Local History | Portsmouth Athenaeum

Wentworth Cheswill Documents

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jul 21, 2020 | Announcements, Manuscripts

By Archivist Susan Kindstedt The Athenaeum has two documents signed by Wentworth Cheswill (or Cheswell), a biracial Revolutionary War veteran born in Newmarket, NH, in 1746. Wentworth Cheswill was the son of Hopestill Cheswill and his wife, Katherine Kennison....

J. Dennis Robinson Book Talk & Signing

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...

Inspiring Update from the Photograph Collection

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 4, 2019 | Announcements, Photographs

By James Smith, Photographic Collections Manager This past Sunday, we shared the above image on social media of the Portsmouth Junior High band, all of whom were unidentified, at the Whipple School on the corner of Summer and State streets, c.1920. [PS2659] On...

Unseen Witness: Sarah Farmer & The Portsmouth Peace Treaty–Book Signing!

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 27, 2017 | Announcements, Events

Did an Unseen Woman Really Witness the Signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty? New historical research unveiled. . . . Join us to celebrate the anniversary of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty on Saturday, September 2nd with a short talk by author Anne Gordon Perry, whose...