Book Review: Mona Passage by Thomas Bardenwerper
Review by Proprietor Ed Caylor A friend recently encouraged me to give Mona Passage a try. I was hesitant because I thought the book might be a CSI tale, or a shoot ‘em up military thriller. Still, based on the encouragement, I sat down to read the book in front of a...Standing Together: Seacoast LGBTQ+ Social & Support Groups
The timing of “Standing Together: Seacoast LGBTQ+ Social and Support Groups” couldn’t be better, according to Tom Kaufhold, who is curating the exhibit opening June 3 in the Portsmouth Athenaeum’s Randall Gallery. “We exist, we have...Thomas Bardenwerper, Author of “Mona Passage”
IN-PERSON EVENT Thomas “Buddy” Bardenwerper Mona Passage Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:30 p.m. Sawtelle Reading Room (first floor of 1805 Building) On a moonless night, two vessels converge in the Mona Passage, a stretch of ocean separating Hispaniola...Portsmouth Athenaeum’s 2022 Lecture Series
Portsmouth Athenaeum 2022 Lecture Series Portsmouth, NH: Evolution 1623-2023 The territory of coastal New Hampshire, first inhabited by the Abenaki and other Algonquian languages-speaking nations, was first explored and written about by Martin Pring in 1603....ICYMI the Athenaeum’s Spring Newsletter 2022
The seeds of knowledge have been sown! From reasons to be cheerful to a tale of two spears, a visit from Mark Twain and an interview with President Sally Gayer, the latest issue of the newsletter springs forward with recent news from the Athenaeum. Thank you to...Keeper’s Report 2021
Tom Hardiman, Keeper and Executive Director 2021 was a strange and confounding year. We had a number of great successes and a maddening number of losses and setbacks. We got the library fully reopened regular hours and brought back live exhibits in the Randall...Jane C. Nylander, Author of “The Best Ever! Parades in New England, 1788-1940”
IN-PERSON EVENT Jane C. Nylander, The Best Ever! Parades in New England, 1788-1940 Thursday, December 2, 2021 5:30 p.m. Copley Reading Room (first floor of 1805 Building)Proprietor Jane C. Nylander will give a brief talk in the Sawtelle Reading Room and sign copies of...Meredith Hall, Author of Beneficence
ZOOM DISCUSSIONMeredith Hall, Beneficencewith Elizabeth HowardTuesday, November 30, 20216 p.m.Proprietor Elizabeth Howard, host of the Short Fuse Podcast, will be in conversation with Meredith Hall on Tuesday, November 30. Meredith Hall grew up on the Seacoast in New...John Forti, the Heirloom Gardener
ZOOM DISCUSSION John Forti, the Heirloom Gardener Thursday, October 14, 2021 7 p.m. These days, we all need some good news and a way to participate in meaningful change. The Heirloom Gardener: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World provides gardeners an...Events Calendar
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