by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 10, 2019 | Announcements, Performance
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22, 3 p.m.at the North Church of Portsmouth (2 Congress St.)(two violins, viola, cello)This September, the Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music 2019 invites you to listen to the Omer String Quartet.The Omer Quartet received rave reviews from New York Times...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 10, 2019 | Announcements, Events
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 20195:30 p.m.Research Library After a summer break, the program series resumes on September 18. Photographer and poetic writer, Alexandra de Steiguer, will share her photographs and prose. For over 20 years, she has moved out to the Isles of...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 10, 2019 | Announcements, Library
A little late summer reading with the August books now in the Athenaeum! Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: August New Books 2019
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 23, 2019 | Announcements, Manuscripts
By James Smith, photographic collections manager This past week marked the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans brought to the English colonies. These “20. and odd Negroes” landed at Point Comfort, Virginia, where they were traded for...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 16, 2019 | Announcements, Events, Exhibits
Saturday, Aug. 17, 201911 a.m.Randall Gallery Sandra Rux, co-curator of the exhibit By the Bottle or the Barrel: 400 Years of Brewing in Portsmouth, will give a gallery talk. UPCOMING LECTURES: Thursday, Sept. 5, 20197 p.m.Join both Tad Baker, professor of history at...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jul 23, 2019 | Events, Performance
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 3 p.m.at The Dance Hall, Kittery(two violins, two violas, one cello)Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music 2019 continues with Musicians From A Far Cry.Six musicians from Boston’s acclaimed string ensemble “A Far Cry” will join us again to perform a...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 14, 2019 | Announcements, Events, Exhibits
Saturday, June 15, 2019 11 a.m. Randall Gallery On Saturday, June 15, Holly R. Cashman, associate professor of Spanish and Women’s Studies at the University of New Hampshire, will talk about the oral history project she is conducting in the NH Seacoast LGBTQ+...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 14, 2019 | Announcements
Exciting news! The Athenaeum has again landed a federal grant to complete the final step in our plan to improve environmental conditions for our museum and library collections. The $50,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will fund...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 10, 2019 | Announcements, Library
June is busting with new books at the Athenaeum! Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: June New Books 2019
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 17, 2019 | Announcements, Manuscripts
By Athenaeum Archivist Susan Kindstedt Alcohol consumption has always been a part of America’s history. In the early years of colonial settlement, alcohol was consumed with most meals by all members of the family as it was believed to be safer than water....
