by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 15, 2024 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica McClain Before the founding of the Portsmouth Athenaeum—before Strawbery Banke—before Pannaway—the Abenaki called the land we now recognize as Portsmouth home. Oral tradition places this community in New Hampshire before Tribal...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 15, 2024 | Announcements
Autumn News at the Athenaeum The fall issue of the Athenaeum newsletter takes us from the attic of the Athenaeum (and the final resting place of two fishing spears donated in 1827) to the future of the Portsmouth Archive Project and the state of our State Street...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 18, 2024 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica McClain As nights grow longer and mornings become brisk and biting, we may find ourselves with more opportunities to curl up with a compelling tale. Here are some suggestions from the Athenaeum shelves as we journey into the spookiest...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 22, 2024 | Announcements, Library
Review by Executive Director / Keeper Tom Hardiman After a many-months slog, I have finally finished The Price of Time, and the reward was more than equal to the effort invested. This is definitely one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. The super slow...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 28, 2024 | Announcements
Coming to a mailbox near you! The Athenaeum summer newsletter invites you to meet Susan Roman, the prolific collector behind the Randall Gallery exhibit on 100 years of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary. Also, learn little-known facts about some of our...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 24, 2024 | Announcements, Performance
The Portsmouth Athenaeum presents this annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic venues around Portsmouth. This year, the public is invited to attend the following four chamber concerts: NEAVE TRIO SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 3 p.m. The Dance Hall, Kittery,...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 26, 2024 | Announcements, Library
Spring into a good book! Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library. April New Books Not a Proprietor or a Subscriber? Find out how you can become a member and support the Athenaeum. Click the button...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 1, 2024 | Announcements
Find out how Athenaeum Photographic Collections Manager James Smith pieced together a puzzle, putting online more than 1,800 images of buildings photographed decades ago by the Portsmouth Advocates. Plus, meet Athenaeum President Jeff Keefe and more than 30 new...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 14, 2024 | Announcements, Events, Photographs
Every election year brings challenges, surprises and some stand-out personalities. The 2024 Athenæum Lecture Series focuses in on electoral issues and people of importance to the electoral process, including the voter. As first in the nation, New Hampshire’s...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 14, 2024 | Announcements, Performance
SAVE THE DATES from the Athenaeum Performance Committee ArtsAthenaeum Concert with “The Like Minds Ensemble” Friday, April 26, 2024 7:30 p.m. Sawtelle Reading Room The Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music offers this ArtsAtheneaum Concert featuring...
