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Statement from the Portsmouth Athenaeum

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 8, 2020 | Announcements

A plea for wisdom These are stormy days. Many of us mourn for friends and family lost to the Covid-19 pandemic. We mourn the cruel and senseless death of George Floyd. We also grieve for the deepening divides and ever-coarsening discourse in our society. We hope that...

Book Review–In Pursuit of History: A Lifetime Collecting Colonial American Art and Artifacts

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 28, 2020 | Announcements, Library

Review by Proprietor Gerald W. R. Ward For more than fifty years, the Dietrich American Foundation of Pennsylvania has played an important role in the world of early American art and material culture. Established in 1963 by H. Richard Dietrich Jr., the collection now...

The Perfume of Human Wisdom

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 21, 2020 | Announcements

By Proprietor Sherry Wood I miss (and worry about) my 7-month-old granddaughter Eleanor, who lives in Brooklyn with her RN mom and IT guru dad. But I also miss libraries, which closed in March when Gov. Chris Sununu’s stay-at-home order was issued. I was smitten at 6...

Book Review: Olive, Again

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 13, 2020 | Announcements, Library

Review by Research Librarian Carolyn Marvin Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout features the return of her prickly character Olive Kittredge from the small town of Crosby, Maine. And we, the reader, are so grateful to Strout and so ready to revisit the many villagers she...

April New Books

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 17, 2020 | Announcements, Library

This April, while there is a back-order on some new books, we still have added some, mostly by donation, to the library. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: April New Books 2020 Share...

Logbooks of Capt. Nathan Parker Simes

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 16, 2020 | Announcements, Manuscripts

By Susan Stowe-Kindstedt, Athenaeum Archivist The Athenaeum recently received a generous donation from a descendant of nineteenth-century Portsmouth sea captain Nathan Parker Simes. Simes was born in Portsmouth on August 1, 1833, the son of Ann (Yeaton) and Stephen...

Spring 2020 Newsletter

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 16, 2020 | Announcements

In case you missed the latest Athenaeum newsletter, here is the digital version: Spring 2020 If you would like to receive the newsletter in paper form, please consider becoming a member of the Portsmouth Athenaeum. The newsletter is filled with...

Portsmouth Athenaeum COVID Response

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 16, 2020 | Announcements, Events, Exhibits, Performance

LATEST UPDATE 6/19/2020 The Research Library and Randall Gallery are now open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment only. Please call 603-431-2538 or email info@portsmouthathenaeum.org to set up your appointment. Masks are required. For more...

2020 Program Series

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 5, 2020 | Announcements, Events

**CANCELED/POSTPONED Series. We will alert you of a possible make up date for these events. Please check the Calendar of Events for updates to programming.** Portsmouth Athenaeum Program Series 2020 Elections with a New Hampshire Twist This is a...

February New Books

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 28, 2020 | Announcements, Library

Spring may be about a month away (with hope!), but cozying up to a good book is never out of season. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: February New Books 2020 Share...