Two prominent history organizations have recognized our latest book with special awards. We’re pleased as punch to be selected as one of the best local history publications of the year. Read more.
Two History Groups Select Portsmouth Author
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SeacoastNH.com editor J. Dennis Robinson has received two juried awards for his latest book Strawbery Banke: A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making, published in 2008. The American Association of Local History has selected the book for an Award of Merit to be presented at its annual meeting in New York in September 2008. AASLH is a national organization headquartered in Nashville, TN.
The book also received third place honors from the New England Museum Association (NEMA) for excellence in design. Written, edited and co-designed by Robinson, the book was published by Strawbery Banke Museum and Peter E. Randall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the museum. The book includes a lively 400-year history of the Portsmouth waterfront and tracks the tumultuous birth of the preservation project often called "American’s oldest neighborhood. Filmmaker Ken Burns has called it "An important book about one of the best history museums in the country."
Grace Pierce, who co-designed the 400-page book, also received the NEMA award. The book jacket was created by Brown Design of Portsmouth, NH. Larry Yerdon, president of Strawbery Banke Museum, commissioned the project. The book is currently entering its second printing and is available online and at local bookstores. Robinson also received an AASLH in 2004 for his previous book, Wentworth by the Sea: The Life and Times of a Grand Hotel, now in its fifth edition.
Visit Strawbery Banke official web site
VISIT: AASLH official web site
AASLH AWARD SUMMARY:
The Award of Merit is presented to recognize excellence for projects (including special projects, educational programs, exhibits, publications, restoration projects, etc.), individual achievement, and organizational general excellence.
VISIT: NEMA official web site
NEW ENGLAND MUSEUM ASSOC. WINNERS 2008
Category: Books Over $10
First Place
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
The Age of Reptiles: The Art and Science of Rudolph Zallinger’s Great Dinosaur Mural at Yale
Project Director: Rosemary Volpe
In-House Designers: Maura Gianakos and Sally H. Pallatto
Second Place
Nahant Historical Society
Sacrifice of Self: Nahant and the Civil War
Project Director: Bonnie Ayers D’Orlando
In-House Designers: NHS Book Committee: Bonnie D’Orlando, Daniel de Stefano and Suzanne Hamill
Outside Designer: Donning Company Publishers
Third Place
Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke: A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making
Project Director: J. Dennis Robinson
Outside Designers: J. Dennis Robinson, IdeaWorks and Grace Pierce, Peter Randall Publisher
Honorable Mention
Peabody Museum, Harvard University
Making Dead Birds: Chronicle of a Film
Project Director: Joan K. O’Donnell
Outside Designer: Jeannet Leendertse
