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MARCH
Tuesday - Thursday, March 16th-18th
Strawbery Banke Museum
AASLH Project Management Workshop for Historians
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is offering its Project Management for History Professionals workshop at Strawbery Banke Museum. The training, 24 hours of onsite workshop training plus 11 hours of follow-up live webinar training, qualifies professionals in the history field to sit for the project management certification exam through Project Management International (PMI).
The goal of the program is to improve how history museums operate by bringing in the expertise of certified project management trainers from outside of the discipline to teach the fundamentals of project management to history professionals. This workshop instructs history professionals in best practices for establishing project requirements and planning and organizing work to meet them. The program teaches skills that strengthen the processes history professionals apply in their everyday work including exhibitions, education programs, fundraising initiatives, special events, outreach activities, and collections-based projects. These skills are critical to the development of improved processes and, therefore, an institution's improved ability to serve its community. The workshop is offered free to participants through a generous grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). A $200 travel stipend is awarded to workshop participants when the follow-up webinar training is completed.
Additional Information on the program can be found at: www.aaslh.org/projectmanagement.htm or contact Steve Hoskins, AASLH Project Coordinator, at (615)426-5984 or
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Saturday, March 20th
10am-3pm
Carter Collections Center at Strawbery Banke Museum
Workshop- Maritime Portsmouth: A Behind the Scenes Investigation of SBM's Material Culture
Led by: Dr. Dane Morrison, Professor of History, Salem State College
Focus: Rare manuscripts and material culture housed at Strawbery Banke Museum and relating to maritime culture
Limit: 20
Cost: $35 per person. Strawbery Banke Museum Members: $30 per person.
To register for the workshop, please contact:
Dr. Kimberly Alexander
603-422-7526
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Saturday, March 27th
10am-3pm
Carter Collections Center at Strawbery Banke Museum
Workshop- Archaeology at Strawbery Banke Museum: Recent Digs and New Information
Led by: Strawbery Banke Archaeologist and President of the New Hampshire Archaeology Society, Sheila Charles and the Curatorial Department
Focus: Examples of artifacts found on site and how they are used to interpret life at Puddle Dock from 1695-1950, with substantial "behind the scene" component.
Limit: 20
Cost: $35 per person. Strawbery Banke Museum Members: $30 per person.
To register for the workshop, please contact:
Dr. Kimberly Alexander
603-422-7526
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APRIL
Saturday, April 10th
10am-3pm
Carter Collections Center at Strawbery Banke Museum
Workshop- Architecture and Preservation at PuddleDock
Led by: Dr. Kimberly Alexander, Curator, Strawbery Banke Museum
Focus: Trace the history and architectural development of Strawbery Banke Museum
Limit: 25
Cost: $35 per person. Strawbery Banke Museum Members: $30 per person.
To register for the workshop, please contact:
Dr. Kimberly Alexander
603-422-7526
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Saturday, April 24th - rain date: Sunday, April 25th
8:30am-12:30pm
Tyco Visitors Center
Earth Day Volunteer Clean Up Day at Strawbery Banke Museum
Join an inspired community and help bring new life to the Historic Gardens at Strawbery Banke Museum. Other opportunities will be available those not inclined towards gardening. Volunteers should arrive at the Tyco Visitors Center for work assignments and refreshments between 8:30 and 9:00am. Bring your favorite gardening tools and gloves. A (pot luck optional) lunch will follow at 12:30. Become a part of the gardens that Garden Design Magazine notes as one of 5 sites in the world teaching about change over time in an original landscape, and help the museum get ready for our May 1st opening. Please RSVP by April 19th to Jonathan Brown at 603-433-1110 or
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April 30th - May 23rd
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 5:00pm
*Friday, May 14th at 8pm
Strawbery Banke Museum
Lamplight Dialogues: The Ghost of Puddle Dock Come to Life
In this dramatization of the characters of Strawbery Banke, Harbor Light Stage gives you a ring-side seat in the homes of Portsmouth's former residents as they do what families have always done: plan for the future, celebrate the past, dream, recriminate, worry, reach accommodation, and exchange sentiments of love and loyalty. Lamplight Dialogues: For the price of a single ticket, you will be guided around the grounds of Strawbery Banke to witness six separate plays, each staged in its own historic property.
Spanning Portsmouth history from 1789 to WWII, this original script, written and directed by Kent Stephens, runs 1 hour and 45 minutes with a brief intermission, culminating in an exhilarating and moving conclusion in which audiences and characters are united for a finale and curtain call around the bonfire in the middle of Puddle Dock. Tickets are $25 for Thursday, Friday, and Sunday performances and $30 for Saturday performances. Purchase your tickets online by clicking here. Tickets can also be purchased in person, starting May 1st, at the Tyco Visitors Center or by phone (credit card purchase only) by calling 603-433-1107.
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MAY
Saturday, May 1st
10am - 5pm
Strawbery Banke Museum
Opening Day for 2010 Season!
Come visit the museum and experience four centuries of American life in New Hampshire's oldest waterfront neighborhood.
Special additions for the 2010 season:
- Painting Portsmouth: A luscious look at this charming seacoast city, as envisioned by a generous sampling of prominent mid-19th to mid-20th century artists. Opening May 1 and available daily from 10am - 5pm in the Rowland Gallery.
- Good Morning Strawbery Banke: A children's history book written and illustrated by local author and artist, Wickie Rowland. This imaginative and fun book teaches the history of the Puddle Dock neighborhood to children through the use of "tour guide" JD, the museum's frequent guest cat that strolls through Strawbery Banke. The book will be available May 1 in the Museum Store located at the Tyco Visitors Center.
Saturday, May 29th
1pm-3pm
Museum Store - Tyco Visitors Center
Book Signing: Good Morning Strawbery Banke
Join Good Morning Strawbery Banke author and illustrator, Wickie Rowland, in the Museum Store as she signs copies of her new children's book.
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JUNE
Wednesday, June 23rd
6:30pm on Puddle Dock at Strawbery Banke Museum
Taste of the Nation Portsmouth
Taste of the Nation is the nation's preeminent culinary benefit supporting anti-hunger and anti-poverty efforts. The event includes a gala food and wine tasting featuring the area's finest chefs, hand crafted beers, wines, musical entertainment, and a silent auction. Taste of the Nation is sponsored by Share Our Strength and hosted by Strawbery Banke. For tickets and more information, visit http://www.strength.org/portsmouth/.
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JULY
Sunday, July 4th
12:00 noon–5:00 pm
An American Celebration!
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.
July 5th - July 16th
9:00am - 3:00pm (Monday - Friday)
Archaeology Field School
Special opportunity for adults and students ages 16 and up, with or without prior archaeological experience. The archaeological field school will focus on the investigation of the Chase House site to gather information hidden by the passage of time about its former kitchen ell, barn and brick lined privy. This creative archaeological quest will provide hands-on archaeological field and laboratory experiences, in accordance with archaeological standards of the US Department of Interior and the Society for American Archaeology Standards of Ethics. Click here for full details. For more information, email
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or call (603) 422-7521.
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AUGUST
Saturday, August 7th
10:00am-5:00 pm
Community Day at Strawbery Banke Museum
Enjoy all the museum has to offer and help fight hunger. FREE admission to the museum with the donation of a nonperishable food item, per person, to be donated to a local food bank.
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SEPTEMBER
Saturday & Sunday, September 18th & 19th
12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
2010 Tour of Fairy Houses in Portsmouth
Sponsored by the Friends of the South End, this self-guided walking tour features whimsical fairy houses built by families, children, garden clubs and local artisans. The tour will include Strawbery Banke, Prescott Park, the Governor John Langdon House and the Wentworth Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses. Visitors are invited to build an entire Fairy House Village on Peirce Island using only natural materials.
Free parking is available on Peirce Island. For up-to-date information, visit www.fairyhouses.com.
Saturday, September 25th
Strawbery Banke Museum
Vintage and Vine - Harvest Wine Tasting Tour
Join Strawbery Banke Museum for one of the Seacoast's most popular fundraising events: Vintage & Vine! This delectable event will feature an assortment of fine wines offered by the New Hampshire Liquor Commission along with top local restaurants donating exquisite hors d'oeuvres to compliment the fine wines. Save the date for this "must-attend" fall seacoast tradition at Strawbery Banke. More details about this fabulous event will be announced shortly.
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OCTOBER
Saturday, October 9th
10:00 am–5:00 pm
New Hampshire Fall Festival - Named Best of NH Editor's Pick for Best New Festival - & Prescott Park Chili Cook-Off
Celebrate harvest time with Strawbery Banke’s third annual New Hampshire Fall Festival. Experience a traditional New England country fair complete with demonstrations from craftspeople, heritage breed and farm animal exhibits, farm animal and livestock demonstrations, special autumn activities in the Children’s Garden, presentations on heirloom seeds, canning and food preservation talks, fiber arts, demonstrations and exhibits on historic crafts and industries, coopering, harvest-themed crafts in the Family Discovery Center, garden tours, demonstrations and Houses in Bloom with heirloom flower arrangements made by the garden clubs of the seacoast region, live musical performances, and much more!
Two Incredible Festivals in One - Back by popular demand, the Prescott Park Chili Cook-Off will again be held in conjuction with Strawbery Banke Museum's New Hampshire Fall Festival. The Chili Cook-Off presents more than a dozen restaurants from the Seacoast and beyond who serve up their best chili in decorated booths for attendees to sample. Come and enjoy the generous samplings restaurants offer and experience one of the best Chili Cook-Offs around! The Chili Festival will be also offering the opportunity to compliment your chili tasting with one of Redhook's fine crafted and refreshing beers! Two great festivals in one unbeatable location for one admission price! For more information on the Chili Cook-Off please visit http://www.prescottpark.org/chilli.cfm.
Friday and Saturday, October 29th & 30th
6:00-8:00 pm
Ghosts on the Banke
Long-dead sea captains, 17th century shopkeepers and wayward pirates haunt the streets as you trick or treat safely from house to historic house in this family friendly Halloween event.
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NOVEMBER
November 6th-28th
Saturdays and Sundays only. *Also, Friday November 26th. Tours start at 10:00am and run on the hour with the last touring starting at 2pm.
Guided Museum Tours
Join one of Strawbery Banke's knowledgeable guides on a tour of the museum's historic homes. Tours are 90 minutes in length.
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DECEMBER
Saturday and Sunday, December 4-5, 11-12, & 18-19
Saturdays from 5:00pm-9:00pm & Sundays from 4:00pm-8:00pm
Candlelight Stroll
Stroll through life in a simpler time as the history of American holiday traditions unfolds around you. Bring the whole family for a wholesome stroll through the sights, sounds, & smells of New England's favorite holiday season.Tickets are $20 for adults. Kids 5-17: $10. Kids 4 & under: FREE. Family rate (2 adults and your children ages 17 and under): $50.
Weekdays, December 13-17, 20-23, & 27-30
Tours Start at 10:00am and run on the hour with the last touring starting at 2pm.
Holiday House Tours
These guided 90-minute tours focus on the evolution of winter traditions over the centuries. Visitors tour five historic houses and experience the widely various decorations, sights, sounds, and smells of holidays and winter days past. Tickets are $12 for adults. Kids 5-17: $10. Kids 4 & under: FREE. Family rate (2 adults and your children ages 17 and under): $30
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