by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 15, 2024 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica McClain Before the founding of the Portsmouth Athenaeum—before Strawbery Banke—before Pannaway—the Abenaki called the land we now recognize as Portsmouth home. Oral tradition places this community in New Hampshire before Tribal...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 15, 2024 | Announcements
Autumn News at the Athenaeum The fall issue of the Athenaeum newsletter takes us from the attic of the Athenaeum (and the final resting place of two fishing spears donated in 1827) to the future of the Portsmouth Archive Project and the state of our State Street...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 18, 2024 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica McClain As nights grow longer and mornings become brisk and biting, we may find ourselves with more opportunities to curl up with a compelling tale. Here are some suggestions from the Athenaeum shelves as we journey into the spookiest...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 22, 2024 | Announcements, Library
Review by Executive Director / Keeper Tom Hardiman After a many-months slog, I have finally finished The Price of Time, and the reward was more than equal to the effort invested. This is definitely one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. The super slow...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 28, 2024 | Announcements
Coming to a mailbox near you! The Athenaeum summer newsletter invites you to meet Susan Roman, the prolific collector behind the Randall Gallery exhibit on 100 years of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary. Also, learn little-known facts about some of our...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 24, 2024 | Announcements, Performance
The Portsmouth Athenaeum presents this annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic venues around Portsmouth. This year, the public is invited to attend the following four chamber concerts: NEAVE TRIO SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 3 p.m. The Dance Hall, Kittery,...
