Cemetery Tours: North Cemetery
Homeschool Day: Using Your Voice
How have people used their voices to change the world around them? Find out at our homeschool programs.
Painting with Paper: A Collage Workshop
Join us for this NHAA artist-led workshop!
Through the generous support of a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts, we are able to offer two tickets for this workshop at reduced cost. If cost would be a barrier to your participation, please reach out to Sarah Robbitts-Terry sarah@portsmouthhistory.org for more information.
Memory of a Dream by Ember Nevins.
About the Artist:
Ember is fascinated with textures, fragments, and modules, and her work seeks to explore the connections between nature and body. She views her work as an extension of her mind, spirit, and soul – fluctuating with the natural and organic patterns of life. Her process can be described by two actions: searching and building. She looks at her works in process as puzzles that don’t have defined pieces – images that come to life slowly through the amalgamation of fragments and displaced elements. It’s a meditative process, where she can allow herself to be guided by her materials and trust in the final result.
Ember currently lives in Dover, New Hampshire, and works at Kennedy Gallery and Custom Framing in Portsmouth as a full-time Picture Framer. She is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where she received her BFA in Fine Arts and BA in Women’s and Gender Studies in 2024. In her free time,
Family Day: Sunprinting Workshop
Create your own sunprints using the power of the sun!
Important Notes:
- Suggested objects will be smaller than 4×5″ and have some transparency or unique shape to them. Lace, jewelry, cut glass, textiles with some transparency, and small toys all work well.
- This workshop is open to all ages, but please note that, while sunprinting fabric is generally safe to touch, little ones who might put hands in mouths would need to be closely monitored.
- To help us purchase the correct amount of supplies, please use the “Participant” ticket if you’d like to create a sunprint, and the “Guardian” ticket if you’re bringing a child but don’t want to make your own print. All are more than welcome to participate – we just need an accurate count to make sure we have plenty of materials and space!
Thank you to our event sponsor:
Community Fundraiser at Otto
Come enjoy great pizza and make a difference in your community—one bite at a time!
Monday, September 8, 2025
Join us for a delicious way to support the Portsmouth Historical Society! From 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, Otto’s Pizza in Portsmouth will generously donate 10% of all dine-in and take-out sales to help fund our exhibitions, education programs, and preservation initiatives. Make sure to call in or order on their website; sales from third-party apps do not count towards this fundraising event.
UNABLE TO ATTEND? You can still keep Portsmouth’s history alive. Consider a donation to support Portsmouth Historical Society’s mission to connect the community to our past, present and future through collections, interpretation, education, and preservation.