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Mark Your Calendar for An American Celebration!

Saturday, July 4th, 2009 from noon until 5pm at Strawbery Banke Museum. A real old-fashioned fabulous 4th of July! Complete with children's bike and wagon parade, traditional games and crafts, historic garden tours, live music, living history, hands-on activities, food and fun for all.

Tickets are $15 for adults. Kids 17 and under are FREE. Active military and their families are FREE. Purchase tickets online in advance or at the Tyco Visitors Center on the the 4th. Celebrate the 4th of July in New Hampshire's oldest waterfront neighborhood and enjoy a day of great fun for the whole family! To view the full schedule of activities for An American Celebration, please click here.

1940s Western Flyer Bicycle Restored

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Papa Wheelies in Portsmouth generously gave Strawbery Banke's Western Flyer bicycle a tuneup and polish, replacing tubes and doing tire repair and chainwheel cleaning. Today, the bike is back and "Mrs. Randall" can be seen taking it for a spin. Bike history: Surprisingly to us today, bikes weren't usually considered a kids' item until the postwar baby boom, when models and styles specifically built for kids were marketed. They had a serious purpose, getting adults to where they needed to go, and weren't cheap! Our Western Flyer was made by Western Auto. Bikes like this one were sold from their chain of auto parts stores.

Featured Exhibit:

A New Generation of Victory Gardens & Hands on Workshops

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Beginning this July 4th, and continuing every day at 2:30, there will be new programs in the Victory Garden at Strawbery Banke. The programs are free with regular museum admission, and designed to connect visitors to the hands on history that helped families bring their own back yards and kitchens to life with an abundance of produce during World War II.

In contrast to the present, when children are said to be suffering from "nature deficit disorder", and our landscapes are taken up with vast lawns, these programs are designed to teach the skills to create organic gardens, prepare and preserve the produce we grow, and save the seeds we cultivate.

To learn more, please click here.

Open Daily 10am-5pm May 1 - October 31

14 Hancock Street
Portsmouth NH, 03801
Call 603.433.1100 for more information

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