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2024 Athenaeum Lecture Series: “Political Engagement in New Hampshire: Past and Present”

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 14, 2024 | Announcements, Events, Photographs

Every election year brings challenges, surprises and some stand-out personalities. The 2024 Athenæum Lecture Series focuses in on electoral issues and people of importance to the electoral process, including the voter. As first in the nation, New Hampshire’s...

Upcoming Athenaeum Concert Dates

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 14, 2024 | Announcements, Performance

SAVE THE DATES from the Athenaeum Performance Committee ArtsAthenaeum Concert with “The Like Minds Ensemble” Friday, April 26, 2024 7:30 p.m. Sawtelle Reading Room The Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music offers this ArtsAtheneaum Concert featuring...

PROGRAM FULL! The Great Escape and Emigration of Scientists from Totalitarian Europe 1933-1943 with Dr. Fred Schubert

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 8, 2024 | Events

Thursday, March 28, 2024 5:30 p.m. Shaw Research Library The personal stories and work of some scientists, and a surgeon, who left their lives behind and contributed important work in adopted countries during a most turbulent period. As a consequence, continental...

New Books in the Library

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 6, 2024 | Announcements, Library

The new book list is here! It might be a Leap Year, but you don’t have to wait four years for the latest books available in the library. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the button below to discover the new books now available in the library. February New...

First in the Nation: New Hampshire Presidential Primaries – 1920 to 2020

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jan 26, 2024 | Announcements, Exhibits

Since 1920, New Hampshire has hosted the first presidential primary in the nation. As a small state with a long tradition of political engagement, New Hampshire has an extraordinarily successful record picking the primary candidates who ultimately win their respective...