Trace your home's history, meet a turkey vulture & more: Community events July 31- Aug. 6

Portsmouth Herald
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Tracing the history of your home

DOVER — Join the Dover Public Library on Monday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall for an informative free program on how to trace the history of your (Dover area) house. For more information, call 603-516-6050.

White House by the Sea: A century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port

DOVER — On Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Hyannis Port, Mass., is synonymous with the Kennedy family. Author Kate Storey delivers a rich and textured account of the Kennedys’ lives in their summer refuge at the Dover Public Library. Sign up needed for a link to this virtual program.

The sprawling white clapboard home in Hyannisport on Nantucket Sound was bought in 1928 by Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and eventually became the home of their youngest son, Edward M. Kennedy, and his immediate family. The Kennedy Compound that includes the main home and several surrounding properties owned by other family members was considered the summer White House during the presidency of John F. Kennedy. The house property was later donated by Sen. Edward Kennedy’s widow, Victoria Kennedy, to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.

Slate paint night

DOVER — On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 6:30 p.m. come paint one of the slates from the old 1905 roof at the Dover Public library. Simply decorate and doodle, or go all out and paint your slab from edge to edge. This is not a class, but a chance to relax and be creative. All levels of ability are welcome. Ages 12 and up. Sign up is needed as space is limited.

Vulture Culture with Tailwinds

PORTSMOUTH — Join Tailwinds and a live turkey vulture named Greta on Thursday, Aug. 3, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Creek Farm, to learn about the undervalued, underestimated, and misunderstood turkey vulture. Meet a turkey vulture ambassador up close and in person and see why they are one of the most impressive birds in our ecosystem. Rain or shine.

How to knit a sock

DOVER — On Thursday, Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. in this program at the Dover Public Library you will learn how to knit a sock. We will be covering how to turn a heel, pick up stitches on a heel flap, and graft a toe closure. This class is not suitable for beginners. You must already be comfortable with casting on, knitting and purling, and knitting in the round. You will need to pre-make a sock cuff and bring it with you to class. Space is limited. Sign up is needed.

Multilingual book group

DOVER — On Thursday, Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the Dover Public Library, educators from the UNH Community Literacy Center will lead this group which will feature a different language each week. This program is geared towards students in grades kindergarten through 3. Sign up needed.

Firefighter storytime

BERWICK, Maine — On Friday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m. the Berwick Fire Department will be at the Berwick Public Library (with their fire truck!) to read some stories and talk about all the gear they wear when they're fighting fires.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Trace your home's history and more: Community events July 31- Aug. 6