The annual symposium is back! Join the Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates for a day of history and soup at St. John’s Masonic Temple. Local historians will present on the American Revolution and commemorations of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Tickets include all talks, a lunch of homemade soup, and an optional tour of the Masonic Hall.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Patrick Jennings (Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion) “Benning Wentworth, Accidental Revolutionary”
Dr. Erica Lome (Historic New England) “Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution”
Barbara Rimkunas (Exeter Historical Society) “Reviving Exeter’s Black Revolutionary War Veterans and their Families”
Dr. Gerald Ward (Portsmouth Historical Society) “Power to the People: 250 Years of Public Protests in Portsmouth and the Seacoast”
Paying online is preferred. However ,to pay via check, please mail to PHSA P.O. Box 4073 Portsmouth, NH 03802. To register ahead and receive the advance pricing, and pay at the door, please email manager@warnerhouse.org.
Event cost:
$25 per person in advance
$30 at the door
