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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...

Blooming in the Randall Gallery: “The Georgian Garden in Print and in Portsmouth”

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jul 9, 2021 | Announcements, Exhibits

On July 16, the latest Portsmouth Athenaeum exhibit “The Georgian Garden in Print and in Portsmouth” opens, focusing on Europe’s Georgian period of garden design, its most famous gardener designers, the books that disseminated their designs, and the Portsmouth gardens...

Portsmouth Athenaeum COVID Response

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 16, 2020 | Announcements, Events, Exhibits, Performance

LATEST UPDATE 6/19/2020 The Research Library and Randall Gallery are now open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment only. Please call 603-431-2538 or email info@portsmouthathenaeum.org to set up your appointment. Masks are required. For more...

“By the Bottle or the Barrel” Exhibit Talks

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 16, 2019 | Announcements, Events, Exhibits

Saturday, Aug. 17, 201911 a.m.Randall Gallery Sandra Rux, co-curator of the exhibit By the Bottle or the Barrel: 400 Years of Brewing in Portsmouth, will give a gallery talk.  UPCOMING LECTURES: Thursday, Sept. 5, 20197 p.m.Join both Tad Baker, professor of history at...
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  • The Wentworth Takeover: How One Family Dominated Portsmouth and New Hampshire 1715-1775
  • Handel and Haydn Society Concert
  • 2023 Lecture Series–Portsmouth, NH: Evolution 1623-2023, Part 2
  • 2023 Lecture Series: “Save the Date!” Anniversary Celebrations in Portsmouth with Tom Hardiman Jr.
  • New Books in the Library

Events Calendar

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    Reading Room Tour

    April 1, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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  • Athenaeum Tea for New Members

    Athenaeum Tea for New Members

    April 11, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

    Join us for a tea welcoming new and prospective members in the first-floor Sawtelle Reading Room.Current members are encouraged to attend.

     

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    Reading Room Tour

    April 13, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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  • Opening Reception for the exhibit "The Wentworth Takeover"

    Opening Reception for the exhibit "The Wentworth Takeover"

    April 14, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

    Opening reception for the exhibition: “The Wentworth Takeover.” in the third-floor Randall Gallery.

     

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  • Exhibit Volunteer Training

    Exhibit Volunteer Training

    April 15, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Gallery talk for volunteer greeters for the "Wentworth Takeover" exhibit.

     

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    Reading Room Tour

    April 15, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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  • 2023 LECTURE SERIES: The Life, Near-Death, and Revival of Wood Island Station

    2023 LECTURE SERIES: The Life, Near-Death, and Revival of Wood Island Station

    April 19, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

    The Athenaeum lecture series, “Portsmouth, NH: Evolution 1623-2023 Part 2,” continues with Proprietor Sam Reid on: The Life, Near-Death, and Revival of Wood Island Station. The Wood Island Life Saving Station sits on a small island next to the Maine/New Hampshire border where the Piscataqua River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Built in 1908 and decommissioned in 1948, it housed the brave men, called “surfmen” or “storm warriors,” who rowed out to save mariners in distress. Hundreds of rescues were performed and hundreds of lives were saved.
     
    Lecture is held in the third-floor Shaw Research Library and via Zoom.
     
    Each program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library of the Portsmouth Athenaeum at 9 Market Square in Portsmouth, NH (unless otherwise noted). Reservations for each program are required as seating is limited. Please call (603) 431-2538 to reserve. If unable to keep a reservation, please call again to release the seat for someone else.

    Attendance at programs is free for Athenaeum Proprietors, Subscribers and Friends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entire series by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for as little as $25 per year, payable at the door. Admission to an individual program is $10.

    Every presenter in this year's lecture series is a Proprietor of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, suggesting the breadth of knowledge and interest in its dissemination that characterizes Athenaeum members. Each lecturer looks forward to engaging our audience with their knowledge.

     

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    Reading Room Tour

    April 22, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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  • Reading Room Tour

    Reading Room Tour

    April 27, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

  • Concert Handel & Hyden Society

    Concert Handel & Hyden Society

    April 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth, NH

    As part of the 400th celebration

    An ArtsAthenaeum concert for Athenaeum members and the Portsmouth community. Contributions gratefully received at the door.

     

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    Reading Room Tour

    April 29, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tour the historic first-floor Reading Room. Donations suggested.

     

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