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Zoom Book Talk with Herschel Cobb

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 23, 2021 | Announcements, Events

ZOOM BOOK TALK Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb Herschel Cobb Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:30 PM Author Herschel Cobb will give a virtual book talk about his recent work: Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb. The book tells...

A Salute to Doris Moore

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 12, 2021 | Announcements, Library, Photographs

By Research Librarian Katy Sternberger Evidently, Doris Moore was known for asking questions in history class. Her “talent” was recognized in the ninth grade “class will” published in the Portsmouth Herald when she graduated from Portsmouth Junior High School...

Latest New Books in the Library

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 11, 2021 | Announcements

Heading into the homestretch of winter, we know that March will no doubt offer up a few snowstorms and ample opportunity to curl up with a good book…or two…or three… Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now...

Zoom Discussion with Author Charles Vidich

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 25, 2021 | Announcements, Events

ZOOM DISCUSSION Germs at Bay: Politics, Public Health, and American Quarantine CHARLES VIDICH March 11, 2021 5:30 PM The Portsmouth Athenaeum and the Membership Libraries Group present a discussion with Charles Vidich, the author of Germs at Bay: Politics,...

Latest New Books in the Library

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jan 28, 2021 | Announcements, Library

New Year. New Books. Here is the list of the new books added to the library last month. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: December New Books 2020 Not a Proprietor or a...

Zoom Author Talk with Associate Professor Carolyn Eastman

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 19, 2020 | Announcements, Events

ZOOM BOOK TALK The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of the United States’ First Forgotten Celebrity CAROLYN EASTMAN December 9, 2020 7 PM The Portsmouth Athenaeum and the Membership Libraries Group present Carolyn Eastman, Associate Professor in the History...