Ona Marie Judge was enslaved by George and Martha Washington at their home in Philadelphia when she plotted her escape to Portsmouth and spent the rest of her life as a welcome fugitive in Greenland.
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Roadside America is an unplanned ride for Maggie and young Sam, two neighbors whose small worlds collide on the Fourth of July. Maggie has worries and a wandering husband, but 9-year old Sam has secrets of her own.
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Weekends May 16 – June 1
Portsmouth, NH
Although Portsmouth is technically her home, Portsmouth has not seen the Privateer Lynx in years. Launched in Maine in 2001, the replica of a local privateering ship cruises the waters of the world. We received a few photos from the designer recently (read on)
This 1890s-era photo is rich with detail about the Portsmouth Plains brick schoolhouse, first opened on January 3, 1846. Three teachers stand at the back by blackboards and a porcelain sink beneath a portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (Continued below)
Americans are hopeful that the next president will be a welcome change from the last one. In fact, most will agree that, whoever wins the race, could not possibly be worse. And then our inner-Yankee voice speaks up and says – when it comes to politicians, they’re all pretty much the same.
No one can prove or disprove that this New Hampshire couple was taken aboard an alien spacecraft. Believes will believe, skeptics will not. But the facts But we can all agree that Betty and Barney Hill enjoyed one of America’s most fascinating interracial love affairs.
Now you see it, now you don’t. Art that is. This unique program from Art-Speak will introduce six new outdoor sculptures to Portsmouth beginning in May. But don’t wait too long. Summer will be over before you know it and with it, these ingenious creative sites. Read more.
Walls can talk, but few of us speak their language. Architectural historians interpret clues left by joists, joints, lathes, plaster, saw cuts and timber frames – and tell amazing stories. Researchers discovered, for example, that this nondescript Puddle Dock apartment house (top) was among the oldest surviving structures in town.
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Greenability Lecture & Soup May 12, 2008 EXETER -- Blue Moon Natural Foods, 8 Clifford Street, Exeter, celebrates its thirteenth year with “an intergenerational green initiative” that includes three different cooking series running through May. The anniversary schedule of events promoting h...
Sea Dogs: Celebrating 15 Years May 13, 2008 PORTLAND -- Charlie Eshbach, President/General Manager, Portland Sea Dogs, will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sea Dogs with the publication of a new history of the team, “The Portland Sea Dogs: Images of Baseball.” FREE
LIVESTRONG Day May 13, 2008 EXETER -- Wear yellow. Honor and support people affected by cancer in our community. Enjoy a new exhibition of art by cancer survivors. Learn about the Lance Armstrong Foundation's programs to unite people to fight cancer, and meet a member of the LAF s...
Be a Herbal Apprentice Course May 14, 2008 CANTERBURY -- Fee: $175, members $160
Drive away the winter blues by delving into herbology. This course provides hands on experiences, making tinctures, soaps and herbal salts, for example, to connect you with the early spring. We will also concentrat...
American Independence Museum's Opening Day May 14, 2008 The American Independence Museum opens for the season in Historic Exeter, New Hampshire. Museum hours are 10am to 4pm, with the last tours at 3:30pm.
Veggie Teens and Raw Food May 14, 2008 EXETER -- Raise Your Vibe Wednesdays at Blue Moon. Blue Moon Natural Foods, 8 Clifford Street, Exeter, sees this spring as an opportunity to explore what each of us can do to make healthful choices for people and the planet. Some of these solutions com...
Writer Louise Erdrich May 14, 2008 PORTSMOUTH -- One of the most gifted, prolific and challenging of contemporary Native American novelists, Award-winning novelist Louise Erdrich will be a part of our Writers on a New England Stage series on May 14. Her new original novel The Plague of D...
Meteors, Meteorites and Comets May 16, 2008 CONCORD -- Planetarium Educator Bob Veilleux will explain why you can collect meteorites - but not meteors or comets. Learn about these fascinating solar system interlopers, where they come from, how you can see them, and how they are related. See and...
Lighthouse Buffet Dinner May 16, 2008 The main event this evening will be the American Lighthouse Foundation's first “Lighthouse Trivia Challenge.” This will be a Jeopardy-style competition, complete with buzzers and sound effects. The winners of the early games will compete in a final roun...
Mother Courage May 16 - 17, 2008 Our mainstage season wraps up in May with the Senior Youth Repertory Company production of Bertolt Brecht’s epic masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children. Through Brecht’s stark vision, the play relentlessly questions the distinctions between war, bu...
Roadside America is an unplanned ride for Maggie and young Sam, two neighbors whose small worlds collide on the Fourth of July. Maggie has worries and a wandering husband, but 9-year old Sam has secrets of her own.
Strawbery Banke Presents
Strawbery Banke Presents
