by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 23, 2023 | Announcements
The Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth NH 400, the Friends of the South End and the Citywide Neighborhood Committee are collaborating on a Historic House Plaque Program for 2023. The owners of any house, no matter the age or location in Portsmouth, can research the...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 16, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Sunday, June 25, 2023 3 p.m. Sawtelle Reading Room & Zoom Athenaeum Proprietor and host of the “Short Fuse Podcast,” Elizabeth Howard, will bring her literary program to the Sawtelle Reading Room with “Short Fuse Live,” with Charles...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 16, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Saturday, June 24, 2023 11 a.m. Shaw Research Library John Rule speaks on “Benning Wentworth’s Towns in Vermont and New Hampshire” as part of the exhibit “The Wentworth Takeover: How One Family Dominated Portsmouth and New Hampshire...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 9, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 5:30 p.m. Shaw Research Library & Zoom From April through July in our Randall Gallery, the Athenaeum’s Exhibits Committee features the Wentworth family developed by historian Sandra Rux. As a complement to the exhibition, Ms. Rux...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 8, 2023 | Announcements
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...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 1, 2023 | Announcements, Events
Thursday, June 15, 2023 5:30 p.m. Shaw Research Library Science educator and Proprietor Dr. Fred Schubert will give a talk on “Advances in Understanding and Treating Disease in the 19th Century with Lessons That Still Resonate.” In 1800, the world...
