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Museum Hours
Free admission
Donations welcome
By appointment
Call: 603-382-1675
or
PHS volunteers meet
at the museum most
Thursdays 10-12pm.
Next Meeting
September 21, 2010
7:00 PM
At the museum
Everyone welcome
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Collecting John Paul Jones: America's First Action Hero
Presented by J. Dennis Robinson
Saturday, Sep. 25
Plaistow Town Hall
145 Main St.
1:00 pm
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Everyone knows his name, but few know his story.
The real John Paul Jones was born in Scotland and spent more than a year in New Hampshire during the American Revolution.
A jealous genius, Jones (not his real name) was a complex self-made naval hero on a quest for glory.
Historian J. Dennis Robinson tells Jones' story illustrated with images from his own
extensive collection of "Jonesiana."
Robinson shows how America rejected Jones, then used his name and image to sell everything from whiskey,
cigarettes, and women's clothing... even to recruit for the US Navy.
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Daniel Webster: New Hampshire's First Favorite Son
Presented by Richard A. Hesse, Franklin Pierce Law Center
Saturday, Nov. 6
Plaistow Town Hall
145 Main St.
1:00 pm
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New Hampshire's Daniel Webster was instrumental in the development of national
political and legal policy in the formative years of the American Republic.
His national and international diplomacy and his oratory skills cast him as a national leader and
a world-class statesman. This program reviews Webster's life and career with attention to his NH ties.
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Native New Hampshire Before Contact: Archaeological and Tribal Perspectives
Presented by David Stewart-Smith
Saturday, Nov. 20
Plaistow Town Hall
145 Main St.
1:00 pm
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Northern New England was home to native peoples for almost 10,000 years before European contact.
Natives were faced with the after-effects of an ice age, the emerging changes in ecosystem and climate, and new choices
regarding materials for making tools, clothes, and shelter. This "prehistoric" time was anything but
stagnant or sedentary; rather, it was a time of tremendous movement, energy, innovation, and survival.
This program may include local Indian history depending on the location of the presentation.
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