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2023 Lecture Series: “Save the Date!” Anniversary Celebrations in Portsmouth with Tom Hardiman Jr.

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 3, 2023 | Announcements, Events

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...

New Books in the Library

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 7, 2023 | Announcements, Library

The winter book list is here! Time to plow into the new titles now available in the library! Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: December New Books Not a Proprietor or a Subscriber? Find...

Book signing with Charles J. Doane

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 7, 2023 | Announcements, Events

Book signing with Charles J. Doane author of The Boy Who Fell to Shore. The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Thomas Thor Tangvald Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 5:30 p.m. First Floor Sawtelle Reading Room A seasoned bluewater sailor and author of many books...

Athenaeum Holiday Concert with the Portsmouth Symphony Brass Quintet

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 25, 2022 | Announcements, Events, Performance

Friday, December 16, 2022 7:30 p.m. South Church With trumpets, horn, and trombones, the Portsmouth Symphony Brass Quintet will herald all that’s glorious about the season. Come celebrate and enjoy a joyful mix of traditional music, seasonal favorites...

Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 28, 2022 | Announcements, Events

ZOOM DISCUSSION Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story with Diane Glancy and Elizabeth Howard Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6 p.m. Proprietor Elizabeth Howard, host of the Short Fuse Podcast, will be in conversation with poet and writer Diane Glancy to talk...

2022 Lecture Series: Architecture I – Imitation and Innovation: Developing a Portsmouth Style of Architecture 1660-1815

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 14, 2022 | Announcements, Events

Portsmouth Athenaeum 2022 Lecture Series Portsmouth, NH: Evolution 1623-2023 The territory of coastal New Hampshire, first inhabited by the Abenaki and other Algonquian languages-speaking nations, was first explored and written about by Martin Pring in 1603....