6 21 3400 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/77a497d6d4bd4ef738583a9463f4e761.png b3137e36f2e4c28282b7df57701a6532 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/802808d7f52ad34e08046d25c987b1ce.mov 50f936337ec72fc2a533c90603e6c5b8 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/c16e7baead6ff85b0b42d480fba07c15.pdf 295c072e4566f58c2a7bb109a0408515 PDF Text Text Jay Spears Index 02:08 – Adolescence [02:08-07:08] 07:08 – Portsmouth, 1970s [07:08-12:46, 19:17-22:20] 05:08 – Theatre by the Sea [05:08-07:08, 10:57-12:50, 19:17-22:28, 26:54-30:51] 12:50 – Coming out [12:50-19:17, 30:51-34:06, 57:04-01:52:00 (end)] 15:03 – Internalized homophobia [15:03-16:19, 34:12-37:17] 17:32 – Personal ads [17:32, 22:28-26:08] 34:12 – Representation [34:12-37:17] 40:39 – Musical inspiration [40:39-46:11, 54:48-56:06] 46:12 – Portsmouth, today [46:12-48:20] 48:20 – Ogunquit, today [48:20-49:53] 49:53 – Current climate [49:53-58:26] � https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/5590b0f67f23db2a01295fcc031b53bf.pdf 04878dc80f97a710c5223b0ebdc83420 PDF Text Text Jay Spears – 8/11/2018 Seacoast NH LGBTQ Oral History Project 00:00:01 Holly Cashman Now it is. I always have to make sure that the counter is going because I once did an entire interview that did not record. 00:00:09 Jay Spears I hate when that happens. 00:00:10 Holly Cashman Yes, not good. So I wanted to start out kind of with just a general overview of what we mean by oral history in case that's not clear from the not so clear consent form that the unlike other interviews the purpose of oral history interviews is to become part of the public record, right, to be available for future researchers and the public to have access to. And the -- so that's kind of the purpose, makes it different, and also the content is just in-depth, personal reflection and experiences. And so the other thing I wanted to focus at the outset is that you can refuse to answer any question or you can stop the interview at any time. And that by participating in the interview, you're transferring the rights to the content to the, let me get the title right, Seacoast New Hampshire LGBT History Project. And our hope is to have it archived in some place, whether it's the Portsmouth Historical Society or the Portsmouth Athenaeum, where the exhibit's going to be a year from now for the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. 00:01:33 Jay Spears Oh, great. 00:01:34 Holly Cashman So we're also supposed to say the beginning of the oral history and making sure it's still going. We're recording this on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the Portsmouth Library. Interviewer is Holly Cashman. And the interviewee, also known as the narrator, is Jay Spears. And just to start, so you sent me a link to your bio. And I've been watching your videos all week, and I'm obsessed with them. 00:02:03 Jay Spears Oh, great. 00:02:08 Holly Cashman And the first question, I guess, to get started would be LA native, and here we are, all the way across the country, brought you to Portsmouth, and when, time frame-wise, was that? 00:02:20 Jay Spears �OK. Yes, LA native, but with an asterisk. My dad was a career Air Force officer, excuse me, and stationed in England after the war. And my mom flew back here, well to LA, where her parents lived to have her to have my older brother John to have my twin sister and me And then when my younger brother Alan came along, she said, to hell with it. And he was born in England. And so, yes. And so, so I was born in LA, but moved immediately to England where my dad was stationed. And Then we lived all over as Air Force family, as you do, we lived all over. So we lived in Turkey for two and a half years in the capital of Ankara, and England, Ireland, and of course a bunch of places in the US. And I checked my mom's address book one time and there had been 19 addresses before I went into high school. We settled in a town in Central California, name of Santa Maria, about halfway between LA and San Francisco on the central coast. And that's where I went to high school, Catholic high school there. They settled there because It was, they wanted to be near Air Force Base, Vandenberg Air Force Base is there, and when you're a retired military, you get to use the commissary privileges and all that kind of stuff. And they wanted to be near a Catholic high school, because we were all at that age going into high school. And mom always, wherever we were stationed, mom would get us into the local Catholic school, if there was one. And If not, then we would go to the Air Force Base school where my dad was stationed. Because in California, they needed a near Air Force Base with a Catholic high school, plus California because it was a community property state and mom could see the writing on the wall. 00:04:37 Holly Cashman Ah, okay. 00:04:38 Jay Spears And so, Smart woman. So that's where we settled. And so I was able to go through all four years of high school at the same place. And that was the first time that we ever lived for more than a couple of, well, the longest we had ever lived prior to that anywhere was Turkey for two and a half years. Some of the places we lived were just like a few months before we got transferred again. So I had the roaming life of an Air Force brat, which was great and we loved it and everyone said, oh, why didn't you? No, no. It was great and we really liked it because we were five kids and so we always had each other and it teaches you to make friends quickly because you knew you were going to be gone and the people you were meeting were going to be gone before you. And so we really liked that. And it was kind of interesting for me when I went into high school and there was meeting guys who had gone through kindergarten and all eight grades together, and now they're going to go through high school together. I said, what do you talk about anymore? 00:05:38 Holly Cashman What is this? 00:05:40 Jay Spears So that was my roaming life as an Air Force brat. And so it so happened that the local community college in Santa Maria had a nationally recognized theater conservatory called Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. And so, I went there, got their -- It was a twoyear on the campus of a community college -- so I got their AA degree. Then I finished my theater degree in the California State University system. And it was shortly thereafter that one �of my classmates from PCPA, Scott Weintraub, had been, whereas I had gone to get my degree after finishing PCPA, he had moved to New York and had started working there. He had been hired here at Theatre by the Sea. And Jon Kimbell, the director of the theater, had shared with him what their upcoming season was. And he said, oh, I know a bunch of great people who could do that. And so, long story short -- too late! -- we got hired by Scott to come out here to do plays at Theatre by the Sea. So that's how I ended up in Portsmouth. 00:06:55 Holly Cashman And around what year was that? 00:06:58 Jay Spears Mid-70s. 1970s. 00:07:03 Holly Cashman Right, since it's long term. So when I read on the theater website about this reunion show that you're in town for, referring to the '70s and '80s as the Portsmouth theater of golden years or the theater renaissance. What was it like to be in Portsmouth? Like, when you first arrived, what was your impression? What was...? 00:07:35 Jay Spears We were totally, totally charmed. Being, although I have lived all over, I definitely kind of felt like a California person. And California is beautiful, but in a completely different way from here. For instance, there's no such thing as seasons really. It does kind of rain more in winter, but for, And just by chance, when I say we had been stationed in so many places around the country, it seemed to always be in the south. So I had never really lived in the north and in the northeast. And I was just completely unprepared for it. I mean, because everyone was telling me, oh, wait till you see the foliage. Okay, the leaves are going to like turn and fall off the trees, right? Is that what happens? Yeah, because for us, all those seasons would be the decorations that they would have at the mall. That's how you'd know what the seasons are. 00:08:29 Holly Cashman And I lived for a while in Arizona. 00:08:31 Jay Spears Oh, exactly. 00:08:32 Holly Cashman So I totally get that. 00:08:33 Jay Spears �Exactly. And so when I did come out here in, I guess it was the fall. Don't ask me what year. I'm not good with numbers. But in the mid-70s or something like that. And it was stunning. I mean, it was life-changing to see how that happened. I remember that I actually collected a bunch of big red, yellow, orange, maple leaves, put them in a padded envelope and mailed them to the theater department at Fresno State where I got my degree just to show them. And it turns out that they used them in a production of Charlie Brown. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. At the end of which or something he's kind of lying depressed on the stage or something and they had this effect where they had these little electronic solenoids that would release them. So they used the leaves in the set and then they would fire and release them and they would come falling down. And they told me that in one performance it came and just landed right on his chest. So yeah, and so that was great. Plus having rivers and rain and the thunderstorms and stuff like that. And I thought we used to have thunderstorms in California and we just don't anymore. I don't know if that's a climate change thing or cyclical or what, but the idea of having just water running along the ground unsupervised. 00:10:13 Holly Cashman Unclaimed by ten different people fighting over it. 00:10:16 Jay Spears Yes, and no cement borders around it and under it. And water just falling out of the sky, I just don't get that. And so that's what we do. So these days we do. And we were in a long drought recently. And so I was glad we had a thunderstorm the other night, and I sat on their front porch and the screen porch of Mike Huxtable and his wife, who were putting us up, who put me and Luis up. One of the board members of the theater, I guess he is. And you really enjoyed that, so that's good. 00:10:53 Holly Cashman That's great. It's a good [to look forward to something in] New England. 00:10:55 Jay Spears Yes, exactly. And so that's how I came here, because one of my classmates got a job and hired us to come over. And I think the first thing was 1776. They needed a lot of men to play all those roles of the patriots and the founding fathers and whatnot in 1776. And so we came here and we did 1776 and Starshine, which was a Civil War musical, original Civil War musical. And several shows. This is when Theatre by the Sea was in Ceres Street, right by the tugboats. And to get here, a colleague, one of my fellow actors, I guess it was Jeff McCarthy and me, and he's worked extensively in Broadway and stuff like that since then. We did a drive-away car deal where you deliver someone's car who's moved from one coast to the other, you drive their car across. And so we drove out here and in the middle of the night we arrived and groggily went up the stairs from Market Street, we went up the stairs into the theater. And when we got up there, we crossed the room to the big window overlooking the Piscataqua and looked down and saw those tugboats there. And it's a memory that's been with me ever since. Those bright red tugboats moored by the side of Ceres Street. 00:12:27 Holly Cashman �It's such a postcard view. 00:12:28 Jay Spears Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So that's how I got here, doing plays with colleagues. And for all you young whippersnappers out there, the friends you make in college will take you places, bind them to you with chains of steel, and you'll be happy you did. 00:12:46 Holly Cashman That's great advice. So when you came here in 70-something [1975], maybe right around the bicentennial, I'm guessing, if 1776 was the play you were in. What kind of, where were you in your personal journey of coming out? Were you out? Were you to your self? 00:13:09 Jay Spears Gotcha. Not out at all. Oh no, Am I misremembering that? I was probably out to some friends. I was very sure that I was not out to my family, certainly not to my parents. My family dynamic was one of a little bit of, What do they call that? Dysfunctional, I think is what they call it. My dad was pretty much a pack of, six pack of Bud per day plus two packs of Camel unfiltered. He was a hard-bitten World War II war hero and a three-war vet. So he was in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam and was largely estranged from us and I never felt much of emotional connection to him, and rather, I was very close to my mom. So, but I was not out to them. And I guess I was kind of out to like Scott and those other people that they knew. It's just kind of hard for me to remember exactly who I was out to when, but generally, certainly not out in public the way I am now. And so, yeah, so I was, I would consider myself as not being out. And so when I came here, and also in theater, theater in general, when I first came out of high school, Catholic high school, in a small agricultural community, in an Air Force community. 00:14:57 Holly Cashman All of that says super open 00:14:58 Jay Spears all of that. And so I, in one of the first plays I did was, I had a bit part in a play called The Hostage by Brendan Behan, an Irish play about the Irish Troubles. And in it, and I'm not exactly sure why, there were two transvestite gay characters. One of them named Rio Rita, and another one. And this is one of my first kind of exposures to the world of homosexuality with these characters. And it really kind of threw me and kind of actually set me back because of my own internalized homophobia or something, but it was like I was looking at at those Characters every day and they were played by guys who I perceived to be gay in real life. And so they played, and I just couldn't, is that what being gay is? Because I knew that I was gay, and I said, well, I just don't. It didn't seem to comport with anything I felt about what I was feeling. And so that kind of confused me also. And so, yeah, so when I was here in Portsmouth, I was not out at all. So if, and so I lived, we lived in that building right by the Unitarian Church, the big Unitarian Church right there that burned down recently next door to it. All those things burned down. And so our apartment, it was gutted. We lived on the top �floor of that. 00:16:38 Holly Cashman So no walking by your old place? Oh that's so sad. 00:16:40 Jay Spears Yes. Yeah. So the building still stands. I think they're going to fix that one, because the two next to it on the corner are gone. And so, but the fire spread from the restaurant into that building. And so, our apartment where I lived with Scott and Jeff McCarthy, Pekka Thomas and some other, I think there were four of us in there. Yeah, there were four of me, Jeff McCarthy, Scott, and Paca Thomas, who is a successful producer in Los Angeles now, and he works with Bernie Taupin and is doing an American song project with Bernie Taupin, who's Elton John's lyricist. So we all lived there on the top floor of what probably Scott came up with as Tony's Hideaway Kingdom. So that was our apartment on a block off of the square. And so for me it was tough because I was in love with Jeff McCarthy, in love with Scott. Paca, I liked you, you're fine with it. And so, but that's the life of a closeted guy. You fall in love with straight, your straight pals and have to deal with that. And so, that was good and fun and stressful and unhealthy and all of that rolled into one. It was my experience of living in Portsmouth at the time as a basically closeted gay man. And if I ever wanted to explore any actual sexuality or anything, it would be through personal ads and stuff like that, usually involving a trip to Boston or something like that on a day off. And so that was the way I was able to, That was the extent of the way I was able to express myself as far as my sexuality. 00:18:36 Holly Cashman So there weren't any bars or places that people would meet up in Portsmouth that you went to at the time? 00:18:45 Jay Spears No. I didn't know of any. If there were, I didn't know any of them. And if I had known of them, I probably would not have gone. It wasn't until later, until I was in LA, that I remember going to my first gay bar. I don't drink anyway, so it's like I don't drink and so it's like I have nothing to do if I go there. And so it was kind of... So, yeah, so I... Yeah, so the short answer to that is no, I didn't. There was no scene here that I was aware of. 00:19:17 Holly Cashman And the kind of mid-70s time that you came, how long did you stay in Portsmouth? 00:19:28 Jay Spears I stayed that first year, I stayed through the winter. And it was great, because as I said, I got to have the foliage and then the leaves all went off the trees and it started to get cold and suddenly Halloween made so much more sense because that's how the world feels like it's getting scary and then Thanksgiving and of course Halloween in New England is like, you know, you got the whole headless horseman thing. It's all just, you got Salem, witches and everything else. It was great. And then Thanksgiving And then you have the holiday season �and you have the first snow and you have Christmas and everything and it's just all great. And I was in a Christmas show with, at Theatre by the Sea, that Jon Kimbell wrote an adaptation of Christmas Carol and it was just great. And the first snow and everything like that, I remember one time that we, and they put us up in Strawbery Banke, where I was living in a house on Manning Street, a big old salt bank, salt box house there. And I remember walking from there, going downtown one evening with some friends and we were crossing an open area, a lot or a parking lot or something. And I heard this noise and I couldn't tell where it was coming from and it was this kind of hissing, hissing noise and really quiet and soft but getting louder. And it was already a little after dark and we were in this parking lot that had these street lights above here like this. And so it was then that I looked, and the snow emerged from the darkness above the street lights. And it was the first time I had the experience of a snowfall starting, and that you can hear it. And so that was all just great. Because of course from California we have none of that. 00:21:23 Holly Cashman I'm imagining the Strawbery Banke in the 70s is very different from the very tourist, very polished Strawbery Banke today. 00:21:32 Jay Spears It was just an open neighborhood with all those houses that had been saved from elsewhere piled up there. Yes, and so. However, then there was all of January, all of February, all of March, and half of April of huge goddamn production just to go out to get a goddamn loaf of bread. So, yeah, so that was my one winter in New Hampshire. And then I got lucky because I would work here during the summer and the fall and through Christmas, which of course is great. And then I went back to California and worked through the winter there. And so there are several years that I was able to have the best of both worlds. 00:22:20 Holly Cashman Right. That makes a lot of sense. Winter here and summer there. Yes. So You mentioned about the personal ads and going to Boston. What was that like? What was that? 00:22:40 Jay Spears It was largely unsatisfactory, entirely unsuccessful from a technical point of view. And it was just me desperately trying to do something in my long and tortured trip from being a gay Catholic altar boy Air Force brat to the flaming international homopop sensation that I view myself as today. Yeah, so just entirely, entirely stupid. I don't think I ever got laid or anything on when I went into Boston for a personal ad. I'm sure I never got laid. I don't know if I ever even ended up meeting a guy or anything like that. So yeah, nothing. Zero. Zilch. Zilch, zero. 00:23:38 Holly Cashman I think it's hard for people who are coming of age today to imagine a world before the internet, before social media, before any of those kinds of connections? 00:23:56 Jay Spears �Yeah, when we were... 00:23:57 Holly Cashman A whole different, like how were you... 00:24:00 Jay Spears Of course. Yeah, we, for us, a personal ad was you would write a letter to the PO box on the ad. And then the person who took out the ad, and when I moved back to LA, I did that myself, took out ads, then every few days you could go into the alternative newspaper that had published these ads and get your mail. And then you would read the ones that you wanted. And I thought the hottest ones were the ones where the guy had written in block letters on legal paper. That always just got me. And so you would read your mail and the ones that you thought, and I don't think usually they would send a picture of themselves. And then you would have to write a goddamn letter back to them, because usually they don't think they put their phone numbers in there, because this was before the age of cell phones anyway. So it was very slow analog communication. And so you would essentially do it by mail. And so, and then if you could set up a date, you would set up a date and then meet someone. 00:25:11 Holly Cashman And there were like alternative, Not necessarily specifically gay community publications, but just like alternative papers. 00:25:24 Jay Spears In Los Angeles, the LA Weekly and the LA Reader, of which I think only the Weekly survives. So they would have been somewhat similar. And it definitely was not a gay paper. But they would have a section in the back for personal ads, which even then did categorize or did subcategorize themselves into male seeking male, male seeking female, blah, blah, blah. 00:25:53 Holly Cashman So there was actual category that you had and not having to be like code words or any kind of. 00:26:00 Jay Spears Yes, I do believe so. 00:26:01 Holly Cashman And you could get the alternative newspapers here in Portsmouth. 00:26:06 Jay Spears Yeah, in any street corner or wherever they have them. 00:26:13 Holly Cashman �So because I'm kind of on the cusp, I didn't get email until I was in college, but I am still a sucker for any kind of like, because of having lived through times like that, any kind of pandering of advertisers. Last night My partner and I were looking for, we're both into craft beer. We're looking for craft beer and this brewery in Portland, Maine has a beer that's called Girl Meets Girl. I don't even care what kind it was. They also had Boy Meets Boy and Boy Meets Girl. But I'm like, that's 00:26:49 Jay Spears It did, for heaven's sake. 00:26:51 Holly Cashman So take my money. So until coming back for the reunion show, did you go back and forth for a while? 00:27:03 Jay Spears Yes, so I would say I worked here on and off for maybe 10 years because I finally settled in LA in the early or mid 80s. So I was here for seven or so years and then landed in LA. 00:27:24 Holly Cashman And you've kept in touch with people from the theater over the years? 00:27:30 Jay Spears Definitely. From our theater pals, even in my neighborhood in Los Angeles, one of my best pals from college lives a few blocks away. Another one is visiting here now, two of them actually are visiting here now because they know Scott and me to see the show. And she lives four or five blocks from me, so so I have these some of these theater people that live within a few blocks me in LA. When I moved to LA, I moved in with some people from Santa Maria. Yeah, including people from the theater. So, I moved in with them. So that was kind of a huge reason why we, one of the huge reasons why we're still kind of together is that when I did finally move to LA it was with people from, with friends from school. So, so we, and yeah, so I've lived in the same neighborhood in LA for 30 plus years and in my apartment, I've lived for 26 or 7 years in the same apartment. Finally, I have roots put down. So, yeah, so that's how that worked out. And so, we're still very much in our day-to-day lives. And Scott lives a few miles away in LA. And so, Scott got married here. And in fact, when we came out here to do one of Scott's productions on the Viking Queen cruise ship that's anchored by the salt piles down there and it goes out the Piscataqua to the Isles of Shoals and does whale watching and whatnot and then comes back. So, Scott had the idea that we would be on board to do a play on board. And so, we actually mounted this musical review called The Bon Voyage on the boat. It turned out that the engines were much too loud for us to be heard at all. And we ended up, the band would just play during the trip and then we convinced the captain to let us have the boat at night when it was parked there. And So we turned it into sort of a nightclub and we did our play at 10 o'clock over by the salt piles and people would come and park there and come and see the play on the boat. But in the band, the bass player met his wife here, Ginny Russell, who was at the show last night, the woman that sang I Remember It �Well, the guest that came up and sang with Scott. So he married her and Scott got Nancy. Another pal of mine got Jane Anson. Jill Anson was there. They're from Dover. And so it's like these Californios came over here and plundered New Hampshire for all their women and dragged them off to California. I wasn't so lucky. And so I'm in touch with all these people still today. 00:30:51 Holly Cashman So since you weren't out when you were here, and you've kept in touch with all those people, how did the kind of00:30:58 Jay Spears Oh, it was always the same thing. Every time it was the same thing, I would finally say, well, you know, I'm, well, you know, I'm, I'm gay. And they would go, we were wondering when you were going to tell us. They totally know. They know. Everyone knows. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. And when the last, the one thing I'll say about coming out, it feels like you're up against this huge barrier to your freedom and to your expression and to your life and to your happiness. This whole big barrier. And then it finally comes and it falls. And you realize it was a piece of cardboard. It was a piece of fucking cardboard. That's all it was in front of you and you thought it was an impenetrable barrier. So if I don't have many regrets in life and I'm a pretty happy person, but it, but you know, I should have been out sooner. You can't be out soon enough. You can't be out soon enough. Well, everyone has privacy. You need to have privacy. It's important to human dignity is privacy. You have a private life and that's why prison is so horrible. You have no privacy, right? So you have to have a private life. Secrecy is not the same thing as privacy. Privacy and secrecy are two different things. The tape just went off. 00:32:21 Holly Cashman Oh no. Oh, it says it's still going. This is why I've been obsessively looking at it. 00:32:28 Jay Spears Hello, are you going? I do not want to have it happen again. 00:32:32 Jay Spears The red light went off and now it's blinking again. 00:32:34 Holly Cashman Oh, I think the red light is a sound. 00:32:37 Jay Spears Hello? 00:32:37 Holly Cashman �The sound, yeah. 00:32:39 Jay Spears Hola. Okay. What was I saying so pithily and importantly? Yeah, yeah. Is it secrecy? Yes. You have to have a private life. You don't want to have any secrets. Harboring a deep dark secret is just is bad for you and for everyone else Especially if you look at your sexuality as being a deep dark evil secret. How could that possibly possibly be healthy? I think that I'm too late with my message now because I think that the young gay people that I meet now know that and are saying, of course, old man, what are you talking about? But that was definitely the way it was in my time. And there are still closeted guys out there, I suppose. But my boyfriend Luis is not out to his parents. And he's justifiably afraid. And the fear is real, but the problem isn't. So it's a cliche that when you're out to people, the people who matter aren't going to care about it, and the people who care about it then actually don't matter. So yeah, so that's, you know, I don't really have regrets as I say, but I, yeah, I do. I wish I was out sooner and got laid more. OK, so that's my regrets. 00:34:06 Holly Cashman That sounds like it would make a good t-shirt: "Come out earlier and get laid more". 00:34:10 Jay Spears ...get laid more, yes. 00:34:12 Holly Cashman So back in the '70s, early '80s, do you remember from Portsmouth people who were out? Like, did you remember knowing of people who were? 00:34:23 Jay Spears Yes. Jon Kimbell, the director of the theater. Michael Spellman, the prop master that I met. And so we worked closely. They were gay, but I didn't socialize with them. I was hanging out with Scotty and Jeff and all of my college pals. 00:34:40 Holly Cashman So it wasn't like there was no one who was out, but because maybe of that first experience of like these gay actors playing straight characters, it was kind of... 00:34:53 Jay Spears Yes. And of course, those would be extreme examples of gay people that dress up and wear dresses and put outlandish makeup on and stuff like that, which is one whole kind of end of the spectrum. But my homophobia and intolerance for that extended much farther along to the normal spectrum. And so I didn't see myself as being like Jon Kimbell. I didn't see myself as being like Michael Spellman, those gay guys. And so it's painful and embarrassing to say, but that's how I felt. �00:35:32 Holly Cashman Well, because there is such limited representation, and if you don't identify with it, then you're like, well. 00:35:40 Jay Spears Yeah, am I like that? No. Because if you're a straight person, you can mock and dislike any person in the straight spectrum and say, I'm not like that, I'm something else. But yeah, for not having a, I mean, there wasn't even any Will and Grace or any of the other. And everyone will say, you've heard this ad nauseum, that whenever there was a gay character on TV or movies they always ended up dead or worse and so it was kind of like 00:36:12 Holly Cashman I remember my first character that I was obsessed with was Monroe on Too Close for Comfort. And he was like Jack in Will & Grace, you know 00:36:22 Jay Spears Right 00:36:23 Holly Cashman over the top. Everyone was laughing at him. 00:36:26 Jay Spears Yes. 00:36:27 Holly Cashman Not with him. 00:36:28 Jay Spears Do you remember Billy Crystal in Soap? 00:36:31 Holly Cashman Yes. Oh, that's true. I might have been too young to become really focused on that because I might not have kind of identified in the way that I already was with Monroe. But yes, I'd forgotten about that. 00:36:47 Jay Spears But even so, and being a theater person, you just don't get to watch much TV because you're always busy. And so I didn't really follow that show very much. But I was just aware that that was a gay character. And to his credit, I think he did - He wasn't as a cliche. I think that for the writers of that show, they did a good job of presenting him as a person. But I don't �remember really what, that's a good Wikipedia question. 00:37:14 Holly Cashman Yeah, I should go back and watch that, see if it's on Netflix. 00:37:17 Jay Spears Yeah, yeah. So that was the only kind of thing. And all the rest of it was very covertly finding materials to read about or porn or something like that. 00:37:35 Holly Cashman And and not on the Internet yet. 00:37:37 Jay Spears No, you had to do analog porn. And but so when I was really little, I mean, my self discovery of being gay was I would look find myself and in libraries, like this beautiful one here, getting medical books and seeing pictures of naked men in them and not knowing why. Not knowing why because I wasn't sexually aware, but I was attracted to this image, but I couldn't tell why. And my dad being Air Force, at the end of his career, he was a commander of A&E squadron, which is armaments and electronics maintenance. And so he would bring home fascinating things that I'm sure would get him arrested now. But he would bring home bullets and air-to-air rocket shells and things. He brought home a bottle of mercury one time. And we played with it. And we put it, because you put mercury in your hand, it's so cool. And I'm sure we were, this is, oh. 00:38:46 Holly Cashman Child endangerment! 00:38:47 Jay Spears Yeah. And one day, and the thing about that is that when you're you have five kids and your dad brings them something everyone gets to share it, but it usually ends up as being the sort of owned by one kid or the other. So one day he brings home this airman's first aid manual that's shaped like this to go in the pocket of their flight suit. And in it, it had two line drawings of naked guys. One of them was to show pressure points for bleeding. So to press this artery here and in your groin. 00:39:28 Holly Cashman So someone didn't bleed out? 00:39:28 Jay Spears Yes. And the other one was a diagram of a guy standing there in briefs with lines labeled hair, pointing to his various hairy parts, for where you should wash extra carefully when you're exposed to a nuclear explosion and fallout, to wash the fallout out of your hair. Like, yeah, �before you die horribly of radiation poisoning. And so I made sure I got that sucker because the guy in the briefs and the guy with the pressure points was standing there wearing a jockstrap. And again, this was before I was sexual, before I knew anything about masturbation or orgasm or anything. And I had this book and I was just in love with this and I didn't know why. But that was the only sort of secret kind of way to express or to manifest the experiences that I was feeling when I was becoming a man, becoming an adolescent I guess it was. 00:40:38 Holly Cashman So going from there and then to coming out to becoming the kind of out musician that you are now What was that decision like because I see for example in your your video for I Like Mike which is my favorite because it is exactly that kind of representation that you never see of like athletic gay men. I remember when I was doing a different research project and I was telling someone I had to get up at 6 a.m. to go record a gay softball practice. And then people were like, so how are the lesbians this morning? And I was like, no, I told you it was gay softball. They were like, gay men playing softball? Like they couldn't wrap their head around it. 00:41:27 Jay Spears And I'll have you know that all of the ball players in that were from my gay softball team. So all of them were gay. When I moved to LA, obviously that was gonna be a new chapter in the whole life. And so I got on the softball team and met all kinds of different, instead of the one stereotype, all kinds of different representations of what a gay person or gay life would be like. And of course, that's what people do. They move to the big city. They don't, they're not in Portsmouth. They're not in Santa Maria. They moved to New York. They moved to San Francisco, they moved to LA, and that's for that. And so, that's the short answer. So, when I moved there, I found any number of different kinds of examples of what it was like to be gay. And so I was in the gay softball league, went to the, one of my first experiences, or one of my longest lasting gay bar affiliations was because I didn't drink. There's Oil Can Harry's, which is a two-stepping, cowpoke, country-western place, which was great because you had something to do when you went there. And so you would learn these different kinds of dances, line dances or partner dances, which was great. And so I loved that. So I went there a couple of times a week. Didn't drink anything, but I met a few boyfriends there, stuff like that, over the course. So yeah, moving to the big city is the deal. And so when I had a bad breakup and wrote the song, the first song I wrote was about that. And the song is called, My Ray. And it's the opening song on my first album. And for me, you have to have some sort of emotional freaking disaster in order to get your artistic juices flowing or whatever. And so that's what was the catalyst for that. Because I'd been a musician all along, but I had never really written much in the way of my own songs. In college, I made money playing guitar, banjo, or mandolin in the orchestras for the musicals that the theater department would put on. And so practically all... 00:43:55 Holly Cashman You were in the orchestra, not in the, not acting? 00:43:59 Jay Spears �I was in both, but to make money, I would do that. And part of my schooling, I would be on stage. And to get my theater degree, I'd have to be on stage. But practically every American musical has like Hello, Dolly and Mame and all that have banjo parts. And Shenandoah and what is it? Old Man River, Show Boat. Those are all that kind of Civil War era stuff has banjo in it. And then there's guitar things like Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell and Man of La Mancha. There's all guitar in that. And then there's Mandolin like Fiddler on the Roof and all that. So all of those had, so many of them have guitar parts in the score and I would make money doing that. So my musical style is greatly influenced by that. So my songwriting isn't very rock and roll-y, although I do like to do that. I always make sure I hire some kick-ass guitarists when I do stuff, but it's mostly informed by that. And my songs usually have characters in them, sometimes even dialogue and stuff like that. And so it came out of that bad breakup I wrote, My Ray, You Will Love Again, which we're doing in the show. Were you there last night? No. 00:45:14 Holly Cashman No, I've heard details about it from Tom. 00:45:18 Jay Spears So about how, yeah, your heart's broken now, but don't worry, you will love again. And so that's how that started. And I had no intention of making an album and putting it out to the public for God's sake, but but that's that's how it happened. And then I Like Mike is about a guy from the softball league who I fell in love with, who was already involved with his longtime boyfriend. I don't think they've been, I don't think they got married, but yeah I fell in love with him And that was a huge step for me, because he was the first gay, completely unavailable man that I fell for. So that was progress. 00:46:02 Holly Cashman Following the same pattern, but a twist. 00:46:06 Jay Spears Yeah, yeah. And I got a great song out of it. So that's good. So yeah, so that's how that happened. 00:46:11 Holly Cashman So coming back to Portsmouth, What has that been like? 00:46:16 Jay Spears Oh, it's been great. Two years ago, Scott and Nancy came back here to renew their vows, because they got married in Prescott Park. And at the time, he invited me and Randa to come, because they were going to, they were going to, he put together a show for one night in Theater West where Stephanie Voss' theater is now. And so we did a one-night show there. And so then, but that event was their vows, and we knew their vows, and so we came in to the celebration of them and stuff. We went to Prescott Park, and it was great. So a bunch of us came here for that. And so apparently, he got the idea that, well, why don't we just go there �just to do a show? And so he put this together, a friend. And they contacted Pontine. Stephanie Voss at Pontine, another Santa Maria, PCPA person, friend of ours from all those years back. So she's part of the whole web. And when Scott, when we weren't working in Theatre by the Sea, Scott and Nancy had their own production company called We Sing, We Dance, Etc. And they're the ones that put on with us the cruise Viking Queen thing. We had a singing waiters gig over in Kittery. There was a crab house or something like that, The Fish Company it was called. So we did singing waiters there. We did Ogunquit Square Theatre play. We did a Christmas show, not at The Music Hall, but there's some other huge auditorium in Portsmouth that we could not fill. We did a Christmas show one year there. And so he did a whole bunch of different projects around town. 00:48:13 Holly Cashman Was the Ogunquit Playhouse around back then? 00:48:15 Jay Spears Yes, it was. Yeah, And that was the Equity Playhouse, and we weren't in that. 00:48:20 Holly Cashman Oh, OK. And in those days, was Ogunquit known for being the gay destination that it is now? Did it have that connotation or no? 00:48:32 Jay Spears It is? 00:48:32 Holly Cashman It does. 00:48:33 Jay Spears Oh. No. 00:48:35 Holly Cashman Go check it out. 00:48:37 Jay Spears Oh, news to me. 00:48:38 Holly Cashman It does. Yeah. It does have that. 00:48:39 Jay Spears �Really? I'll be darned. 00:48:40 Holly Cashman I mean, lots of other folks go there as well, but 00:48:42 Jay Spears Yeah. Yeah. Yes. The Ogunquit Square Theatre, I think it was, is just this little small theater right in like downtown Ogunquit. 00:48:54 Holly Cashman Yeah, yeah. I think, I mean, there's a movie theater there now that might be in that same space, I wonder, like a white kind of clapboard New England-y looking building. And then right on one of the streets that goes right into that crisscross area, there's a huge gay bar now called Maine Street. Maine with an E at the end of it, because they're cute. 00:49:17 Jay Spears I see what you did there. 00:49:20 Holly Cashman Exactly. With tea dances and the you know I think once a month lesbians get to go there. But it's definitely a more laid-back kind of open scene than anything down in Boston, for sure. 00:49:36 Jay Spears Oh, gotcha. 00:49:37 Holly Cashman One of my friends who was visiting from Phoenix said, I actually love this bar because it looks nice, but I don't have to suck my gut in. 00:49:50 Jay Spears I can relate. 00:49:53 Holly Cashman So any other thoughts you want to share about kind of the coming up on the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, about any kind of the major events and milestones that have happened, marriage equality, all those kinds of things, the current political climate. 00:50:14 Jay Spears Yeah. Well, it's definitely, in spite of the ridiculous current situation that we're in now, it is certainly a testament to progress the way the gay life in America and in the world in general �has made progress since I was in Portsmouth in the '70s. Yeah, I mean gay marriage, really? Come on, like that could ever happen? And yeah, I mean, it's pretty incredible. And my main anger, as far as it goes, is the way that our community has been used as a tool to frighten the ignorant, you know? And it's like, that's what the conservatives do. They haul up a boogeyman, frighten their ignorant base with them, promise them that they will save them from you. Vote for us, we'll save you from the homos that are going to come and take your kids. Vote for us. 00:51:29 Holly Cashman These bathrooms, right? If we let them in their neutral bathrooms. 00:51:32 Jay Spears Yes. Vote for us, we'll save you from all these women that are going to have an abortion. 00:51:36 Holly Cashman Vote for us, We'll save you 00:51:36 Jay Spears from all these women that are going to have an abortion. Vote for us. We'll save you from all these Mexicans that are going to take your job. The terrorists are coming. Vote for us and we'll protect you from them. And they fall for it every time. Every time. Time and time again. And so that's the main thing that pisses me off about our political climate now is that they successfully, cynically successfully used us as a, to literally demonize us in order to get votes from their base. And so, now that more than half the country at least says, you know. It's the same thing about Black people and Mexicans and everything. It's like they're gonna come and get you, Vote for us and we'll save you. And for the people that say, well, the courts need to wait till the public opinion kind of goes that way. And then the courts, when in the '60s, they had the Loving vs. Virginia. Warren Burger, Earl Warren, not Warren Burger, Earl Warren, the Chief Justice, went to all of the justices on the Supreme Court to make sure that they had a consensus. And he, when they outlawed or when they voided all of those anti-mixed-race marriage laws in their unanimous decision, shortly thereafter a poll was taken and 80something percent of people thought that Black people shouldn't marry white people. 80 something! Which means that a lot of black people thought that too, in order to get that kind of percentage. And so the courts have to be ahead of the people on these kinds of issues, because that's obvious that the courts, that the Legislature puts in action to the law the will of the majority, that's how they got voted in, and the judiciary protects the rights of the minorities. That's what they're there for. It seems to me that that is not going to be the case these days with the politicized Supreme Court. And they're gonna just be using it as an issue. And luckily, thank God for fucking Justice Kennedy. He's a conservative, but he's the one that was the swing vote in all these cases. And we'll see now what's going to happen if they're going to get another conservative justice to screw the court for the next 50 years. That's the thing that worries me. I don't think that there's going to be a reversal. Usually when rights are won, they're never taken away. So I don't think that that's going to be a problem. But then again, I didn't think there was going to be Trump either. So yeah. 00:54:45 Holly Cashman �You can always be surprised. 00:54:46 Jay Spears Yeah. So. 00:54:47 Holly Cashman It is in your song about, I can't remember the exact title now, but about Smashing the Christians Down 00:54:55 Jay Spears Smack, Smack Them Christians Down. 00:54:57 Holly Cashman But I love how it shows kind of historically how piece by piece by piece what has been kind of the attempt to Christianize or biblicize the country has been reversed. So I'm taking that as a sign of hope. 00:55:18 Jay Spears For future generations in the year 3077 who are watching this video, you can probably still find my demented music videos on what we today call YouTube. I don't know what you would call it. And you can see, and that song was written, remember I said I needed an emotional upheaval? Direct response to the Defense of Marriage Act. That's why I wrote that song. And the third verse of, about, the third verse is about, specifically about that. So yeah, so that was written specifically to Bill Clinton signing the Defense of Marriage Act. I know it's embarrassing, but yeah, they put that into law. I'm sorry, I apologize for America. 00:56:06 Holly Cashman And then now, I mean, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell, kind of under threat of coming back into some kind of... One thing that I was stunned by when I was doing my ethnography in Phoenix, Arizona actually, among LGBTQ Latinos there was how many people left their family, got out of their community to come out by joining the military. And this was back in the '90s. You know? And They're like, yeah, Don't Ask, Don't Tell was not as scary as my Mexican dad. 00:56:50 Jay Spears Yeah. Yeah. 00:56:51 Holly Cashman So we got out. 00:56:52 Jay Spears �Yeah. Sad, but true. 00:56:55 Holly Cashman And just kind of an example of how things really change and shift depending on your position or your location. 00:57:04 Jay Spears Yeah. And that's what gay people have historically had to do. Get out. Establish your identity yourself, especially as an adult. I'm going through the same thing with Luis, with my boyfriend. He's not out to his parents, but he was living at home with them. You can't really come, for some people, you can't really come out in those circumstances because, "as long as you're under my roof", and that whole thing, and you're depending on them for everything. And then kids get kicked into the street and they become homeless. So you got to move up, move out, become a person, get a job, establish a career, establish yourself as an adult. Then you're not just their kid living, their kid living in their basement, and then you can relate to them one-on-one and tell them, this is me, this is who I am. I'm an adult now, I do this for a living. I'm not dependent on you for that. And parents want you to do that. They want you to be a good parent. You want your kids to turn into adults, obviously successful adults. So you turn into successful adults and then you can tell them if they're worried if this is the kind of thing that they would be freaked by. It's much better to have it coming from an established, successful, safe adult than from a kid that's living under their, you know, under their roof. And so that's what Luis is doing right now. He's moved to L.A. And he's a machinist and he has a good job and making a lot of money. And he just bought his dad for Father's Day a good expensive lawnmower because they would always mow the lawn together. And so he's afraid, but he's still afraid of what his parents would think if he comes out, although his mom knows, I know she knows. But anyway, so, and he moved his dad to tears by giving him this lawnmower. So he's, instead of living in their basement as a college dropout kind of thing, He's moved to LA, set himself up, got a great job as a machinist, paying much better than minimum wage, bought his dad an important present, and you know he's changing himself in their eyes to a point where he's much more, I think, you have a much better standing to do something that's controversial or something that might be a problem or that might be controversial in your family. 00:59:33 Holly Cashman Yeah. And what you said before about in your time in Portsmouth, where everyone pretty much knew when you came out to them later. 00:59:44 Jay Spears Yes. 00:59:45 Holly Cashman But there's something very different about when you actually put words to it. And even if it's just for you, even if they think what we knew and it doesn't matter, it's a big... �00:59:55 Jay Spears Yes. Yes. And I don't want to look like I'm saying, oh, there's nothing to be afraid of, because in some families, in some cases, there is. There is. And my parents, when I finally told them, my mom was just kind of, "Why do I have to know that?" Because she was old at the time, you know, and I said, "Well, I donít know." But so, yeah. Yeah. So, it could be a problem. It might be a problem for him. His dad and his family might get really super mad. They're Hispanic. They're Puerto Rican and Cuban. So they have a Christian and conservative culture. And so it might be more of a problem for him. But that's the way to do it. And I hope that by the time that, I don't know, the next generation or two, that we can do it. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seacoast NH LGBTQ+ Oral History Project Description An account of the resource The NH Seacoast LGBT History Project was founded by Tom Kaufhold in 2015. Tom had been collecting papers, ephemera, and artifacts related to or created by the LGBTQ+ community on the Seacoast region of New Hampshire. To tell the story more fully, Holly Cashman, a professor at the University of New Hampshire, began collecting oral histories from the same community. <br /><br />With the assistance of interns and student workers, Dr. Cashman conducted ten interviews over a six-year period. The team processed each interview and created indexes and transcripts. Interviewees, also called narrators, were found through flyers and by visiting with local LGBTQ+ social groups such as Seacoast Gay Men. Participants were given the option to provide their full name or a partial name. This project is ongoing and Dr. Cashman and her team will continue conducting interviews which will be added to this site.<br /><br />Thanks to Holly Cashman, Tom Kaufhold, Aliya Sarris, Lily Pudlo, Zoe Dawson, the narrators, the interns, and the student workers who contributed to this project.<br /><br /><span>View the collections of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project! Their video archive is available here: </span><a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/25" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/25</a><span> and the recordings of Women Singing OUT!, a lesbian-based choir, are available here </span><a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32</a><span>.</span> Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral history with Jay Spears, August 11, 2018 Subject The topic of the resource New Hampshire -- History LGBTQ+ history Gay men Description An account of the resource An oral interview with Jay Spears with transcript and index. Topics discussed include growing up, Portsmouth in the 1970s, Theatre-By-The-Sea, and the current climate. Recorded at the Portsmouth Public Library in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cashman, Holly (interviewer) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seacoast NH LGBT History Project Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-08-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Spears, Jay (interviewee) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">In copyright - educational use permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MOV 01:00:51 PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource MovingImage Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1. 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Title A name given to the resource NH Seacoast LGBT History Project Video Archive Subject The topic of the resource Gay and Lesbian Studies Gay Pride Gay and Lesbian Rights Gay Community Gay Literature Gay-Straight Alliances in Schools Gay Students Oral History Description An account of the resource Tom Kaufhold founded the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project in 2015 to “research, document, and preserve the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people on the Seacoast of New Hampshire with emphasis on Portsmouth."<br /><br />Project members contributed materials that tell stories about the LGBTQIA+ community. The papers and ephemera are held at the <a href="https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B30EFEDB-8D30-48AB-9CF6-387397466415" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Portsmouth Athenaeum</a> while the library maintains the media archive. Video and audio recordings have been digitized by history project interns and library staff. Special thanks to intern Kate Persson.<br /><br />The complete list of LGBTQIA+ media and books collected by the history project is available upon request. It is a list of known accessible media, but may not be currently available at the library. Check our <a href="https://portsmouth.bywatersolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">catalog</a> or ask a librarian if you need assistance.<br /><br />The Seacoast NH LGBTQ+ Oral History Project was created by Dr. Holly R. Cashman in partnership with the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project, the University of New Hampshire, and the Portsmouth Public Library. View the recordings here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32</a>. <br /><br />Digitized audio recordings from Women Singing OUT!, a lesbian-based choir, are part of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project and are available here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28</a>.<br /><br />Members of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project have presented lectures, created exhibits and displays, and conducted an oral history project with the University of New Hampshire that captures the stories of numerous interviewees.  <span>Any questions about this collection can be directed to the <a href="https://www.portsmouthnh.gov/library/local-history-genealogy#contact" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections Librarian</a> at the Portsmouth Public Library or to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Portsnh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seacoast NH LGBT History Project</a>.<br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cashman, Holly Kaufhold, Tom Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library Special Collection Language A language of the resource Eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 - Present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Pledge Walk, 1996 Subject The topic of the resource AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts LGBTQ+ community Boston (Mass.) Description An account of the resource Video documenting the 10th Annual AIDS Pledge Walk in Boston, Massachusetts. The walk was held on Sunday, June 2, 1996 and was hosted by AIDS Action Committee. Includes clips of Larry Kessler, Executive Director of AIDS Action Committee; Garry Bailey, President of the Board of Directors of AIDS Action Committee; and Bob Lobel, WBZ-AM/TV. Produced and directed by J. Dolan Barry. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Barry, J. Dolan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seacoast NH LGBT History Project Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-06-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 00:08:35 minutes Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource MovingImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6. 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Title A name given to the resource NH Seacoast LGBT History Project Video Archive Subject The topic of the resource Gay and Lesbian Studies Gay Pride Gay and Lesbian Rights Gay Community Gay Literature Gay-Straight Alliances in Schools Gay Students Oral History Description An account of the resource Tom Kaufhold founded the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project in 2015 to “research, document, and preserve the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people on the Seacoast of New Hampshire with emphasis on Portsmouth."<br /><br />Project members contributed materials that tell stories about the LGBTQIA+ community. The papers and ephemera are held at the <a href="https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B30EFEDB-8D30-48AB-9CF6-387397466415" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Portsmouth Athenaeum</a> while the library maintains the media archive. Video and audio recordings have been digitized by history project interns and library staff. Special thanks to intern Kate Persson.<br /><br />The complete list of LGBTQIA+ media and books collected by the history project is available upon request. It is a list of known accessible media, but may not be currently available at the library. Check our <a href="https://portsmouth.bywatersolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">catalog</a> or ask a librarian if you need assistance.<br /><br />The Seacoast NH LGBTQ+ Oral History Project was created by Dr. Holly R. Cashman in partnership with the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project, the University of New Hampshire, and the Portsmouth Public Library. View the recordings here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32</a>. <br /><br />Digitized audio recordings from Women Singing OUT!, a lesbian-based choir, are part of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project and are available here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28</a>.<br /><br />Members of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project have presented lectures, created exhibits and displays, and conducted an oral history project with the University of New Hampshire that captures the stories of numerous interviewees.  <span>Any questions about this collection can be directed to the <a href="https://www.portsmouthnh.gov/library/local-history-genealogy#contact" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections Librarian</a> at the Portsmouth Public Library or to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Portsnh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seacoast NH LGBT History Project</a>.<br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cashman, Holly Kaufhold, Tom Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library Special Collection Language A language of the resource Eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 - Present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WGME TV and footage from Hampton Beach protest, 1996 Subject The topic of the resource LGBTQ+ community Demonstrations Hampton (N.H.) Description An account of the resource A news clip from WGME TV reporting on the Hampton Beach protest against The Shirt Factory on Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach. The clip is followed by footage from another protest outside of The Shirt Factory and a news clip from Channel 7 News. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seacoast NH LGBT History Project Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 00:33:49 minutes Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource MovingImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 5. WGME TV - Home Video Lena.mpg https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/9994c229dfc77c3fef9daceaa94fd8e2.mp4 c633386547316e60a50c64d311f579c4 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/2076039ec9ab1c20909cd1386e8761c1.png 623c4a4405faa604ec19427272dd2a71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NH Seacoast LGBT History Project Video Archive Subject The topic of the resource Gay and Lesbian Studies Gay Pride Gay and Lesbian Rights Gay Community Gay Literature Gay-Straight Alliances in Schools Gay Students Oral History Description An account of the resource Tom Kaufhold founded the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project in 2015 to “research, document, and preserve the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people on the Seacoast of New Hampshire with emphasis on Portsmouth."<br /><br />Project members contributed materials that tell stories about the LGBTQIA+ community. The papers and ephemera are held at the <a href="https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B30EFEDB-8D30-48AB-9CF6-387397466415" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Portsmouth Athenaeum</a> while the library maintains the media archive. Video and audio recordings have been digitized by history project interns and library staff. Special thanks to intern Kate Persson.<br /><br />The complete list of LGBTQIA+ media and books collected by the history project is available upon request. It is a list of known accessible media, but may not be currently available at the library. Check our <a href="https://portsmouth.bywatersolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">catalog</a> or ask a librarian if you need assistance.<br /><br />The Seacoast NH LGBTQ+ Oral History Project was created by Dr. Holly R. Cashman in partnership with the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project, the University of New Hampshire, and the Portsmouth Public Library. View the recordings here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32</a>. <br /><br />Digitized audio recordings from Women Singing OUT!, a lesbian-based choir, are part of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project and are available here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28</a>.<br /><br />Members of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project have presented lectures, created exhibits and displays, and conducted an oral history project with the University of New Hampshire that captures the stories of numerous interviewees.  <span>Any questions about this collection can be directed to the <a href="https://www.portsmouthnh.gov/library/local-history-genealogy#contact" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections Librarian</a> at the Portsmouth Public Library or to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Portsnh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seacoast NH LGBT History Project</a>.<br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cashman, Holly Kaufhold, Tom Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library Special Collection Language A language of the resource Eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 - Present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hampton Beach Protest Home Video by Lena, 1996 Subject The topic of the resource LGBTQ+ community Demonstrations Hampton (N.H.) Description An account of the resource Home video taken on July 9, 1996. The film shows AIDS workers, people with AIDS, activists from the LBGTQ+ community, and allies protesting in front of The Shirt Factory on Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH. The protest was led by Carl Bletzer and was sparked by the sale of t-shirts with homophobic text and graphics. The final three minutes of the video are clipped from local news stations, including WMUR. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seacoast NH LGBT History Project Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-07-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 00:43:10 minutes Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource MovingImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4. July 9, 1996 - Home Video Lena.mpg https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/bf8ebe2f5bbf8839796edf778f73a109.png af105e00707e50bd2b0c3d0f46d4e137 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/e081324c72a31eb017e8a9d90d8ce275.mp4 2ab9f6addc678be4d690386907be3580 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NH Seacoast LGBT History Project Video Archive Subject The topic of the resource Gay and Lesbian Studies Gay Pride Gay and Lesbian Rights Gay Community Gay Literature Gay-Straight Alliances in Schools Gay Students Oral History Description An account of the resource Tom Kaufhold founded the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project in 2015 to “research, document, and preserve the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people on the Seacoast of New Hampshire with emphasis on Portsmouth."<br /><br />Project members contributed materials that tell stories about the LGBTQIA+ community. The papers and ephemera are held at the <a href="https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B30EFEDB-8D30-48AB-9CF6-387397466415" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Portsmouth Athenaeum</a> while the library maintains the media archive. Video and audio recordings have been digitized by history project interns and library staff. Special thanks to intern Kate Persson.<br /><br />The complete list of LGBTQIA+ media and books collected by the history project is available upon request. It is a list of known accessible media, but may not be currently available at the library. Check our <a href="https://portsmouth.bywatersolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">catalog</a> or ask a librarian if you need assistance.<br /><br />The Seacoast NH LGBTQ+ Oral History Project was created by Dr. Holly R. Cashman in partnership with the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project, the University of New Hampshire, and the Portsmouth Public Library. View the recordings here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/32</a>. <br /><br />Digitized audio recordings from Women Singing OUT!, a lesbian-based choir, are part of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project and are available here: <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/28</a>.<br /><br />Members of the NH Seacoast LGBT History Project have presented lectures, created exhibits and displays, and conducted an oral history project with the University of New Hampshire that captures the stories of numerous interviewees.  <span>Any questions about this collection can be directed to the <a href="https://www.portsmouthnh.gov/library/local-history-genealogy#contact" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections Librarian</a> at the Portsmouth Public Library or to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Portsnh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Seacoast NH LGBT History Project</a>.<br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cashman, Holly Kaufhold, Tom Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library Special Collection Language A language of the resource Eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 - Present Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hampton Beach Protest Home Video by Mike, 1996 Subject The topic of the resource LGBTQ+ community Demonstrations Hampton (N.H.) Description An account of the resource Home video taken on July 9, 1996. The film shows AIDS workers, people with AIDS, activists from the LBGTQ+ community, and allies protesting in front of The Shirt Factory on Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH. The protest was led by Carl Bletzer and was sparked by the sale of t-shirts with homophobic text and graphics. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seacoast NH LGBT History Project Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-07-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 00:28:20 minutes Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource MovingImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3. July 9, 1996 - Home Video Mike.mpg https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/37cfed6d0215658eb003baba1b95076f.jpg f5eecf29bdf5ee5ee6ccc5951f530445 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front and eastern exteriors of 249 Pleasant Street in color, 1995 Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) color photography Description An account of the resource A color image of the front and right exteriors of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. Features a partial view of Pleasant Street. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.458 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/4750e78253ff89c7914897ef38fe40d4.png e41eebf14a5167da1825c358aa0458e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front and eastern exteriors of 249 Pleasant Street Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) color photography Description An account of the resource A color image of the front and eastern exteriors of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.457 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/c9c58db867a98d8c1881e49537f6a778.png 7f7f4bc382e693dcc8e09cdf5f02d2b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front and eastern exterior of 249 Pleasant Street in color Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) color photography Description An account of the resource A color image of the front and eastern exterior of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. Features a partial view of Pleasant Street. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.456 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/7d2cf4de8c7661969545f62676839ba9.png d08208a8a775e4cf23e671ad9f39714f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front exterior of 249 Pleasant Street, 1994 Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) color photography Description An account of the resource Color image of the front exterior of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.455 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/e4a72f33840945cb6a3f02f62f339d4b.JPG c053abbbdc84ae55269d233eea6568e1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Two unidentified children Subject The topic of the resource Children Portsmouth (N.H.) Black-and-white photographs Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of two unidentified children smiling outside a house. One of them appears to be riding a tricycle, but only the handlebars are visible at the bottom of the photographgraph. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.454 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/13d6a6175c5d3b3b8de188f712c68c0a.jpg fdf08796065e417d9f842a4a599b39e0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front and eastern exteriors of 249 Pleasant Street Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) black-and-white photography Description An account of the resource A black-and-white image of the front and eastern exteriors of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. Features a partial view of Pleasant Street. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.453 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/1dc9cbb02689f79a91095259ae0b9956.jpg f3230a598f87ae4ca0aa2a7a979cc10f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front exterior of 249 Pleasant Street with striped awnings Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) black-and-white photography Description An account of the resource A black-and-white image of the front exterior of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. The windows are dressed with striped fabric awnings and dark shutters. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.452 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/1bf97c8790d2e436f81454cd80c06bb0.jpg 782001ac5c46c8546fa0e5b43ef91efb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front and eastern exteriors of 249 Pleasant Street Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) black-and-white photography Description An account of the resource A black-and-white image of the front and eastern exteriors of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.451 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/97bff7edce7f25df7323e04cafda7ded.jpg b2c9f890492908c9518b0b2269061a0c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Front exterior of 249 Pleasant Street Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) black-and-white photography Description An account of the resource A black-and-white image of the front exterior of the Higgins house at 249 Pleasant Street, a three-story Colonial Revival. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.450 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/23c1880482e031f920a1ffe940191bcc.png 621cb6745f098f288b140864b9a9c9f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gravesite of Kathryn and Martin Higgins Subject The topic of the resource Sepulchral monuments Portsmouth (N.H.) Black-and-white photographs Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of a gravestone with the name Higgins engraved on it. An American flag is planted next to the stone, and in front of it are two smaller stone markers. There are trees in the background. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.449 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/0fdb566825381f053a6ea26bee1dc748.JPG e2c2439011e5370d0d8609c9bee2909e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margie Butler with Shouse children Subject The topic of the resource Dwellings Portsmouth (N.H.) Black-and-white photographs Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of Margie Butler with four of the Shouse children. They are seated on the steps of a house, and Margaret is wearing a dress with a wavy striped print. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.448 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/a647a76567d51a8b61518a4179f9f921.jpg 4a473f779daf19f6e7316836043678af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allen Shouse, Tina, Becky, 1949 Subject The topic of the resource Children Portsmouth (N.H.) black-and-white photography Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of Allen Shouse, Tina, and Becky in Lenny Butler's yard. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.447 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/5674e038ce1a41c69b291fd6e4cf6b77.jpg b04f105f044b082d7fa76625201b88d9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Two unidentified children, 1948 Subject The topic of the resource Children Portsmouth (N.H.) Black-and-white photographs Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of two unidentified children wearing snow suits. They are standing in the snow in front of a house. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.446 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/3092eddc0431705c18ab9b7a5c83a11d.jpg 605f61242eadb1a590f2e528a1d3e6d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martin Andrew Higgins with Allen and Becky Shouse, 1947 Subject The topic of the resource Family life Portsmouth (N.H.) Black-and-white photographs Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of Martin Andrew "Doc" Higgins and two children, Allen and Becky Shouse. Doc sits on a set of stairs in a yard, holding Becky on his lap while Allen sits on the bottom step. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.445 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/5bc75fc71035d5a2c1e86179af1d11fb.jpg 56ade99d9d24ffe5f5a6dc4920589c1f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dorothy Joyce at 249 Pleasant Street Subject The topic of the resource Family life Portsmouth (N.H.) Black-and-white photographs Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of Dorothy Joyce standing on the bottom step of the 249 Pleasant Street front porch. The door behind her bears the name "M. A. Higgins, M.D." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.444 https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/0a7ada29b5069baf1821d38be33bf169.png e7fa6cbeeae805e57724bc4e9db25f36 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Portsmouth (N.H.) Neighborhoods Streets Photographs Description An account of the resource The Higgins Family Photograph Collection consists of over 300 digital images primarily taken in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The images capture the everyday moments as well as the celebratory occasions of a family living in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.<br /><br />The original photographs come from the collection of Kathryn (Casey) Higgins (b. 1882). She is credited with the photography of much of the collection. The photos were provided to the library by the late J. Robert (Bob) Shouse, son of Elizabeth Higgins and V. Allen Shouse, and grandson of Kathryn.<br /><br />The Higgins family has lived in Portsmouth since the early 1900s when Dr. Martin Andrew Higgins (1883-1953) moved to Pleasant Street and began work as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Higgins was born in 1883 in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Andrew Higgins and Bridget Hanagan. He received his education at the University of Maryland Medical School. On July 12, 1913, Dr. Higgins married Kathryn Casey in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where Kathryn’s family lived. Her parents were Patrick Casey and Mary Burke, both immigrants from Northern Ireland. Kathryn and Dr. Higgins moved into 249 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, a house that was built in 1900. It was here that they would raise their two daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (Higgins) Haid (1918-2012) and Elizabeth Martina “Betty” (Higgins) Shouse (1920-1997), and where Elizabeth and her husband Veazey Allen Shouse (1920-2002) would stay and raise their ten children. Both Peggy and Betty are the subjects of many of the photos. <br /><br />Also prominently featured in the photos is Delia “Dede” (Casey) Hassett (1868-1960), Kathryn’s sister. Delia was married to Joseph Martin Hassett (1869-1925), proprietor of Hassett’s Music and Art Shoppe located at 115 Congress Street. Joseph and Delia had three children – Ruth Hassett DeCourcy, Loretta Hassett Slawson, and John “Jack” Hassett, who can all be seen in several of the images. <br /><br />The digital images in this collection are for public viewing only. No use or reproduction is allowed. <br /><br />More images of the South End and the Puddledock neighborhoods can be seen in <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/collections/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Haven School Neighborhood Collection</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn (Casey) (b. 1882) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century-mid 20th century Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Metadata creation and Omeka entry by P. Vassiliev, 2020-2021, and R. Nielsen, 2023. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martin Andrew Higgins and Fitz John Porter statue Subject The topic of the resource Equestrian statues Portsmouth (N.H.) Black-and-white photographs Description An account of the resource A black-and-white photograph of Martin Andrew "Doc" Higgins, sitting at the base of the Fitz John Porter equestrian statue in Haven Park. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Higgins, Kathryn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Higgins Family Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No use or reproduction allowed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPL-P: 2012.1.443