Portsmouth Historical Society
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Historic Portsmouth Walking Tours (May-Oct)
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesLearn why Portsmouth is the hub of the New Hampshire Seacoast on a 90-minute walking tour covering over 400 years of history.
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Art in Bloom: Floral Workshop
John Paul Jones House 43 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesCelebrate the upcoming Art in Bloom exhibition with a special floral workshop led by Ann Boardman of a merry b florals and take home a beautiful centerpiece.
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Revolutionary Portsmouth Lecture Series: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of John Paul Jones @ SB
Strawbery Banke 14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesDr. Gerald Ward examines how John Paul Jones has been remembered and reinterpreted over time, tracing how narratives shaped his legacy across generations.
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Curator Tour “Revolutionary Portsmouth”
John Paul Jones House 43 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesJoin our Curator for a tour through this exhibition examining the choices of everyday citizens in Portsmouth leading up to and during the American Revolution.
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Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesFrom a hub of British loyalty a series of events in the 1770s fanned the flames of independence and turned Portsmouth into a hotbed of Patriotism.
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Art in Bloom Garden Party
John Paul Jones House 43 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesCelebrate the creative fusion of fine art and floral design inspired by the art, architecture, and collection of our historic John Paul Jones House.
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Family Day: Art in Bloom
Bloom into history with this floral inspired Family Day. Families are invited to view the professional floral arrangements after making their creations.
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Women of Portsmouth Walking Tour
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesFor over 400 years women have been shaping the course of Portsmouth’s history, learn more on this 90-minute walking tour.
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“Gay Old Times” LGBTQ+ Walking Tour
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesLearn about the hidden history of LGBT clubs, organizations, and people who impacted the Seacoast of NH on this 90-minute walking tour.
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Lecture: Three Ways of Looking at UFOs
In 1965, Betty and Barney Hill, a Portsmouth couple, were made famous by the publication of John Fuller’s book The Interrupted Journey. It reported on their belief that they had been abducted by creatures from a flying saucer in September 1961. They were the first Americans with such a story, and it became the template for hundreds of abduction stories that followed. This presentation will ground their story in the culture of 1960s America, showing how the different ways people interpreted it reflected different cultural trends—conspiracy theory, belief in the supernatural, distrust of government—that are still with us today.
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Historic Portsmouth Extended Walking Tour
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesStretch your legs on our longest walking tour! This tour includes all the highlights of the Historic Portsmouth tour and gets visitors down to Prescott Park.
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Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesFrom a hub of British loyalty a series of events in the 1770s fanned the flames of independence and turned Portsmouth into a hotbed of Patriotism.