Prevent the Spread: A History of Smallpox Inoculation in Eighteenth-Century Portsmouth (part 1 of 2)
Katy Sternberger, Archivist After more than two years of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, we now have a unique sense of what it was like to witness pandemics past—quarantining, vaccine hesitancy, and reports of case numbers in the news are not novel. We just need to...Athenaeum Memorial Concert
Sunday, June 12, 2022 3 p.m. St. John’s Church, Chapel Street Please join us for the upcoming memorial concert honoring Athenaeum Proprietors who passed in 2021, featuring acclaimed cellist Sebastian Baverstam [pictured above]. The public is invited to attend...Book Review: Mona Passage by Thomas Bardenwerper
Review by Proprietor Ed Caylor A friend recently encouraged me to give Mona Passage a try. I was hesitant because I thought the book might be a CSI tale, or a shoot ‘em up military thriller. Still, based on the encouragement, I sat down to read the book in front of a...Standing Together: Seacoast LGBTQ+ Social & Support Groups
The timing of “Standing Together: Seacoast LGBTQ+ Social and Support Groups” couldn’t be better, according to Tom Kaufhold, who is curating the exhibit opening June 3 in the Portsmouth Athenaeum’s Randall Gallery. “We exist, we have...Events Calendar
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