From the Mouth of Babes

By Tom Hardiman, Keeper and Executive Director Over the past couple of weeks, Proprietor Ellen Fineberg and I gave tours of the 1805 building to twenty groups of Portsmouth 3rd graders. Telling the kids about our history is always fun, rewarding, and exhausting! I...

Athenaeum Memorial Concert

Friday, May 12 5 p.m. Sawtelle Reading Room   Join us for our Athenaeum Memorial Concert as we remember Proprietors who passed in 2022. Proprietor Mike Blair, Irish tenor, and Joe Prendergast, well-known guitarist, will perform, and Bill Wieting will present the...

Spring 2023 Newsletter

The latest newsletter is here! Find out what’s been happening this spring at the Athenaeum and what’s still to come during Portsmouth’s 400th celebration. Thank you to editor Sherry Wood, designer Tom Lynch, and the contributing writers for creating...