PHS Gets LED Lighting Upgrade
Rich Talipsky and Dave Duggan recently took on the task of replacing all the incandescent bulbs in the Museum and Old Town Hall with high efficiency LED bulbs.
Rich Talipsky and Dave Duggan recently took on the task of replacing all the incandescent bulbs in the Museum and Old Town Hall with high efficiency LED bulbs.
Jim Garman, PHS President was honored as one of Portsmouth’s Citizens of the Year at a recent Portsmouth Grange ceremony held at the Portsmouth Multi-purpose Senior Center.
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On Saturday November 17, 2019 PHS Members and the Portsmouth Garden Club gathered to dedicated planting at the Society Museum that were donated by the Garden Club.
When you register with Amazon Smile, Amazon will donate to the Portsmouth Historical Society with each of your Amazon purchases. 0.5% of your purchase prices will go the the Society. Go to Amazon Smile to Sign up to support the “Portsmouth Historical Society”.
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Artemas Fish Door Project The Portsmouth Historical Society is offering for sale six hand-hewn four-paneled doors from the Artemas Fish House on Glen Road in Portsmouth. The doors are believed to be original to the circa 1760 home built by revolutionary war soldier Artemas Fish, who sold it to Dr Peter Thacher Wales, the first
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Over 40 supporters joined in celebration of the arrival of Fall at the October 20, 2018 Portsmouth Historical Society Harvest Social at Greenvale Vineyards. Wine, great food and conversation did abound at the annual event.
Friday, September 21, 9:30 a.m – 11:30 a.m. Island Park, Portsmouth Pam Rubinoff and Janet Freedman talk about coastal resilience at a 2017 Coastweeks event. Join Janet Freedman, CRMC coastal geologist, and Pam Rubinoff, coastal resilience extension specialist for CRC and Rhode Island Sea Grant, for a walking tour of the Island Park, Portsmouth, shoreline,
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Portsmouth Historical Society to Host Annual Harvest Social The Portsmouth Historical Society will host their annual Harvest Social at Greenvale Vineyards from 5:30 -7:30 on Thursday, 20 September. Town Historian and Society President, Jim Garman, Greenvale owners Bill and Nancy Wilson, and members of the Portsmouth Historical Society Board of Directors will be on hand
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Rhode Island Theater Awards for 2018 were awarded to the Portsmouth Historical Society and the Portsmouth Community Theater for their recent original production of “Murder at the Coal Mine. Awards were presented to the Portsmouth Community Theater and the Portsmouth Historical for the The Most Exciting Collaboration and to Gloria Schmidt for the Best New
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The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth UK will visit Portsmouth, RI from Aug 30 through Sep 2. Go the the Events Page for more info.
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