Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Star Island (and therefore all ISHRA events that would otherwise be hosted at the shoals) are closed/will not be opened in 2020. We apologize for any inconvenience and wish our community a safe summer as we all try to navigate through these unprecedented times.
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CANCELLED: ISHRA June Conference – 2020
When: June 20 (Saturday) at 2:30 PM to June 24 (Wednesday) at 11:45 AM, 2020
Where: Star Island, Isles of Shoals
Description: Ellen Koenig and Gretchen Gudefin will chair the conference. The conference subject will be: “Telling Our Stories, Finding Ourselves: As ISHRA historians, we study the past – but what will future historians be able to learn about us? We all have a story to tell. This June, we will be looking at our own personal histories from how to research our ancestors to how to tell our stories and preserve them for future generations.”
ISHRA Winter Social – 2020
When: January 26, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (rain date of February 2, 2020)
Where: Kittery Point Congregational Church at 23 Pepperrell Road in Kittery Point, Maine
Description: Socialize one and all, bring a potluck entree to share and or items for the silent auction.
Spring General Membership Meeting – 2019
When: April 10th (Wednesday) from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Levinson Room of the Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Ave Portsmouth, NH 03801
Speaker: Marie Nickerson (the steward of Celia Thaxton’s Garden on Appledore)
Summer and Fall Conference Registration is Open
Go to the Activities page to to learn more.
Winter Social Sunday – 2019
Bring a pot luck dish if you like and maybe some items for the silent auction. Weather permitting we’ll do a tour of the Thatcher burial site.
When: January 27 (Sunday), 2019 with the rain date set for February 2 (Sunday), 2019
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Where: First Congregational Church 23 Pepperell Rd. Kittery Point, ME.