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 […]

Seven teams battled with their history minds at Portsmouth Historical Society’s Trivia Nite held at the Valley Inn on April 20, 2017.

The eagle eye of Gary Gump and the great work of Mike Paglierani and Dave Duggan averted potential damage to the PHS Building. On Friday, Feb 23, Gary Gump, passing by, noted that the upper round window on the front of the building was missing. Rich Talipsky, Dave Duggan and Mike Paglierani located the plexiglass

On January 10, 2017, Jim Garman, Gary Gump, Doug Smith and Rich Talipsky of the PHS Board made a visit to the RI State archives.

Glen Horse Barn: Field Hospital during War World War II the Portsmouth Civil Defense organization was looking for a place a field hospital could be set up and ready if was needed. The infirmary of the Portsmouth Priory could serve the west side of the town. Mrs. Edith Taylor Nicholson, owner of Glen Farm and director

Portsmouth Historical Society Thanks Greenvale Vineyards 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