Joyce James

Under the name Joyce James , she was a member of the Womenfolk , a five-woman folk music group that performed and recorded in the U.S. and Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.She worked with Theodore Bikel , Pete Seeger , Eric Weissberg , Malvina Reynolds and other folk music icons , and was the host of Around the Corner , a popular CBS children's television program.

She lived in California and Greenwich Village , N.Y. , then moved to the Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn , N.Y. , where she lived from 1969 to 1986.In Brooklyn she became a neighbor-hood activist and promoter.She created and managed the first 10 years of the Atlantic Antic , a 10-block September street fair that has become a Brooklyn institution.

In 1986 , Joyce and her son Josh moved to Newmarket.She joined the Seacoast folk music community , performing with local and national musicians in a 1987 Hootenanny at The Music Hall of Portsmouth , and at other local venues.

She was active in town affairs and served on the Newmarket Water Commission from 1989 to 1991.

In 1990 , she became the administrative secretary of the University of New Hampshire President's Commission on the Status of Women , in Durham , and held that job until she retired in 1996.That year , she was the first recipient of the Joyce Gibbs Award , created in her honor.This year's Women's Commission awards ceremony will be dedicated to her memory.

Joyce was a student at the UNH College of Lifelong Learning , where she received her bachelor's , cum laude , in women's studies in December 2000.

She was an active member of the First Unitarian Society of Exeter ; she was also a follower of pagan earth- and goddess-centered practices.She was a proud and committed feminist.

Joyce is survived by her son , Joshua L. Gibbs of Newmarket ; a niece , Marty Young Arcel of Whitefish , Mont. ; and many close friends.

A gathering to remember Joyce will be held at the First Unitarian Society of Exeter , 12 Elm St. , on Monday , April 9 , at 5 : 30 p.m..A celebration of her life and scattering of her ashes is planned for later this year.

Donations in Joyce's memory may be made to Seacoast Hospice , the Feminist Health Center of Greenland , or the Newmarket Public Library.

Throughout her life , but particularly in the past several years , Joyce was the support and anchor for a wide circle of students , activists and others in the UNH and Seacoast communities.She leaves an empty space in many hearts.

Joyce James Gibbs

NEWMARKET - Joyce James Gibbs , 69 , of 28 North Main St. , died Tuesday , April 3 , 2001 , of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.She died peacefully at after a long illness , surrounded by the love and support of her family and her large circle of friends.

Joyce was born in Dearborn , Mich. , the daughter of Evelyn and DeWitt Young.Under the name Joyce James , she was a member of the Womenfolk , a five-woman folk music group that performed and recorded in the U.S. and Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.She worked with Theodore Bikel , Pete Seeger , Eric Weissberg , Malvina Reynolds and other folk music icons , and was the host of Around the Corner , a popular CBS children's television program.

She lived in California and Greenwich Village , N.Y. , then moved to the Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn , N.Y. , where she lived from 1969 to 1986.In Brooklyn she became a neighbor-hood activist and promoter.She created and managed the first 10 years of the Atlantic Antic , a 10-block September street fair that has become a Brooklyn institution.

In 1986 , Joyce and her son Josh moved to Newmarket.She joined the Seacoast folk music community , performing with local and national musicians in a 1987 Hootenanny at The Music Hall of Portsmouth , and at other local venues.

She was active in town affairs and served on the Newmarket Water Commission from 1989 to 1991.

In 1990 , she became the administrative secretary of the University of New Hampshire President's Commission on the Status of Women , in Durham , and held that job until she retired in 1996.That year , she was the first recipient of the Joyce Gibbs Award , created in her honor.This year's Women's Commission awards ceremony will be dedicated to her memory.

Joyce was a student at the UNH College of Lifelong Learning , where she received her bachelor's , cum laude , in women's studies in December 2000.

She was an active member of the First Unitarian Society of Exeter ; she was also a follower of pagan earth- and goddess-centered practices.She was a proud and committed feminist.

Joyce is survived by her son , Joshua L. Gibbs of Newmarket ; a niece , Marty Young Arcel of Whitefish , Mont. ; and many close friends.

A gathering to remember Joyce will be held at the First Unitarian Society of Exeter , 12 Elm St. , on Monday , April 9 , at 5 : 30 p.m. A celebration of her life and scattering of her ashes is planned for later this year.

Donations in Joyce's memory may be made to Seacoast Hospice , the Feminist Health Center of Greenland , or the Newmarket Public Library.

Throughout her life , but particularly in the past several years , Joyce was the support and anchor for a wide circle of students , activists and others in the UNH and Seacoast communities.She leaves an empty space in many hearts.

Joyce James Gibbs

NEWMARKET - Joyce James Gibbs , 69 , of 28 North Main St. , died Tuesday , April 3 , 2001 , of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.She died peacefully at after a long illness , surrounded by the love and support of her family and her large circle of friends.

Joyce was born in Dearborn , Mich. , the daughter of Evelyn and DeWitt Young.Under the name Joyce James , she was a member of the Womenfolk , a five-woman folk music group that performed and recorded in the U.S. and Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.She worked with Theodore Bikel , Pete Seeger , Eric Weissberg , Malvina Reynolds and other folk music icons , and was the host of Around the Corner , a popular CBS children's television program.

She lived in California and Greenwich Village , N.Y. , then moved to the Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn , N.Y. , where she lived from 1969 to 1986.In Brooklyn she became a neighbor-hood activist and promoter.She created and managed the first 10 years of the Atlantic Antic , a 10-block September street fair that has become a Brooklyn institution.

In 1986 , Joyce and her son Josh moved to Newmarket.She joined the Seacoast folk music community , performing with local and national musicians in a 1987 Hootenanny at The Music Hall of Portsmouth , and at other local venues.

She was active in town affairs and served on the Newmarket Water Commission from 1989 to 1991.

In 1990 , she became the administrative secretary of the University of New Hampshire President's Commission on the Status of Women , in Durham , and held that job until she retired in 1996.That year , she was the first recipient of the Joyce Gibbs Award , created in her honor.This year's Women's Commission awards ceremony will be dedicated to her memory.

Joyce was a student at the UNH College of Lifelong Learning , where she received her bachelor's , cum laude , in women's studies in December 2000.

She was an active member of the First Unitarian Society of Exeter ; she was also a follower of pagan earth- and goddess-centered practices.She was a proud and committed feminist.

Joyce is survived by her son , Joshua L. Gibbs of Newmarket ; a niece , Marty Young Arcel of Whitefish , Mont. ; and many close friends.

A gathering to remember Joyce will be held at the First Unitarian Society of Exeter , 12 Elm St. , on Monday , April 9 , at 5 : 30 p.m. A celebration of her life and scattering of her ashes is planned for later this year.

Donations in Joyce's memory may be made to Seacoast Hospice , the Feminist Health Center of Greenland , or the Newmarket Public Library.

Throughout her life , but particularly in the past several years , Joyce was the support and anchor for a wide circle of students , activists and others in the UNH and Seacoast communities.She leaves an empty space in many hearts.