The Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society

The Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society The Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote original historical research.

Its primary focus is the greater Piscataqua region of New Hampshire and Maine, with connecting links to Ma Annual membership in the Society is open to all and includes admission to the yearโ€™s lectures. Individual membership is $35.00 annually; dual membership, $60.00. Lectures can be attended on an individual basis for $10 per lecture. Most talks are held at the Tyco Center, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth on Tuesday evenings at 5:30pm, with wine and cheese served before each lecture.

Work goes into preparing the gardens for the Annual Old Newbury Garden Tour- even Herbie from the Poore Farm Sanctuary i...
06/08/2026

Work goes into preparing the gardens for the Annual Old Newbury Garden Tour- even Herbie from the Poore Farm Sanctuary is helping! June 13-14, tickets: newburyhistory.org

A while ago we had posted a tour of the restored Tobias Lear Houseโ€™s first floor, but forgot to post the link to the sec...
05/13/2026

A while ago we had posted a tour of the restored Tobias Lear Houseโ€™s first floor, but forgot to post the link to the second floor tour! So here it is.

We will post a link to the first floor in the comments if you would like to refresh your memory.

A tour of the second floor of the recently restored Tobias Lear house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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05/07/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต- June 2nd, 5:00-6:30 pm
Justin Thomas, collector, researcher & author will present his findings on redware production and trade in the Piscataqua region from the 17th through early 20th centuries. Join us at Strawbery Banke for wine & cheese and the lecture following.

The 2026 season opens May 5th with Jonathan Sayward: Reluctant Loyalist of York, Maine. Join us at Stoodley's Tavern, 5:...
05/04/2026

The 2026 season opens May 5th with Jonathan Sayward: Reluctant Loyalist of York, Maine. Join us at Stoodley's Tavern, 5:00-6:30 pm for convivial food & drink before Erica Lome highlights the tension of divided loyalties during the American Revolution.

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14 Hancock Street
Portsmouth, NH
03801

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