HISTORY NEWS 

Silent Strength, the hardcover edition of D. Allan Kerr’s Portsmouth Herald articles profiling some of the remarkable men lost aboard the USS Thresher, is being published this April by Peter E. Randall Publisher in Portsmouth. Those interested in purchasing the book (with the working subtitle can pre-order copies thru the Thresher Memorial Project Group at a discount. The book will sell for $29.99 upon publication, but those who pre-order can purchase a copy for $24.99. 

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Some students go to a far-away museum to learn history.  But the students here in Maine just hike out the door of their school, and follow their imagination to discoveries in their own home town.  Located in the heart of an historic village, South Berwick Central School is steps away from historic sites in all directions. Students will visit 18 of them on this year’s Hike through History on Friday, May 31 (rain date is June 3). (Continued below) 

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The Gundalow Company has been recognized as a 2013 “Editors’ Choice” winner in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now.  This designation is awarded by Yankee’s editors and contributors, who name select restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England to the exclusive list.  (Continued below) 

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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) acting chairman Joan Shigekawa announced today that the African Burying Ground Memorial Park is one of 817 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Following a successful round of grant applications, the African Burying Ground Memorial Park is approved to receive $20,000 to support the creation of the memorial on Chestnut Street  in downtown Portsmouth.