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Strawbery Banke Hosts Smithsonian-Affiliated Lecture on Preserving Community Histories
PORTSMOUTH— Strawbery Banke Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, will host Doretha Williams on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Lawrence J. Yerdon Visitors Center for a lecture on preserving family and community histories. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Advance registration is encouraged at StrawberyBanke.org/tickets. Titled Our Families, Our Communities, Our Histories: Preserving Local Histories with Care, 2016–2026, the program explores how community-centered approaches to
Springfest Returns to Strawbery Banke with 'Red, White, & Bloom' for America’s 250th on May 9 and 10
PORTSMOUTH— Strawbery Banke Museum invites the public to celebrate spring, Mother’s Day weekend, and America’s 250th anniversary at Springfest: A Celebration of Gardens and Baby Animals, taking place Saturday and Sunday, May 9–10, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advance tickets are encouraged at StrawberyBanke.org/tickets. Set across the Museum’s historic campus, Springfest offers a lively, immersive experience where visitors can meet heritage-breed baby animals and their mothers, watch sheep shearing and
Chamber holds great annual meeting in an ‘Amazing’ setting
We kick off summer with Annual Membership meeting on the Rep set of ‘Joseph’ PORTSMOUTH--The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth held its annual meeting in the theatrical setting of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Seacoast Repertory Theatre on June 20—but the program was down to business. President and Chief Collaborator Ben VanCamp spoke of the Chamber’s accomplishments of the past fiscal year and goals for year ahead. The Chamber has stressed, and will expand upon
Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur
ABOVE: Tom Perron at the March 11, 2020 Restaurant Week Summit. The photograph is taken from the upper floor of his restaurant, Mombo, where he said the photographer would have a much better vantage point. BELOW: Tom shared his love of the kitchen with the Portsmouth High School Career Technical Education students, pictured here Tom was leading CTE students in making a dessert as he volunteered in December at the Career Pathways program.Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur Thoughtful
