Talking about John Paul Jones
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Complete your tall ship experience on Friday morning, May 27 at 11 am by attending a gallery talk about the life of John Paul Jones at – where else? -- the John Paul Jones House at 43 Middle St, Portsmouth! Sandra Rux, curator of the new exhibit presented by the Portsmouth Historical Society.  A second talk will follow on Saturday Mary 28. (Continued below)

 

 

“John Paul Jones: American Naval Hero, Real & Imagined” will talk about his life, focusing on his two visits to Portsmouth and the famous naval battles of the Revolution won by Jones and his crew. The gallery talk, which is free and open to the public, will be repeated on Saturday May 28 at 11AM. Reservations are not required.

Captain Jones is believed to have been a tenant in 1781 of the Widow Purcell (in the building that is now John Paul Jones House) while he supervised the building of the Navy’s shipAmerica nearby. Among the highlights of the exhibit, a copy of the Charles Willson Peale portrait of Captain Jones, the pardon issued by the town of Whitehall in England that was raided by Jones’ Ranger crew, letters from the Society’s permanent collection and the recently restored “Helen Seavey flag.”

The John Paul Jones House Museum is open 7 days, 11-5. Admission is Adults $6. Seniors/AAA $5, children 12 and under, and active military personnel free. The Museum is located at 43 Middle Street (corner of State and Middle Streets in downtown Portsmouth NH For information call 603-436-8420 or visit the official WEB SITE .

And the Dsicover Portsmouth Center across the street is now OPEN for the season until October. Be sure to visit soon. The new exhibit MARITIME PORTSMOUTH opens June 3 through the end of August 2011.

 

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