by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 16, 2020 | Announcements, Manuscripts
By Archivist Susan Kindstedt No collection at the Athenaeum provides the names of more individuals of African descent living in Portsmouth than the MS036 North Church Papers, 1640-1970 collection. Although the papers include the names of individuals, the...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 16, 2020 | Announcements, Manuscripts
By Susan Stowe-Kindstedt, Athenaeum Archivist The Athenaeum recently received a generous donation from a descendant of nineteenth-century Portsmouth sea captain Nathan Parker Simes. Simes was born in Portsmouth on August 1, 1833, the son of Ann (Yeaton) and Stephen...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Dec 19, 2019 | Announcements, Manuscripts
Digitizing the Portsmouth School Department Records Thaxter Grant awarded to process material by Susan Kindstedt, Portsmouth Athenaeum Archivist The Portsmouth Athenaeum is excited to announce a collaborative project with the Portsmouth Public Library and New England...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Dec 5, 2019 | Events, Manuscripts
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 5:30 p.m. Research Library Longtime Athenaeum proprietor J. Dennis Robinson wants to tell you about the “making of” his latest history gift book now available. Instead of a reading, Dennis will present a 30-minute slideshow...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 23, 2019 | Announcements, Manuscripts
By James Smith, photographic collections manager This past week marked the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans brought to the English colonies. These “20. and odd Negroes” landed at Point Comfort, Virginia, where they were traded for...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 17, 2019 | Announcements, Manuscripts
By Athenaeum Archivist Susan Kindstedt Alcohol consumption has always been a part of America’s history. In the early years of colonial settlement, alcohol was consumed with most meals by all members of the family as it was believed to be safer than water....