NH Gravestone Group Fall 2012 Meeting
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The Association of Gravestone Studies (NH chapter) will meet on Sunday, November 11, 2012 in Portsmouth, NH. All are invited to join in both the tour and the program, but feel free to attend only the cemetery tour in the morning or the afternoon program. All events of the day are free and open to the public.  (Details and full schedule below)



11:00 AM  --  A guided tour of the Jewish Cemetery, led by Rabbi Joshua Segal

Directions to the Jewish Cemeteries (there are three side-by-side-by-side):
1. From I-95 Portsmouth Circle, go South on US Route 1 (Lafayette Road)
2. Continue south about 0.4 miles.
3. Turn right at MacDonald’s onto Mirona Road for about 0.4 miles.
4. At the traffic light, cross Peverly Hill Road, going straight onto Banfield Road.
5. The entrance to cemeteries 1st and 2nd are on the right in 0.2 miles. That is where we will start.

For those who prefer an option:

The Old North Burial ground in Portsmouth is interesting, but there will be no tour guide:
1. From I-95 Portsmouth Circle, take Route 1 North

2. Turn East onto Maplewood Avenue.
3. The cemetery is just past North Mill Pond on the right, before the railroad tracks.

1:00 PM  --  AGS Program at the Discover Portsmouth Center

DPC is at 10 Middle Street, at the intersection of Islington and Congress Streets. 603-436-8433.

There is metered parking across the street (free handicap parking) and at the Hanover Garage.

The program schedule:
1:00 to 1:15                      Exhibitor set-up.
1:15 to 1:30                      Refreshments and view exhibits

1:30 to 1:40 Host Welcome          Portsmouth Historical Society & Black Heritage Trail
1:45 to 2:10 Richard Alperin         Rights to repair a private graveyard without authorization from a descendant.
2:15 to 2:40 Roxie Zwicker Cemetery Tales from Cape Cod and the Islands.
2:45 to 3:10 Kim Zunino     A tutorial on how to use historic & public records to research a graveyard.
3:15 to 3:40 Liz Wright       Graves of Fort Warren, George's Island, Boston
3:45 to 4:10 Dave Palance "Rest in peace? How burials move and get disturbed as discovered by GPR
4:15 to 4:25 Joshua Segal  The Lighter Side of Cemeteries
4:30 to 5:00                      Refreshments and remove exhibits

 

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