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Hi I have lived and work in Portsmouth fir over 27 years. I am excited about the quilt square. Besides submitting a square, do you need help sewing the quilt together? I can help.
Eleanor,
Yes! We are absolutely looking for experienced crafters to help us with assembly when the time comes. Please email threads@portsmouthhistory.org with your contact information, and we’ll be in touch!
Please lmk if/when you need help putting the community quilt together. I’m a constant stitcher always looking for meaningful projects!
We are definitely looking for stitchers to help with assembly when the time comes. Could you email your contact information to threads@portsmouthhistory.org, please? We’re really excited about all the people offering to help already!
Just let me say that I have known Ellie Nevins for 25 years! You are so lucky to have her offer to help with the quilt assembly.
I can’t help with that but I will be sending a block.
This is a great project!
What size should the square be?
Susan, please check out THREADS: A Community Quilt for 2020 for all the details you’ll need on submitting a square!
I am a professional long arm quilter and would be happy to collaborate with your group to help design a quilting pattern to execute on this project when the piecing is done.It would be my pleasure to do this free of charge.
I would like to sign up for the lecture on Thursday but the link doesn’t seem to be working. I’m a grad student in quilt history at UNL .
Button fixed! I’m not sure what happened, as I’m sure it was working previously, but thank you VERY much for bringing it to our attention!
As an artist new to this area, I applaud this connection between the historical society and the artist community. I would like to take part in this next year, if it is an annual event.
Could someone get in touch with me and let me know?
With thanks in advance,
Ellen
For those of us who live 3000 miles away, it would be lovely to have larger photos of the quilt squares to look at.
Pat Brunette
San Gabriel, CA
PHS 1961, mentored by Dorothy Vaughn
Pat: If you click on the little pictures, you should get a much larger image! Additionally, if you hold down ctrl or cmd and hit the + or – key, you can zoom in on the browser, which can be helpful if you have a smaller screen. I hope this helps!
So where can we see these?
The gingerbread houses are on view at the Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street. We’re now open 7 days, 10am-5pm.
Houses are also on view in select downtown storefronts in and around Market Square as a scavenger hunt!
Do I need a reservation to come on Sunday, Dec.6 around 2:30? 2 people.
Thanks, Kathy Campbell
Kathy,
No reservations are required. Since returning to being open 7 days, traffic has been spread out enough that we haven’t needed to ask anyone to wait outside. We’ve got a really safe setup (masks required, contact tracing, one-way route, floor indicators) that is working very well at letting everyone enjoy the holiday cheer and stay safe!
I absolutely love these awards and all the work, care, and inspiration they reflect. We are lucky to live here. Next year, I will take my grandchildren on a walking tour of these historic spots. Is there a book that collects and shows all of these past awards too?
Thank you for all you do,
Mary Anker
Mary,
There isn’t a consolidated publication of the award winners, specifically, but Advocates founder Richard M. Candee’s book Building Portsmouth, which you can pick up at the shop or order from our online store, covers a lot of the historically important buildings in Portsmouth, and many have won the Advocates’ awards.
What a wonderful presentation of this year’s awards, especially all the information about the Governor’s House – we lived there for five years but never knew about its early years. Great job!
I’m looking for the hours you will be open in April. Putting the opening in my calendar .
Kate: we are working out some final details regarding staffing in the gallery and at the Museum Shop. We expect to announce hours within a week or so. We are definitely going to be open on April 2!
I enjoyed the exhibit, beautiful paintings
Wonderful paintings! What a shame that the “art world” decided realistic/representational painting – was no longer important. It’s a gift to be able to paint like that.
The Black Dog has participated in this contest for the past few years and we’re very excited to participate again. It’s always fun to see the kids’ (and adults’!) faces light up when they see the gingerbread houses in our front window.
I am planning to attend, but will be watching local COVID statistics for my final decision. If I arrive and it is very crowded, I will unfortunately have to make an on the spot decision to not come inside.
Laurie,
A very prudent point of view. New Hampshire numbers are not very encouraging at the moment. Please be aware that all staff and volunteers at Portsmouth Historical Society are required to be vaccinated, and we’ll be requiring everyone to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test from the past 48 hours upon entry. We want to keep everyone healthy, too! I hope you have a happy holiday season, regardless of whether or not you feel comfortable attending!
I hope there will be more John Paul Jones items, especially larger men sizes (for us full figure guys).
I would like to say “Hi” and “Happy Holidays” to a great artist Gary Samson!
My name is Marina Forbes and we worked together at the NH Institute of Art in Manchester, NH, but it was so last century… In the late 90-s Gary created a serious of slides of my art and I’ve always cherished them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looking forward to the May 6 event. There are many famous picture books and authors.
Excellently done. Glad we got to look through this fabulously curated and displayed exhibit.
Is there a theme for this years contest?
Yes, our theme this year is: Fictional places and characters.
I’m so excited to meet some of these illustrators, and greet others I’ve met. When is the reception and how do I get invited, pretty please with sugar on top?
The opening reception will be on Thursday, October 27 at 6 pm. We hope to see you there.
Your last exhibit of Children’s Book Illustrators was without a doubt one of your very best exhibits. In fact it was one of the best exhibits we have been to in a while. I told so many people about it and I know some of them attended and agreed with me.
Thank you for the kind words. We hope that you also enjoy this related exhibit.
Tell me, please — WHAT DAY AND TIME IS THE OPENING RECEPTION?
The opening reception will be on Thursday, October 27 at 6 pm
This looks GREAT!! Will the books be for sale? Thanks!
We have a majority of the book available for sale in our gift shop. Make sure to check out our events calendar as we will be having a number of the artists featured stop by for workshops, lectures, or signing events over the next two months.
I registered days ago but never received an e-mail confirmation. Do I need to register again?
Hi Julie, I just checked and you did successfully sign up. I’ll make sure you get sent the confirmation email!
Does the base have to be edible?
Great question. No! In fact, we recommend that it be something very sturdy, like plywood or a baking sheet. The houses have to be moved around quite a lot during setup, so it’s important for the base to be structurally sound.
I cannot find my registration email, will you please confirm that it was recieved?
Aubrey,
Yes, your registration was received. You should have an email from info@portsmouthhistory.org, although you registered a while ago, and I think I recall a hiccough with the confirmation emails early on this year, so maybe that’s why you didn’t receive one. If you can, mark info@portsmouthhistory.org as “not junk” so you can receive the update emails!
Thanks!
Meredith Affleck
Exhibitions Manager
Will the Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center be open later than 5:00pm during the Christmas holiday for tours of the gingerbread houses? On Saturdays and Sundays during Candlelight Stroll for example? Thanks.
Yes, we will be open until 8 pm on both Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3.
I registered days ago but never received an e-mail confirmation.
Would you please check?
Thank you!
Hi Soraya, yes I can confirm your registration did go through successfully. I just sent you another email from sabina@portsmouthhistory.org. Please take a look in your spam folder to see if it got filtered out by mistake. Thank you!
I would love to come see the Gingerbread houses. When is the gallery open and what other tips do you have for seeing the houses?
This year’s Gingerbread exhibition will open on Friday, November 25 and remain open until December 22. We are open every day of the week 10am-5pm, but will hav extended hours on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December3 when we are open until 8 pm. In addition to the main exhibition in the gallery we also have about 18 downtown partners who will have gingerbread houses displayed in their front windows. Make sure to come by before 12/14 to vote in our People’s Choice Awards!
We registered our gingerbread house for the Gastich-French family, but I don’t recall receiving a confirmation. Can you also remind me when the drop-off is?
Hi Charlie, it seems like several people had our emails go to spam this year. I’ve just sent you the email that went out with drop off info on Saturday and left a voicemail with the info at the number we have on record from your registration.
Hello,
We are looking forward to visiting the 2022 gingerbread house exhibit, but I am not familiar with downtown Portsmouth or the Portsmouth Historical Society – What is the address where the houses will be on display? Also wondering about easy parking? Thank you.
Thank you for including us in your December plans. You’ll want to put in 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth NH for the address. There is a pay to park city lot across the street from the Portsmouth Historical Society (10 Middle Street). Additionally, Islington Street, which is our cross street has free two hour parking as you head away from downtown. We hope you enjoy your visit!
Hi! My father,photographer JD Lincoln, published a book in the early 80s titled “People of Portsmouth”, a black and white record of the rise of Portsmouth in the 70s. I have a dozen copies and would be happy to donate one to the Historical Society if you are interested. His photos will be displayed for the 400th celebration this summer at the Athenaeum as well. Please contact me if there is any interest.
Leah Lincoln LaChance
Thank you so much for this offer. Our curator and exhibition manner will be in touch with you shortly.
Hi,
I’d love to see this book. Does the library have a copy?
Portsmouth Public Library has a copy available for in-library use only.
Yes please
I would love a copy.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN MY CHILD’S ROCKING CHAIR MY MOTHER BOUGHT AT A PORTSMOUTH FURNITURE STORE IN 1945.
and would you be interested in my mom’s wedding gown..Married at St John’s church in 1939. She lived at 423 Court ST.
All donation requests should be sent to collections@portsmouthhistory.org. I’ve forwarded this on your behalf.
Hi- I see you are featuring Calvin Libby art in an upcoming show.
I have silkscreens of his early Prescott Park Arts Festival poster if you are interested in exhibiting.
Hi Bill, thank you for reaching out. We are currently working on an area for community contributions to the exhibitions, please keep an eye out for that. An image of your poster would be a great contribution to this digital companion to the exhibition.
I’d like to register for “Does the truth matter?”
Hi Julie, you can register for this event on our website: https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/does-truth-matter/
Outstanding! We are fortunate to live
in this area with so many talented
individuals. Plus the History of our
Seacoast area.
I have a feeling my grandmother, Alice Ruggles, was named after this lovely painter. My grandmother was born in Stoneham MA, just outside of Boston) in 1906.
When will the 2023 theme be announced!?! Me and the Fam cant wait!
We’re probably going to make that announcement in early to mid-September, just finalizing a few of the behind-the-scenes details for next year. We’re also so excited, we can’t wait to see all the spectacular entries!
Great theme!
We are a Celtic store (Irish and Scottish) we try to build our window around the gingerbread house, so if that could be taken into consideration that would be awesome.
We did get your retailer submission and have loved seeing the houses in your window the past few years!
I visited Portsmouth last weekend with my daughter and son-in-law, as way to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival and settlement of our 9th great grandfather, David Thompson, on the New Hampshire coast. We visited Thompson Island, Hampton Beach, and Rye also, and felt an amazing connection and kinship with him.
One of the highlights of our visit was taking a walking tour of Portsmouth with Jeff Thomson of the PHS, who gave a very informative and interesting history of Portsmouth, its development, architecture, historical figures, and amusing anecdotes of the town. It was great having a native of the town making the presentation.
I’m so glad you had a great time visiting Portsmouth. It’s a shame it’s Jeff Thomson, not Thompson and you didn’t discover a distant cousin still living in the area!
What is the theme for this year for the gingerbread contest. thanks!
Hi Juliet, check out the 2023 Gingerbread page https://portsmouthhistory.org/exhibitions/gingerbread2023/
Hi. I’m interested in my students submitting their gingerbread houses next year. I teach in Epping High School and I have approximately 9 gingerbread houses the students complete. I’m looking forward to getting your newsletter to see if this is something we can possible participate in next Christmas. Thank you.
We would love to have your students take part in the Gingerbread Exhibition next year!
We have been inspired by seeing al the beautiful creations to enter a house ourselves for 2024, Do you have a set of rules that must be followed to submit a house for the competition?
Yes, we always post the rules on our registration page. All entries must be on a solid base (wood preferred) measuring no more than 15×15 inches. The entries must also be made out of entirely edible material (no lollipop sticks or candy wrappers).
One more question, is there a theme that must be followed?
There is always a theme, but that theme is more of a suggestion. We’ve had prize-winning houses that don’t follow the theme. If you have inspiration we totally encourage you to go with it!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Can i get confirmation on my gingerbread entry form and verify the drop off times please?
I thought I saved the information but can’t find it
Hi Shari, we just gave you a call on the number you used during registration and left a voicemail with drop off info. You also should have received an email on Saturday with important dates. If you don’t see that in your inbox, you might want to look in your spam folder. Thank you and we can’t wait to see your gingerbread!