by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 8, 2023 | Announcements, Events
November 30, 2023 5:30 p.m. Shaw Research Library Why do we know so little about David and Amias Thompson of Plymouth, England? And why is the little we know so often wrong? Our first European couple “settled” at Rye, NH in 1623. Within five years the Thompsons...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 2, 2022 | Announcements, Events
Review by Proprietor Ed Caylor A friend recently encouraged me to give Mona Passage a try. I was hesitant because I thought the book might be a CSI tale, or a shoot ‘em up military thriller. Still, based on the encouragement, I sat down to read the book in front of a...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 25, 2022 | Announcements, Events
IN-PERSON EVENT Thomas “Buddy” Bardenwerper Mona Passage Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:30 p.m. Sawtelle Reading Room (first floor of 1805 Building) On a moonless night, two vessels converge in the Mona Passage, a stretch of ocean separating Hispaniola...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 24, 2021 | Announcements, Events
IN-PERSON EVENT Jane C. Nylander, The Best Ever! Parades in New England, 1788-1940 Thursday, December 2, 2021 5:30 p.m. Copley Reading Room (first floor of 1805 Building)Proprietor Jane C. Nylander will give a brief talk in the Sawtelle Reading Room and sign copies of...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 20, 2021 | Announcements, Events
ZOOM DISCUSSIONMeredith Hall, Beneficencewith Elizabeth HowardTuesday, November 30, 20216 p.m.Proprietor Elizabeth Howard, host of the Short Fuse Podcast, will be in conversation with Meredith Hall on Tuesday, November 30. Meredith Hall grew up on the Seacoast in New...