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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 353,892 | 422,338 | 363,481 | 424,523 | 376,398 | 1,940,632 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 7,769 | 12,618 | 2,556 | 2,725 | 3,327 | 28,995 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 1,240 | -61 | -440 | -150 | 7,890 | 8,479 |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 362,901 | 434,895 | 365,597 | 427,098 | 387,615 | 1,978,106 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 1,978,106 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 362,901 | 434,895 | 365,597 | 427,098 | 387,615 | 1,978,106 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 131,851 | 158,657 | 115,010 | 145,059 | 153,424 | 704,001 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 131,851 | 158,657 | 115,010 | 145,059 | 153,424 | 704,001 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 40,900 | 40,900 | 81,800 | |||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 494,752 | 593,552 | 521,507 | 613,057 | 541,039 | 2,763,907 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | BYLAWS WERE UPDATED IN JANUARY 2022 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAUEM HAS MEMBERS KNOWN AS PROPRIETORS WHOSE ANNUAL DUES UNDERWRITE THE COSTS OF MAINTANING THE COLLECTIONS MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM IS GOVERNED BY VOLUNTEER OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE PROPRIETORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AS WELL AS THE ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE PROPRIETORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE 990 WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND PROVIDES AN ELECTRONIC COPY TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. THE TREASURER WILL REVIEW THE 990 AT THAT MEETING AND REQUEST BOARD APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE KEEPER OF THE ATHENAEUM REVIEWS AND APPROVES INVOICES AND THE TREASURER REVIEWS AND SIGNS ALL CHECKS. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE KEEPER AND TREASURER ASCERTAIN WHETHER A TRANSACTION HAS TAKEN PLACE WITH A BOARD MEMBER THAT VIOLATES THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. EACH NEW EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN OFF ON THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL WHICH INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE KEEPER WITH THE BOARD REVIEWS THE NH NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEY PROVIDED EVERY TWO YEARS TO COME UP WITH A SALARY THAT IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE STATE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE BY-LAWS OF THE ATHENAEUM, INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE ON THE "ABOUT US" PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990 PART III, LINE 4A - CONTINUED | AUGUST 3 - TOUR FOR NH SUPREME COURT AUGUST 5 - THE PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC SITES ASSOCIATION, PORTSMOUTH TWILIGHT TOUR AUGUST 28 - TICHNOR SOCIETY OCTOBER 21 - NH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES. WE WELCOMED MUSICIAN PETER GRIGGS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH FOR OUR FIRST IN-HOUSE CONCERT OF THE YEAR. GRIGGS ENTERTAINED US WITH HIS ACOUSTIC, CLASSICAL GUITAR IN AN ECLECTIC AND UNIQUE SAMPLING OF 500 YEARS OF GUITAR MUSIC. THAT WAS FOLLOWED ON APRIL 21ST WITH A VIRTUAL ATHENAEUM TEA FOR NEW MEMBERS. CURRENT MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN AND MEET THE TALENTED NEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED ON AS PROPRIETORS AND SUBSCRIBERS. PROPRIETOR FRED SCHUBERT PRESENTED "HOW THE 20TH CENTURY RESHAPED THE WORLD: PART 1, 1900-1950" ON MAY 12TH. DR SCHUBERT DISCUSSED DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT ALTERED THE CHARACTER OF LIFE IN BOTH PEACE AND WAR. ON MAY 23RD AND MAY 26TH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEEPER TOM HARDIMAN HOSTED A DISCUSSION "HOW WE CAN BUILD THE ATHENAEUM OF THE FUTURE," IN THE JOHN R. SHAW RESEARCH LIBRARY AND VIA ZOOM. IT WAS AN INFORMAL OVERVIEW OF THE MANY UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES THAT THE ATHENAEUM HAS FACED IN RECENT YEARS AND HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING THOSE CHALLENGES. HE ALSO SHOWED OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BUILD ON OUR MISSION AND ENVISION AN ATHENAEUM THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE ATHENAEUM LECTURE SERIES PORTSMOUTH, NH: EVOLUTION 1623-2023 BEGAN ON MAY 18TH WITH LONG-TIME SEACOAST RESIDENT DAVID MALONEY, WHO PRESENTED "A PORTSMOUTH OVERVIEW." FROM THE LATE 1600S, UNTIL THE EARLY 1800S, PORTSMOUTH WAS A THRIVING SEAPORT WITH TRADE IN FISH, LUMBER, AND SHIPBUILDING GENERATING CONSIDERABLE WEALTH. STARTING IN THE EARLY 1800S, THE ECONOMY STARTED TO DECLINE DUE TO FIRES, TRADE EMBARGO, AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT MOVING UPRIVER. BY THE EARLY 1900S, PORTSMOUTH HAD BECOME A GRITTY INDUSTRIAL CITY WITH THE WATERFRONT IN DECAY AND MANY ONCE-STATELY HOMES CONVERTED TO LOW-COST RENTAL HOUSING AND CANDIDATES FOR DEMOLITION. THIS THREAT OF DESTRUCTION OF THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS AND HISTORICAL IDENTITY MOTIVATED RESIDENTS TO CREATE REHABILITATION PROJECTS THAT HAVE MADE PORTSMOUTH A CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC CENTER AS WELL AS A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE FOLLOWING MONTH ON JUNE 15TH, THE LECTURE SERIES CONTINUED WITH A QUEST TO THRIVE: LOOKING AT THE LIVES OF BLACK WOMEN AND MEN OVER 400 YEARS IN PORTSMOUTH BY ANGELA MATTHEWS. MS. MATTHEWS SAYS, "WHEN I THINK OF PORTSMOUTH'S 400-YEAR BLACK HISTORY, I AM MOST IMPRESSED BY THE MIDDLE PASSAGE AFRICANS WHO CARRIED CULTURE, VALUES, AND TRADITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN GENERATIONALLY FOR CENTURIES AND ARE VISIBLE IN TODAY'S PORTSMOUTH BLACK COMMUNITIES." STORIES OF THE INDIVIDUALS SHE TALKED ABOUT DISPLAY THEIR AGENCY, RESILIENCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION AND THEIR ACTS OF COURAGE IN THEIR QUEST FOR JUSTICE. THE NAMES AND DATES MAY CHANGE, BUT THESE STORIES ILLUSTRATE THE SAME QUALITIES AND CHARACTER AS ARE FOUND IN BLACK PORTSMOUTH RESIDENTS TODAY. AFTER A BREAK FOR THE SUMMER, THE LECTURE SERIES RESUMED ON SEPTEMBER 21ST WITH A CENTURY OF CHANGE IN LAND USE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN PORTSMOUTH BY NICK CRACKNELL. AS A PRACTICING MUNICIPAL PLANNER, MR. CRACKNELL HAS OVER 25 YEARS OF LAND USE EXPERIENCE AND SERVED AS THE CITY PLANNER IN AMESBURY, MA AND PLANNING DIRECTOR IN NEWBURYPORT, MA; HE HAS BEEN PRINCIPAL PLANNER IN PORTSMOUTH SINCE 2011. MR. CRACKNELL SHARED SOME OF HIS OBSERVATIONS ON HOW PORTSMOUTH'S LAND USE PATTERNS HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST CENTURY, AND HE DISCUSSED HOW THESE CHANGES HAVE CREATED BOTH CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MANAGING NEW GROWTH. OCT 19TH BROUGHT THOMAS HARDIMAN, JR., WITH THE FIRST OF TWO TALKS EXAMINING THE PORT CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. HE PRESENTED ARCHITECTURE I - IMITATION AND INNOVATION: DEVELOPING A PORTSMOUTH STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE 1660-1815. BUILDING ON THE IMPORTANT WORK OF RICHARD CANDEE, JAMES GARVIN, ARTHUR GERRIER AND OTHERS, THIS TALK SHOWED HOW THE PORTSMOUTH COMMUNITY OF CRAFTSMEN IMPORTED DESIGN IDEAS AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS FROM EUROPE AND ADAPTED THEM TO THE LOCAL CLIMATE AND MATERIALS. THROUGH THIS EVOLUTION, THEY CREATED A STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE THAT IS TRULY DISTINCTIVE TO THE REGION. THIS YEAR'S SERIES CONCLUDED ON NOV 16TH WITH ARCHITECTURE II - MID-CENTURY MODEST: THE ARCHITECTURE OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE PISCATAQUA IN THE MID-20TH CENTURY BY PETER MICHAUD. AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN AND NATIVE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, MR. MICHAUD EXAMINED THE ARCHITECTURE OF POST-WAR PORTSMOUTH AND THE PISCATAQUA REGION, LOOKING AT MAJOR BUILDINGS IN THIS AREA AS WELL AS THE WORK OF THE ARCHITECTS WHO DESIGNED SOME OF THEM. HE INCLUDED PORTSMOUTH ARCHITECT LUCIEN O. GEOFFRION, WHO DESIGNED SUCH ICONIC LOCAL BUILDINGS AS YOKEN'S RESTAURANT (1946), THE CLUBHOUSE AT THE PORTSMOUTH COUNTRY CLUB (1955) AND THE PIC'N PAY SUPERMARKET (1960) (NOW HANNAFORD). THE LECTURE PROVIDED A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF MID-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN THE REGION. FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD SAW THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT STANDING TOGETHER: SEACOAST LGBTQ+ SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUPS IN THE RANDALL GALLERY ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE PORTSMOUTH ATHEWE RAISED OUR GLASS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH TO PROPRIETOR SHERM PRIDHAM! STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM HOSTED A RENAMING CEREMONY OF THE SHAPLEY-DRISCO HOUSE TO THE SHAPLEY-DRISCO-PRIDHAM HOUSE IN HONOR AND CELEBRATION OF THE PRIDHAM FAMILY. SHERM LIVED IN THE PUDDLE DOCK NEIGHBORHOOD, SPECIFICALLY THE SHAPLEY-DRISCO-PRIDHAM HOUSE, DURING THE 1940S AND 1950S, WHERE HIS NEIGHBORS WERE HIS FAMILY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH PROPRIETOR ELIZABETH HOWARD, HOST OF THE SHORT FUSE PODCAST, WAS IN CONVERSATION WITH POET AND WRITER DIANE GLANCY TO TALK ABOUT MS. GLANCY'S BOOK A LINE OF DRIFTWOOD: THE ADA BLACKJACK STORY (TURTLE POINT PRESS, 2021). IN SEPTEMBER 1921 A YOUNG INUPIAT WOMAN NAMED ADA BLACKJACK TRAVELED TO WRANGEL ISLAND, 200 MILES OFF THE ARCTIC COAST OF SIBERIA, AS A COOK AND SEAMSTRESS, ALONG WITH FOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPLORERS. THE EXPEDITION DID NOT GO AS PLANNED AND WHEN A RESCUE SHIP ARRIVED IN 1923 ADA BLACKJACK WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR. DIANE GLANCY DISCOVERED BLACKJACK'S DIARY IN THE RAUNER SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND CREATED A POETIC NARRATIVE AROUND HER STORY. ELIZABETH HOWARD HAS ALSO VISITED THE RAUNER SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND STUDIED THE ADA BLACKJACK ARCHIVES. THE TWO WILL SHARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXPEDITION, HELD IN THE DARTMOUTH ARCHIVES, AND REFLECT ON THE LIFE OF THIS WOMAN WHO SPENT ALMOST TWO YEARS AS A SOLITARY INDIVIDUAL IN THIS BARREN ENVIRONMENT. THE ANNUAL ATHENAEUM HOLIDAY PARTY TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND AND THE ANNUAL PROPRIETORS' SHOW OPENED THE SAME NIGHT. THAT EVENT WAS SOON FOLLOWED BY AN ATHENAEUM HOLIDAY CONCERT WITH THE PORTSMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET AT SOUTH CHURCH ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH. WE HOSTED OR COLLABORATED ON A NUMBER OF VIRTUAL LECTURES AND BOOK TALKS STARTING WITH "THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN WENTWORTH HOUSE & FIVE WOMEN NAMED SARAH" BY SANDRA RUX IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY ON FEBRUARY 22. ON MARCH 4, THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM PRESENTED LEGAL SCHOLAR AKHIL REED AMAR TO DISCUSS HIS BOOK THE WORDS THAT MADE US AND EXPLORES THE BIGGEST CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS EARLY AMERICANS CONFRONTED. ON MARCH 14 THE NEW YORK LIBRARY SOCIETY BROADCAST AUTHOR TOM CHAFFIN ON HIS BOOK: ODYSSEY: YOUNG CHARLES DARWIN, THE BEAGLE, AND THE VOYAGE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM HAD FEMALE GENIUS: ELIZA HARRIOT AND GEORGE WASHINGTON AT THE DAWN OF THE CONSTITUTION AUTHOR MARY S. BILDER IN CONVERSATION WITH KARIN WULF ON MARCH 23. THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY BROUGHT DIAMONDS AND DEADLINES: A TALE OF GREED, DECEIT, & A FEMALE TYCOON IN THE GILDED AGE AUTHOR, BETSY PRIOLEAU ON MARCH 31. PRESENTED BY THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM, SARA CEDAR MILLER, AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN EMERITA OF THE CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY, EXPLORED ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S MOST ICONIC LANDMARKS IN HER BOOK: EX LIBRIS: CENTRAL PARK. PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY, WE CELEBRATED NATIONAL POETRY MONTH WITH POET AND BIOGRAPHER QUINCY TROUPE. TROUPE SHARED SELECTED POEMS FROM OVER FIFTY YEARS WHILE IN CONVERSATION WITH WILLIE PERDOMO, THE NEW YORK CITY BOOK AWARD-WINNING POET AND PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY TEACHER ON APRIL 28. IN THE FOUNDERS' FOOTSTEPS: LANDMARKS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WITH ADAM VAN DOREN ON MAY 10 WAS HOSTED BY THE NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY. NYSL ALSO HOSTED BREWSTER KAHLE OF THE INTERNET ARCHIVE: "UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ALL KNOWLEDGE," SATURDAY, JUNE 4. THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM WELCOMED ANDREA WULF FOR MAGNIFICENT REBELS: THE FIRST ROMANTICS AND THE INVENTION OF THE SELF! ON SEPTEMBER 14 AND "CURATORS' CHOICE: RE-READING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS" SEPTEMBER 22. THE IMPOSTER'S WAR WITH AUTHOR MARK ARSENAULT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. THE NYSL FEATURED PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A CAGED BIRD BY GENE ANDREW JARRETT ON NOVEMBER 22. |
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