Go&Do: 'Beyond Freedom' debuts at Seacoast African American Cultural Center Nov 19, 2009
" This sequel to the children's novel, "Child Out of Place," reveals another lesser-known chapter in the history of African Americans in early New England.Based on research, the story follows formerly enslaved Matty Warren Smith and her family after they leave Portsmouth in 1807 and settle in the community surrounding the African Meeting House on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. Though "Beyond Freedom" deals with slavery's discouraging aftermath, it shows the indomitable spirit of Africans... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
In New England, falling leaves and revenues Sep 23, 2009
Toby Talbot / APEarly foliage appears by The Old Meeting House in East Montpelier, Vt. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
New England hoping revenues rise as leaves fall Sep 20, 2009
Early foliage appears by The Old Meeting House in East Montpelier, Vt. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Curator considers NH maritime museum Sep 6, 2009
Brian Codagnone, the associate curator at The Sports Museum at the TD Garden in Boston, plans to meet with city staff soon to discuss his idea to establish a maritime museum in the 1863 meeting house. Once a school, meeting hall and church, the building became the Children's Museum in 1983, until that museum moved to Dover last year. (Concord Monitor)
Forecast / Radar Jul 5, 2009
PORTSMOUTH The South Meeting House former home of the Children's Museum of Portsmouth may soon receive a face lift as the city attempts to prepare the building for a future tenant. - 5/29/2009. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Sons of the American Revolution meet in Danvers May 17, 2009
The group of about 20 SAR members met in the meeting house on the property, listened to a brief history of the Homestead and viewed an audio-visual slide show narrated by Town Archivist Richard Trask. They then toured the house, as Mr. Hayes described its history and restoration. (Danvers Herald, MA)
#30 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE May 15, 2009
HOT TIP The nearby Lebanon Opera House is the go-to for your dose of culture throughout the summer -- this season, it's "Waiting for Godot," Bizet's "Carmen," Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" and "The Barber of Seville." Once a meeting house, you'll find the venue just of Lebanon's village green, just five miles or so from Hanover. LEARN MORE. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
With friends like these, who needs Republicans? Mar 26, 2009
Vice President Biden got involved, too, meeting House Democrats for lunch and stopping by the Senate while he was in the building. The White House may not be concerned enough to go public with pressure on Democrats yet. (Salon)
Wife of CBC radio host dies of cancer Feb 21, 2009
They married in a Quaker meeting house in Montreal, where they lived for seven years. They moved to Toronto in 1977 where Ms. Barrie began studying adult education and Mr. Barry began working as a commentator at CFRB radio. (Globe and Mail -- National)
