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“Eastward of Good Hope: Early America in a Dangerous World” with Dane A. Morrison

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 17, 2023 | Announcements, Events

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 5:30 p.m. Shaw Research Library American identity has always been shaped by its relationship with the wider world. At the moment of its independence in 1783, the new nation was a poor and powerless state trying to survive in a...

The Perfume of Human Wisdom

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 21, 2020 | Announcements

By Proprietor Sherry Wood I miss (and worry about) my 7-month-old granddaughter Eleanor, who lives in Brooklyn with her RN mom and IT guru dad. But I also miss libraries, which closed in March when Gov. Chris Sununu’s stay-at-home order was issued. I was smitten at 6...

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...

Sarah Hamill Memoir

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Dec 5, 2019 | Announcements, Events

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:30 p.m. Reading Room Proprietor Sarah Hamill will present a book talk and signing for her new memoir When I was a Child in England During World War II in the Reading Room. Attendance is free. PLEASE NOTE: The correct day is Dec. 11 (not...

“New Hampshire Merchant Scrip” Book Signing for Athenæum Proprietor Kevin Lafond

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 2, 2019 | Announcements, Events

Thursday, May 23, 2019 6:00 p.m. New Hampshire Merchant Scrip, Along with a Brief History of Its Use and Biographical Sketches of the Merchants, by Kevin G. Lafond During troubled times, people tended to hoard coins, which were made from silver and gold, to hedge...