by Portsmouth Historical Society | Jul 25, 2025
Experiment with the written word in our two-part poetry workshop this August!
About the Workshop Leader:
Sarah Robbitts-Terry
Our very own Outreach Director, Sarah Robbitts-Terry will lead this poetry workshop. She received her undergraduate degree in creative writing from Columbia University and her masters of fine arts in poetry from the University of New Hampshire, and has previously published poetry in Strange Horizons, Star*Line, RHINO Poetry, and NonBinary Review, among others.
by Portsmouth Historical Society | Jul 25, 2025
Experiment with the written word in our two-part poetry workshop this August!
About the Workshop Leader:
Sarah Robbitts-Terry
Our very own Outreach Director, Sarah Robbitts-Terry will lead this poetry workshop. She received her undergraduate degree in creative writing from Columbia University and her masters of fine arts in poetry from the University of New Hampshire, and has previously published poetry in Strange Horizons, Star*Line, RHINO Poetry, and NonBinary Review, among others.
by Portsmouth Historical Society | Jul 11, 2025
Join us for a book signing with author E.M. Ippolito.
Get a chance to hear from and speak with the author of The Tears of Other People.
Books will be available for sale in the gift shop. Admission is free, no RSVP required.
About the Author:
Evie (E. M. Ippolito) was raised a settler on unceded Abenaki-Pennacook land in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She is a trans writer of fiction and nonfiction living in Brooklyn, Lenapehoking, where she pursues a degree in library information science.
About the Book:
The Tears of Other People is an attempt by author E. M. Ippolito to make sense of her alienation from her hometown of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Both local history and personal memoir, the book explores the history of discriminatory programs on the New Hampshire seacoast, from gentrification to European colonization, charting personal and political connections across decades of urban change. Dispossession has an infamous history on the beautiful Portsmouth waterfront, where in the 1960s a colonial museum called Strawbery Banke displaced the working-class neighborhood of Puddle Dock.
by Portsmouth Historical Society | Jul 1, 2025
Did you know there are FOUR pieces of public art by Cabot Lyford in Portsmouth? Join us and learn more!
Chris Dwyer
M. Christine “Chris” Dwyer is co-owner and Senior Vice President of RMC Research, a national education consulting firm based in Portsmouth since 1985 where she has specialized in literacy, early childhood policy and school improvement as well as research in arts and culture. She served seven terms on the Portsmouth City Council, where she played key roles in major civic projects: co-chairing the Middle School renovation, leading the Prescott Park master plan, and fundraising for the African Burying Ground. Chris has been a prominent advocate and leader in arts and culture—founding chair of Art‑Speak, chair of the NH State Council on the Arts, Board president of the Currier Museum of Art and the Portsmouth Music Hall. She currently co-chairs Portsmouth’s Public Art Review Committee.
Ernie Greenslade
Ernestine “Ernie” Greenslade is co-chair of the Portsmouth Public Art Review Committee (PARC), which was established in 2023 to champion high-quality public art for the city and advise on public art-related topics. Always a lover of art, Ernie became involved with public art after retiring three years ago from her career in community college marketing and public relations. As chair of the PNH400 Legacy Committee, Ernie and her small committee provided leadership for the creation of a maritime-themed sculpture garden in Bohenko Gateway Park, which was unveiled as part of the 2023 anniversary celebration. A resident of Portsmouth since 1984, Ernie loves her city and can’t imagine living anywhere else. She has served on the Prescott Park Board of Directors and as chair of the Portsmouth Public Library Board of Trustees.
Gerry Ward
Gerald W. R. Ward, PhD, is the curator of the Portsmouth Historical Society and editor of the Portsmouth Marine Society Press. He is also the Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture Emeritus at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and has contributed to many publications on American art and material culture as an author or editor. He is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston and is serving his seventh term as a State Representative in New Hampshire.
by Portsmouth Historical Society | Jun 18, 2025
Along the Waterfront
Twice a Month at 2:30 pm
Third and fourth Wednesdays of the month
Stretch your legs on our longest walking tour! This two-hour tour includes Prescott Park, the working waterfront, the tugboats, a bit of beer history and more. Born and bred Portsmouth local, Ron Sher, adds personal anecdotes and depth to this extended tour.
Walking Tour Rates:
Tours are $15 for members, $20 for non-members, $15 for discounted groups (Children 5-18, Seniors 62+, Students, Portsmouth Residents), and free for children 5 and under.
All tours depart from Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth NH.
Online reservations close 30 minutes prior to tour departure. Please call (603) 436-8433 for last minute bookings.
Upgrade your ticket for just $5 to also visit our galleries and John Paul Jones House.
