We are proud to partner with hundreds of other museums and cultural institutions across the United States to take part in Museum Store Sunday on November 27. There are all sorts of unique and hand crafted items available for sale in our gift shop.
Get a chance to meet and speak with the author of The Secret Life of Mary White: Darkness Into Light.
Books will be available for sale in the gift shop. Admission is free, no RSVP required.
Author Lenaye Marsten, an alternative healer, an award-winning artist, and a descendant of Mary White lives in Maine with her family and a houseful of pets.
Inspired by a true story from the 17th century Piscataqua region of New England. Young Mary White must walk a fine line between her healing craft and the deadly intolerance of the fearful and ignorant. From natural magic and alchemy to ancient wisdom and folklore, she must transcend the consequences of her gift in order to survive and help others with her crucial healing talents. A story of triumph and tragedy and the transmutation of darkness into light.
Join us for an exclusive, members-only shopping experience with raffles, prizes, and refreshments.
Where: Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle Street
When: Wednesday November 30, 2022 5:30-7:30 pm
Gingerbread is back for 2022! Once again, we’re filling our galleries and downtown shop windows with sweet holiday goodness!
The 2022 theme is: fictional places and characters. We are inviting the gingerbreadologisits of Portsmouth and beyond to craft your favorite fictional places and characters —edible materials only, of course!
Join us for a fun morning with children’s book illustrator, Gina Perry! Ages 5+
Get behind-the-scenes insights from “Show + Tell” curator, Tess Feltes.
Join two of the artists featured in “Show + Tell,” Jill Weber and Ryan O’Rourke, for a lively discussion about the process of illustrating a book.
It’s Pastel!, the 14th annual national juried exhibition of the Pastel Society of New Hampshire, opened Saturday, October 22!
Join Cathryn Mercier, PhD, in-person and via Zoom, for a discussion on how the role of picture books and illustration has changed over the past one hundred years.
As an undergraduate at Mount Holyoke College (BA ’81) Cathie Mercier was drawn to the scientific emphasis and empiricism of experimental psychology. A psychology major, she did not take her first course in children’s literature until her senior year. “Like Alice, I fell down the rabbit hole and I’ve yet to come up,” said Mercier.
will read from and sign copies of the newly released anthology celebrating the talents of our region. Copies available in the Museum Shop!
It’s finally cooled down a bit! Now is definitely the right time to go on one of our walking tours!
Tours go out every day, with specialty tours a few times a month. Get your tickets today!
Nothing fit your schedule? Book a private tour! Just reach out to tour manager Robin Lurie-Meyerkopf or give us a call, 603-436-8433
In advance of next year’s celebrations, this commemorative book will give readers a sense of “who we are” and “where we are” as Portsmouth continues its journey from our past before 1623 to our future beyond 2023. Each object is depicted with a full-page photograph accompanied by an essay by a local author – 80 different writers who are the historians, experts, participants, and observers of Portsmouth history best able to explain how each object’s story offers a path into our bigger 400+ year history.