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Joan Brownstein, a noted folk art dealer and artist, will be giving a lecture entitled “The Origins of American Folk Art Portraiture” for the Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society on September 14. The Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote original historical research resulting in publication. (Continued below)
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One of the most important archaeological sites excavated in southern Maine, the 17th century Chadbourne homestead, will be analyzed and interpreted by project leader Emerson "Tad" Baker in a lecture sponsored by the Old Berwick Historical Society on September 23. (Continued below)
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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HISTORY MATTERS
It was Portsmouth's finest hour. In August 1905 two warring nations sent envoys half way around the globe to talk about peace. Half a million men had already died in a gruesome territorial conflict over a harsh Asian landscape. Now the future of those nations, perhaps the world, hung on the success of failure of these emissaries. (Full article below)
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Written by History News
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HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
August 2010 -- A weekend attendance estimated in excess of 70,000 (40,000 on Saturday, 30,000 on Sunday) showed up last weekend to watch the United States Navy Blue Angels along with a star-studded lineup of performers at the Boston – Portsmouth Air Show. The Blue Angels headlined the 2010 Boston – Portsmouth Air Show Saturday and yesterday at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. (Continued below)
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Written by Seacoast Top Events
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UNH astronomy and physics instructor John Gainforte will visit the IOKA Café to display his photographic work, discuss extra-solar planets, and talk about the prospects for life on other worlds. Don’t miss this event during Exeter’s second annual UFO Festival Saturday September 4th. (Continued below)
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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Seacoast History Blog # 94 September 01, 2010
Whoever said the Blue Angels spectacular air show is not about war has never attended one. "Welcome the men that strike fear in the hearts and minds of our enemies," the announcer shouts as the pilots take the field. "Our enemies tremble at the very sound of our mighty warriors who have brought us victory in Kosovo, Grenada, Iraq and Afghanistan." I’m paraphrasing here, but that is the true gist of the message as the heavy-metal music blasts through the loudspeakers and the daredevil pilots thunder past tens of thousands of screaming onlookers gathered on the sweltering airport tarmac. Oops, sorry. These are not stunt tricks, but "professional maneuvers" learned by every pilot, the announcer reminds us. Because we all know that flying jets upside down in formation 18-inches apart at over 400-miles per hour is a highly effective method of dropping bombs on enemy targets. (Continued below)
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Written by SeacoastNH Archive
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SeacoastNH.com Presents Historic Portsmouth #321
This month is the 105th anniversary of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty negotiations that ended the horrible Russo-Japanese War in 1905. President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the agreement. (Only three other presidents – Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama – have since received this honor.) (Continued below)
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Written by Seacoast Top Events
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The bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale presents her new novel, the national bestseller THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD. Margaret Atwood will join the Writers on a New England Stage series at the Music Hall on Tuesday, September 21 at 7:30pm. (See details below)
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Written by Edith Tucker
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HEAR YE! HEA R YE!
August 2010 — The historic pony truss bridge that is now resting alongside Route 3 South in Twin Mountain is up for grabs. SeaocoastNH.com readers, we are told, were instrumental in the saving of another NH steel bridge earlier this year. So please, read the following notice and see if you can help find a home for this structure. (Continued below)
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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Seacoast History Blog # 93 August 26, 2010
I had forgotten about the dead baby seal that I found at the Isles of Shoals earlier this summer until I saw the headline in yesterday’s Portsmouth Herald. Apparently I am not alone and the recently weaned seals are showing up on local beaches. Even when the experts tell you that there is nothing amiss, it’s hard not to blame someone, even Mother Nature, when the body of a little pup washes up on shore. The strange thing about a week on Smuttynose Island is that almost every day is strange. This summer was no exception. So I dug back into my photo files to remember what happened in June, and those photos are posted below. (Continued below)
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Written by Lois Williams and Sarah O’Connor
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The historic Gosport Regatta will sail once again on September 19, from the Piscataqua River Basin. You can follow the fleet of sailing boats from on board the Thomas Laighton as they race to Star Island. The Laighton is the official Gosport Regatta spectator boat. Join the celebration marking the return of this historic 1873 race.
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Written by SeacoastNH Archive
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SeacoastNH.com Presents Historic Portsmouth #320
Even with so much Portsmouth history preserved it is often difficult to get a handle on the enormous changes this city has seen. The mansion of shipbuilder George Raynes (seen here) on the south shore of the North Mill Pond, for example, was removed in 1938. (Details and photos below)
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Written by Seacoast Top Events
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On September 17 and 18, the Eighth Chakra Angel Cottage in Dover we will present a concert and healing ceremony by world-renowned, master crystal bowl artist, Ashana at Unity of the Seacoast in Rollinsford.
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Written by Seacoast Top Events
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ACT ONE's annual Festival of Fun presents actor/storyteller Pat Spalding (Aug 21 & 22) in the premier of Perched for Flight...and looking for a landing, at the West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth. ACT ONE also features two productions (Aug 17 & 19)that bring poets Celia Thaxter and Emily Dickinson to the stage this summer. (See details below)
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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HISTORY MATTERS
The Nathan Parker House at the dead end of Livermore Street in Portsmouth is on the market for $3,750,000. Nathan who? The name no longer rings a bell, but in the 1820s Parker was the talk of the town. (Continued below)
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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Seacoast History Blog # 92 August 16, 2010
When I was a kid growing up in Massachusetts our family frequently went to an incredible rock formation called Purgatory Chasm. I remember the towering granite walls with trees growing out of them high in the air. You didn’t really hike the trail, but clambered over huge jagged rocks while following strips of paint suggesting the path of least resistance. I remember thinking that Purgatory was great because it was clearly dangerous – very dangerous. There were deep caves and treacherous precipices and, as far as I could see, no safety railings, no park rangers and no emergency doctors or nurses on site. I went back to Purgatory last weekend just to see if I had made the whole thing up. (Continued below)
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Written by SeacoastNH Arachive
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SeacoastNH.com Presents Historic Portsmouth #319
In an era before supermarkets Portsmouth was dotted with small family grocery stores. The Puddle Dock neighborhood alone could boast a number of mom-and-pop shops including Gould’s Market at 16 Charles Street. (Continued below with photos)
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Written by Wendy M. Bergeron
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THE DUNLAP BROADSIDE
You never know what treasures are lurking in the attic of an old house. The Society of the Cincinnati in New Hampshire found out in 1985 when local electrician Dick Brewster and his assistant made a big discovery. However, this story really begins in Philadelphia in July of 1776. (Full story below)
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Written by Seacoast Top Events
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Independent publishing of printed books is alive and well," says Deidre Randall, CEO of Peter E. Randall Publisher. The best known Seacoast publishing company will celebrate its forty-year independence on September 16, 2010 at RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. (Continued below)
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The Gallery at 100 Market Street announces the opening of its "Summer Juried Exhibtion," with an artist’s reception, from 5 to 7 p.m on August 13. The show features the work of two-dozen artists from throughout New England and will continue through November1. (Details below)
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Portsmouth Police Log
Multiple callers reported a seal pup on land and the New England Aquarium advised that was not unusual.
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Bring Lizzy home
Lizzy (aka Leonardo) is a spayed, microchipped and short-haired 11-year-old cat. She has lived with other cats, but is not good with dogs and we are not sure how she...
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Corduroy and coquetry
The seduction has begun. It only took a few blissfully cool days and cooler evenings for the allure and flirtation of autumn to capture me and my imagination.
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UFO Festival on Saturday in Exeter
The second annual Exeter UFO Festival will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, in the downtown area. There will be a Children's ET Costume Contest,...
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Sports Shorts: U.S. routs Tunisia
ISTANBUL (AP) — Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 Thursday in its final game of pool...
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Seacoast Roundup: Exeter field hockey wins in OT
EXETER — Haley Montgomery deflected a shot by Molly Heaney with 37 seconds left in overtime to give the Exeter High School field hockey team a 2-1 win over Keene...
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Manning, Brady solid in finale tuneup
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning and Tom Brady are ready for the season, and so is Rhett Bomar.
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UNH football preview: Wildcat line making progress
DURHAM — Going into training camp, University of New Hampshire football coach Sean McDonnell identified the offensive line as his No. 1 priority.
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Red Sox beat Orioles 6-4 to win 3-game series
BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox put a satisfactory finish on a potentially disastrous road trip.
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Traip's Ross balancing coaching with Coast Guard duties
Most high school football coaches will have an eye on the weather tonight. But nobody will be paying closer attention than Traip coach Ron Ross, whose team hosts Maranacook on...
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Field hockey: Portsmouth wins defensive battle
PORTSMOUTH — When senior co-captain Jaime Trout scored just nine minutes and 41 seconds into Thursday's game, she probably didn't figure it would be the game-winning goal.
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Week 1 high school football game previews
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Pro-Am kicks off Handa Cup weekend at Wentworth By The Sea
RYE — With Pat Bradley drawing laughter with her stories and her playing partners guffawing at one another's poor drives, the 14th tee at Wentworth By The Sea CC Thursday...
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N.H. Army Guard: Largest deployment since World War II
CONCORD (AP) — Officials say 750 soldiers from the New Hampshire Army National Guard are heading to Kuwait in the state Guard's largest deployment since World War II.
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Nominees for District 1 discuss issues
If the mantra of the Republican party this fall is conservatism, the candidates for the District 1 GOP primary contest on Sept. 14 are all of like mind.
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GOP race for Congress tough call
If there's one primary race this fall that is stumping the political pundits, it's the Republican contest for who will be elected to run against Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter in November.
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EPA says U.S. reports of bedbugs at 50-year high
PORTSMOUTH — A resurgence of infestations across the nation has local health officials warning residents: Don't let the bedbugs bite.
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N. Carolina's outer banks take storm's first U.S. hit
BUXTON, N.C. — The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks,...
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Emergencies stack up ahead of Earl's arrival
PORTSMOUTH — Fearing a last-minute curve in Hurricane Earl's trajectory, Seacoast officials went into full-blown preparation mode Thursday, while lifeguards continued to pull endangered swimmers out of rip currents and...
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Mass. AG tracking deliveries of faulty propane after blast
BOSTON (AP) — A fatal explosion at a Massachusetts condominium project in July has led the state attorney general to investigate the delivery of faulty propane to locations across New...
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