Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    NSCDA-NH OWNS, OPERATES, INTERPRETS, AND MAINTAINS, ACCORDING TO THE STRICTEST STANDARDS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE MOFFATT-LADD HOUSE AND GARDEN AT 154 MARKET STREET IN PORTSMOUTH, NH, AS AN HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM COMPLEX. STAFF SUPERVISE THE MAINTENANCE, INTERPRETATION, AND DISPLAY OF THE MUSEUM'S BUILDINGS AND COLLECTIONS. STAFF MEMBERS RESEARCH THE COLLECTIONS AND THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE AND ITS INHABITANTS AS THE BASIS FOR PRESENTING PUBLIC PROGRAMS, PREPARING MATERIALS FOR PUBLICATION, AND UPDATING TOUR CONTENT, SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND ONLINE RESOURCES. A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, THE HOUSE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR TOURS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM THE BEGINNING OF JUNE THROUGH THE THIRD WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. THE MUSEUM IS A MEMBER OF THE PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC SITES ASSOCIATES, AND IS A STOP ON THE PORTSMOUTH BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL. THE MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PRO-PORTSMOUTH, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL, THE PISCATAQUA MARITIME COMMISSION, AND THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE GREEN AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE MUSEUM ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE BLUE STAR MUSEUM PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED UNTIL MID-JULY 2020. WHEN WE DID OPEN, WE ONLY HAD THE OUTSIDE GARDEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS, AND TO PROTECT OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND VISITORS. WE REDUCED OUR HOURS AS WELL, BUT WE WERE OPEN 4 DAYS A WEEK, 4 HOURS A DAY. WE DID NOT HOST ANY OF OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. ALL OF THIS GREATLY IMPACTED OUR VOLUNTEER HOURS AND VISITATION. HOWEVER, ONCE THE MUSEUM OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, WE WERE ABLE TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL OUR TYPICAL CLOSING WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. IN 2020, 840 PEOPLE VISITED THE SITE FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE GARDEN. WE HAD GUIDES ON HAND TO GIVE AN INTRODUCTION FOR VISITORS AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. INITIALLY WE STARTED BY CHARGING AN ADMISSION FEE, BUT WE FOUND IT TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A DETERRENT FOR VISITORS. WE THEN BEGAN ASKING FOR DONATIONS ONLY AND MORE PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED IN TAKING A TOUR, AND OFTEN GAVE DONATIONS ANYWAY. WE FOUND WE BROUGHT IN MORE MONEY THIS WAY, AND THE SITE BECAME MORE ACCESSIBLE TO VISITORS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    $228.9K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    NSCDA-NH SUPPORTS MANY PROJECTS SPONSORED THROUGH THE NSCDA NATIONALLY. THESE INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR GUNSTON HALL PLANTATION IN LORTON, VA, FRIENDS OF SULGRAVE MANOR; AND THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AT DUMBARTON HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NSCDA-NH ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE INDIAN NURSE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE WASHINGTON WEEK SEMINAR ESSAY CONTEST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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  • Program 3 [2020]

    NSCDA-NH OWNS AND PROVIDES FOR THE PERPETUAL CARE OF THE OLD ODIORNE POINT CEMETERY IN RYE, NH., AND PARTNERS WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO MAINTAIN THE OLD SETTLER'S MONUMENT IN ODIORNE STATE PARK. THE OLD ODIORNE POINT CEMETERY IS ONE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S OLDEST BURYING GROUNDS, AND CONTAINS EARLY GRAVES MARKED ONLY WITH ROUGH FIELD STONE, AS WELL AS 19TH-CENTURY GRAVESTONES MARKING THE GRAVES OF MEMBERS OF THE ODIORNE FAMILY, OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY FROM 1660 UNTIL 1942. THE CEMETERY AND MONUMENT ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE WALKING TRAILS OF ODIORNE STATE PARK.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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