Letters of Appreciation

2017 Town of Portsmouth Thank you for Wreaths

Letter from Portsmouth Historical Society for Wreaths Dec. 2016

2016 Thank you from the Town Dog Park Committee for fundraiser floral arrangement donations

 2016 Portsmouth Free Public Library Annual Taste of Portsmouth event

February 2016 Received from the Hathaway class for the donation of the book, The Enchanted Frog and Environmental Tale,  in memory of Dorothy Leonard to the school library.

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January 2016 From the Portsmouth Historical Society

 

 

As the new President of the Portsmouth Historical Society, and speaking for its Board of Directors, I would like to express our great appreciation to the Portsmouth Garden Club for the placement of wreaths on the doors of the Portsmouth Historical museum this Christmas season.

 

 

Recently we have initiated a new membership drive for the Society, which so far has yielded 210 new members (!) and we are really pleased to see the museum looking decorated for the holiday. We are successfully energizing the Historical Society (and we hope all of you are members) as we move forward in 2016.

 

 

 

Thank you once again; we are most grateful and we will see you at the museum for our lecture series. Also we will be celebrating Founders' Day around March 7th and we will have the original Portsmouth Compact, signed in 1638, on display.

 

 

 

Best wishes,

 

Jim Garman

 

President, Portsmouth Historical Society

 

Meetings are held monthly at the library for club members and guests _______________

September 2025 

Welcome back members !

Fellowship and meeting 12:30

 

Newport Vinyards

 Presenter :Andy Teixeira, Executive Chef.
Tour of greenhouse; Food to Table restaurant execution with wine and nibbles
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October 8, 2025

12:30 Portsmouth Free Public Library

"Flower Show in a Box"

Presenter Dee Feldman

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November 7, 2025

Portsmouth Free Public Library 

Annual Taste of Portsmouth 7-9

$

Arrangements being made 9-12 a.m.

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November 12,  2025

1:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

Presenter: David Urban and Lori Mitchell

Secret Gardens Jamestown

Theme; Arrangements for the Gilded Age

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December 1, 2025

Portsmouth Free Public Library

Club makes wreaths for town buildings 

9:30 a.m.

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December 10, 2025

Christmas Luncheon 1:00-3:00

Newport Vineyards 

$56 Pay treasurer by Nov 10

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December 11, 2025

RIFGC Holiday Luncheon 11;30

39 West Restaurant 

Cranston, RI 

$55

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January , 14 2026

TBD

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February 11, 2026

12:30 Portsmouth Free Public Library

Presenter: Dr. David Fiaschetti

Talk: How to grow, care for and maintain Orchids.

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March 5, 2026

RIFGC Education Day

George Hail Library Cranston

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March 14, 2026

12:30 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Mark Dominas from Agway 

“Right Plant, Right Place” and “Bringing color into your Garden”

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April 9, 2026

12: 30 Portsmouth Free Public Library

"Exhibiting Horticultural Samples"

Presenter Linda Kirkpatrick

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April 10-12, 2025

RI FEDERATION FLOWER SHOW

 RI CONVENTION CENTER

Theme: "Dearly Beloved"

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April 2026 

RIFGC Annual Awards Luncheon

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May 13,  2026
12:30 Blithwold

 

Dan Christiana,  resident Horticulturist about the different plants and flowers that are on their grounds. After the presentation members are free to visit the mansion and Green House and

walk the grounds.

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June, 19-21,2026

The Newport Flower Show

at Rosecliff with the theme "Pearls of Newport"