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Sarah Hamill Memoir

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Dec 5, 2019 | Announcements, Events

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:30 p.m. Reading Room Proprietor Sarah Hamill will present a book talk and signing for her new memoir When I was a Child in England During World War II in the Reading Room. Attendance is free. PLEASE NOTE: The correct day is Dec. 11 (not...

October New Books

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 8, 2019 | Announcements, Library

Halloween might be over, but we added some treats in the Athenaeum. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library: October New Books 2019 Share...

2019 Program Series: John Perrault

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 8, 2019 | Announcements, Events

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 5:30 p.m. Research Library The 2019 Program Series Scripting the Seacoast with Words, Beauty, Learning and Laughter concludes with John Perrault, balladeer, poet, lawyer and teacher. As a talented musician and former Poet Laureate of...

Fall Newsletter 2019

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 1, 2019 | Announcements

In case you missed the latest Athenaeum newsletter, here is the digital version: Fall 2019 If you would like to receive the newsletter in paper form, please consider becoming a member of the Portsmouth Athenaeum. The newsletter is filled with interesting...

Armsden Index Transcribe-a-thon!

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 1, 2019 | Announcements, Events

Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Research Library In 2018, the Athenaeum received the photographic collection of prolific, local photographer Douglas J. Armsden (1918-2009). Armsden’s portfolio captured the essence of the mid-20th century Seacoast region of...

Celia Thaxter: Ghosts, Ghouls, and Gurus

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 18, 2019 | Announcements, Events

Author Kurt Leland presents Celia Thaxter: Ghosts, Ghouls, and Gurus Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:30 p.m. Research Library Join us for a special Halloween presentation of lesser known aspects of the life of Portsmouth’s own nineteenth-century poet and artist,...