by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 27, 2022 | Announcements, Exhibits
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 25, 2022 | Announcements, Events
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 6, 2022 | Announcements, Events
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....
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 22, 2022 | Announcements
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 11, 2022 | Announcements
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 24, 2021 | Announcements, Events
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 20, 2021 | Announcements, Events
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 5, 2021 | Announcements, Events
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 13, 2021 | Announcements, Events, Performance
The Portsmouth Athenaeum presents this annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic properties around Portsmouth. This fall, the public is invited to two chamber concerts. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 3 p.m. ASMI CHAMBER ENSEMBLE at St. John’s Episcopal...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 29, 2021 | Announcements, Events
The latest newsletter is here! Find out what’s been happening this summer and what’s still to come at the Athenaeum. Thank you to the contributing writers, editor Sherry Wood, and guest designer Tom Lynch for creating an excellent publication. Click the...
