House Plaque's
As "history" is as relevant as yesterday, we are hoping to engage more Rye homeowners to display these original plaques on their homes. This town has fine examples of many architectural styles and all houses are worthy of documentation. We would like our 300 years of history to be available to joggers, cyclists, and all sightseers.
New plaques are being made using locally grown select pine, milled by Rand Lumber. They are shaped, painted and hand-lettered by a local woodworker and sign company. Cost is 85$for wood and 75$non-wood. The proceeds will benefit the Rye Town Museum and include a one year membership into the Rye Historical Society.
Postcards
Reproduced from RHS' glass-plate negative collection.
Pins
Charming little things. Made from vintage photographs.
Photos
8x11 reprints from RHS' glass-plate negative collection.
Maps
1805 Map of Rye(earliest map known thus far).
1857 Map of Gosport.
Isles of Shoales Historic Map.
Rye Notcards
Books, Pamphletes, and Journals.
Clarie, Rosemary F. and Thomas C. Clarie. Just Rye Harbor: An Appreciation and History. Peter E. Randall Publisher LLC, 2005.
Clarkson, Stephen. Patriot's Reward. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher LLC, 2007.
Cross, Deborah A. Remember When We... Wallis Sands Beach Revisited. Stories and photos complied by Deborah Cross. 2010.
Herlihy, Jessie Haig. Rye and Beyond. Pub. by Rye Historical Society and printed by C.G.C. Portsmouth, NH. (Poetry of a late Historical Society founder).
Karabatsos, Lewis T. Postcard History Series: Rye and Rye Beach. Portsmouth, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 2004.
Parsons, Bruce J. Star Light: Thirty years of photographs of Star Island, Isles of Shoals, Rye, New Hampshire. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher LCC, 2004.
Parsons, John L. The Churches of Rye, New Hampshire: 1725-1959.
Parsons, L.B. History of the town of Rye, New Hampshire: From its discovery and settlement to December 31, 1904. Concord, NH: Rumford Printing Co., 1905. (The oldest offical history of Rye complete with genealogy and maps by Langdon B. Parsons).
Rye Historical Society. Summering in Rye: Over a Century by the Sea. Portsmouth, NH: New England Printing. (Former exhibit at the Rye Town Museum).
Rye Historical Society. Recipes from Rye: Collected from the Residence of Col. Thomas J. Parsons. 1985
Valley, Bruce. Rye Harbor: Poems of the New Hampshire Seacoast. Forest Haven Publications, 2010.
Valley, Bruce. Seahawk: Confessions of an Old Hockey Goalie. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher LLC, 2009. (Written by Rye native).
Varrell, William M. Images of America: Rye and Rye Beach. Charleston SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002.
Williams, Lois. Religion at the Isles of Shoals: Anglicans, Puritans, Missionaries, UUs(Unitarian Universalists), and UCCs(United Church of Christ). Peter E. Randall Publisher LLC, 2006.
Woosley, Agnes. Too Young to Travel Abroad: Journal of a Year of European Travel in 1856-7. Portsmouth, NH:Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1995. (A journal kept by the grandmother of RHS memner and local historian Louise Tallman).
