The Treaty of Portsmouth (Portsmouth Peace Treaty)

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Portsmouth Peace Treaty Anniversary Committee Day - August 29, 2010

The NH Legislature has passed a bill that makes September 5th "Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day" -- calling on the citizens of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities commemorating this important day in New Hampshire history." The 2005 Portsmouth Peace Treaty Anniversary Committee will gather to recreate the 1905 NH Welcome Reception photograph at Wentworth By the Sea Hotel in New Castle. 6-8 pm. Free.

Sep 08, 2010
NH State Archives Treaty Exhibit M-F

Sep 11, 2010
The Fells:"Partners in Diplomacy: TR & John Hay"

For information about ordering fine art prints of this Treaty Centennial symbol, and other commemorative items, click here.

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To learn more about the Japan-America Society of New Hampshire

For information about the Russia Society of New Hampshire, write to
PO Box 177
Concord NH 03302-0177

Telephone: 603-226-2312

For the Russian-language Library of Congress description of the Treaty of Portsmouth, click here.

News and Links

To learn nore, the following books are available, click here to order:

Heroes & Friends: Behind the Scenes of the Treaty of Portsmouth by Michiko Nakanishi

There Are No Victors Here: A Local Perspective on the Treaty of Portsmouth by Peter E. Randall

Also available, click here for ordering:

An Uncommon Commitment to Peace Exhibit Catalogue published by the Japan-America Society of NH

Blessed Are the Peacemakers: The Service of Thanksgiving for the Portsmouth Treaty, September 5, 1905 by Marina Grot Turkevich Naumann

Original 1905 newsreel footage on DVD

Treaty of Portsmouth 1905-2005 book of reproduction historical postcards.

The Portsmouth Peace Process: Guide for Teachers by Northeast Cultural Coop

The Portsmouth Peace Treaty Centennial Celebration

All eyes were on Portsmouth during the summer of 1905, as Japanese and Russian envoys met to end the bloody Russo-Japanese War. For thirty days, Russian plenipotentiary Sergei Witte and his Japanese counterpart, Jutaro Komura the plenipotentiaries representing Tsar and Emperor gathered every available resource including the social graces found in a Seacoast summer to draft the Treaty of Portsmouth that ended the fighting on September 5th. President Theodore Roosevelt won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for bringing the countries together and for the back-channel diplomacy that aided the face-to-face negotiations of the extraordinary Russian and Japanese diplomats.

But Portsmouth helped achieve the Peace, thanks to the the US Navy's peace process and the hospitality of the citizens of New Hampshire. Today it's called multi-track diplomacy.

A committee of Portsmouth citizens representing businesses, cultural groups and a diverse host of community organizations have put together a calendar of events that lets visitors in the summer of 2005 see how it all happened a hundred years ago. They have also created a lasting legacy of new research featured

· on a website recognized by the Library of Congress,

· in an extensive and traveling exhibit of documents and artifacts,

· in a school Curriculum and

· on the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail that visitors can explore for years to come.

Centennial events include re-enactments, parades, performances, exhibits -- right up to and including the 100th anniversary of the moment the Treaty was signed: 3:47 pm EDT on September 5th. For more details and continuous updates, visit www.PortsmouthPeaceTreaty.com