First in the Nation: New Hampshire Presidential Primaries – 1920 to 2020
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jan 26, 2024 | Announcements, Exhibits
Since 1920, New Hampshire has hosted the first presidential primary in the nation. As a small state with a long tradition of political engagement, New Hampshire has an extraordinarily successful record picking the primary candidates who ultimately win their respective...Peace, Love & Portsmouth: Celebrating the City’s Cultural Renaissance through the Lens of J. D. Lincoln
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jul 28, 2023 | Announcements, Exhibits
If there was a bird’s eye view of Portsmouth’s sea change in the 1970s, it was from Grace Casey’s peacock chair at the River House on Bow Street. The work of the photographer she chose to document the decade is featured in a free exhibit opening Aug....The Wentworth Takeover: How One Family Dominated Portsmouth and New Hampshire 1715-1775
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 31, 2023 | Announcements, Exhibits
Exhibit Curator Sandra Rux said that after arriving in New Hampshire in the 1630s, the Wentworth family gradually became more important through the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries. Friends and adversaries referred to the family as the “Wentworth...George S. Wasson, Artist & Author of Kittery Point
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jul 26, 2022 | Announcements, Exhibits
The works of noted maritime artist and writer George S. Wasson (1855-1932) of Kittery Point will be exhibited in the Randall Gallery beginning Aug. 5. The exhibit is being put together by a group of admirers of Wasson, including Proprietors Wendy Lull and Lauren...Standing Together: Seacoast LGBTQ+ Social & Support Groups
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 27, 2022 | Announcements, Exhibits
The timing of “Standing Together: Seacoast LGBTQ+ Social and Support Groups” couldn’t be better, according to Tom Kaufhold, who is curating the exhibit opening June 3 in the Portsmouth Athenaeum’s Randall Gallery. “We exist, we have...Recent News
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