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Portsmouth: One of History's Great Peace Negotiations

​Ongoing research reveals how the State of New Hampshire, people of Portsmouth and US Navy acted as hosts to the Russian and Japanese delegations in 1905. While President Theodore Roosevelt did not come to Portsmouth, citizen diplomacy played an important role in multi-track efforts that resulted in the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. Read more... 

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​THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S
1906 Nobel Peace Prize

TR in 1906 won the Prize as President for negotiating the peace between Russia and Japan that produced the Treaty in 1905. For more on Roosevelt’s diplomacy, the acceptance delivered on his behalf December 10, 1906 and the lecture he delivered in Norway himself in 1910.​ Read more...

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Treaty Exhibit: "An Uncommon Commitment to Peace" exhibit & catalogue

The exhibit at the John Paul Jones House Museum includes a day-by-day timeline of events during the 30 days the negotiators were in Portsmouth, artifacts from 1905 and changing exhibits focused on aspects of the Treaty and its commemoration. The companion catalogue includes additional background on the war.  Read more...​