10th Annual: Life and Death on the Piscataqua

The 10th annual winter symposium presented by the Portsmouth Historic House Associates will be held on Saturday, February 8th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. John's Lodge Masonic Temple located at 351 Middle Street.
Tickets reserved in advance are $10; $15 at the door the day of the event and the ticket price includes continental breakfast, four lectures, a lunch of homemade soup, bread and dessert.  For reservations call 603-436-8221. Please be advised that this popular forum fills up quickly, so early ticket purchase is advised. 
Also: Raffle baskets and the sale of items by PHHA members (Historic New England, Strawbery Banke, the John Paul Jones House, Warner House, the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, the Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden and the Wentworth-Lear Historic Houses)
Presentations this year:
James Craig "American Eagle: A New Look at the Life and Art of John Haley Bellamy"
Louise Richardson "The Ceramic Spoils of War: A Portsmouth Prize from the War of 1812"
Lawrence Yerdon "Update: Phase III of the Heritage House Program" and
Judy Anderson "Splendor on the Seacoast", a comparison of the homes and history of the Piscataqua region and Marblehead, Massachusetts.

The Portsmouth Historic House Associates (www.portsmouthhistorichouses.org) and partners present centuries-old historic houses and vessels, some of the most important in America. Within the architectural treasures, a multitude of rooms with authentic antique furnishings reveal poignant stories of family life in a thriving seaport community, while the historic vessels detail chapters of Portsmouth's history afloat.  Seafaring merchants, enterprising women, military heroes, politicians, skilled craftsmen, domestic servants, Africans and recent immigrants are some of the characters who share their stories.