul Jones House Museum.
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