The Wentworth Takeover: How One Family Dominated Portsmouth and New Hampshire 1715-1775
Exhibit Curator Sandra Rux said that after arriving in New Hampshire in the 1630s, the Wentworth family gradually became more important through the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries. Friends and adversaries referred to the family as the “Wentworth...Handel and Haydn Society Concert
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7:00 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth The Performance Committee of the Athenaeum is pleased to announce that Boston’s acclaimed Handel and Haydn Society is coming to Portsmouth to celebrate the City’s...2023 Lecture Series–Portsmouth, NH: Evolution 1623-2023, Part 2
The Athenaeum lecture series continues to celebrate our city’s significant anniversaries in Portsmouth’s quadricentennial year. This year, the talks shine a light on Portsmouth’s commerce over 400 years, the historic interiors of those who lived here, and finally, the...2023 Lecture Series: “Save the Date!” Anniversary Celebrations in Portsmouth with Tom Hardiman Jr.
UPDATE: Due to weather and unexpected illness, the lecture, “Save the Date!” Anniversary Celebrations in Portsmouth, has been postponed until Wednesday March 29th. The time will still be 5:30 p.m. The program is at capacity, and if you are interested in...Events Calendar
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