Are you interested in preserving the unique history of your home? Come to the Portsmouth Historical Society's information session to learn more about the Portsmouth Plaque Program, and how to utilize the resources at the Portsmouth Athenaeum. Dive into records, maps, surveys, and more -- who knows what you can discover about your home and […]
Please join us during Art 'Round Town for our current exhibit "First in the Nation: New Hampshire Primaries – 1920-2020" in the third-floor Randall Gallery.
The Junto, also known as the Leather Apron Club, was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. The Leather Apron Club's purpose was to debate questions of morals, politics, and natural philosophy, and to exchange knowledge of business affairs. The Athenaeum's newly formed Franklin Club was created with this […]
Visit various Historic Sites in Portsmouth Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates annual Twilight Tour returns on Friday, August 9. Multiple historic sites around the city will be open after hours with special tours and some with exhibitions centered on this year's theme: Flames of Revolution. Buy your tickets in advance to save money! To learn more […]
The first-floor Sawtelle Reading Room in the 1805 building is open for tours. Donations accepted.
Local author and retired New York attorney Denis Forster will discuss his Amazon Best Seller, Freedom and Adventure, in which he gives an account of his 1961 overland trip, hitchhiking solo from Wisconsin through middle America to Texas, then thousands of miles down the Pan-American Highway through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica […]
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 3 p.m. The Dance Hall, Kittery, Maine Formed in 2010, the GRAMMY®–nominated Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura – has earned praise for its engaging, cutting-edge performances. New York City’s WQXR explains, “’Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant’, both of which […]
The Thirty-First Annual Portsmouth Athenæum Pot-Luck Picnic will be held in the tent (rain or shine!) on the grounds of the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, NH. Members, please bring a dish to share by your last name: A - E: Main Dish F - K: Main Dish L - Q: […]
Update: This program is now full, but you can join the wait list until August 14, 2024. Please send an email to events@portsmouthathenaeum.org including your full name (as it appears on a government issued identification), home street address, age, and a statement that you are a US citizen. This personal information is needed for security […]