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  • Clements Marketplace Sends “Change for Charity” donation to the Society. Click here>>  Clements Change for Charity Letters

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•  What We Accomplished in 2016

• Town Council Proclaims March 7 as Portsmouth Founders’ Day
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• On December 14, 2015, the Portsmouth Town Council made a proclamation for March 7 of each year to be designated as Founders’ Day to commemorate the signing of the compact of 1639, which formed our town.

• • Portsmouth Historical Society Thanks Greenvale Vineyards

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  Jim Garman thanking Nancy and Bill at the October Greenvale Harvest Social event

• Last week, Portsmouth Historical Society President Jim Garman presented a letter to Nancy Parker Wilson, owner of Greenvale Vineyards, thanking her and her husband, Bill Wilson, for hosting the Historical Society Harvest Social fundraiser in October, which raised over $2000.
• The letter read, in part:
• “The Portsmouth Historical Society is very grateful for your hosting our Fall Fundraising Party on 14 October. We had very positive feedback for the location, and especially the wine, from those attending.
• We also appreciated Bill’s talk on Greenvale’s history (sorry we didn’t give him enough time). That added HISTORY to the occasion…
• We are also very pleased once again with your tremendous community support for all organizations. It (Greenvale) is a very comfortable venue for exactly the type of event that we had.”
• Accompanying the letter was a $200 donation made “by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors “, in partial compensation for the wine that Greenvale provided during the fundraiser.
• The Portsmouth Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and promoting Portsmouth’s rich history and the funds raised by this annual event support the many lectures and other educational programs hosted by the Society throughout the year. Greenvale Vineyards is a corporate member and sponsor of the Society and the historic venue of choice for Society social events.