“Christmas in Song” a Great Success
One of the first community Christmas events, and the year’s final event of the Historical Society was the “Christmas in Song” concert presented by the Newport Navy Choristers.
Sarah J. Eddy Inducted into the RI Heritage Hall of Fame
Sarah J. Eddy was inducted into the RI Heritage Hall of Fame Sunday December 3, 2017. Jim Garman accepted the award in the name of the PHS. For those not familiar, she was a humanitarian, artist, sculptor, author and a master photographer, whose work was shown in Paris and London among other places. Born in
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Friends of Anne Hutchinson Send Birthday Wishes via Postcard
Friends of Anne Hutchinson sent greetings for Anne’s Birthday via post card.
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A Birthday Letter for Anne
Toby Liederman, the coordinator of the Bronx History Forum sent a Birthday letter on Anne Hutchinson. Happy Birthday AH0001 She also sent a biography of Anne and a map showing Anne’s areas in the Bronx. AH Background0001
FoundingMothers: Rebecca Cornell – Friend of Anne
Please see PortsmouthHistoryNotes Post. https://portsmouthhistorynotes.wordpress.com/2017/07/19/founding-mothers-rebecca-cornell-friend-of-anne/
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Portsmouth Shows 1776 Copy of Declaration on Independence
On July 6, 2017, the Portsmouth Town Clerk brought the Town’s Copy of the Declaration of Independence out of the vault for the public to see. It is called a “Southwick” copy. Upon the signing of the declaration in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress commissioned its official printer, John Dunlap, the create copies of the Declaration
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Society 2017 Annual Meeting June 19
Our annual members meeting was held at the museum on Monday evening June 17, 2017 The Society recognized Jill Much, who is Past President and current Corresponding Secretary, for her outstanding contributions to the Society.
“Dig and Fill” at the Museum
Board Members Jim Garman, Doug Smith, Dave Faucher, Dave Duggan, Gary Gump and Rich Talipsky did a lot of “digging” to excavate the lower part of the museum foundation to allow access to paint the lower parts of the walls. After “digging” a trench, they “filled” it in with pea gravel. This will not only
Trivia Night Sees 7 Teams Battle
Seven teams battled with their history minds at Portsmouth Historical Society’s Trivia Nite held at the Valley Inn on April 20, 2017.