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SUMMARY:Daily Walking Tours (May–October)
DESCRIPTION:Daily Walking Tours\nWalking Through 400 Years of History\nDaily at 10:30 amSaturday and the 2nd and 4th Friday at 2:30 pmThis daily 90-minute walking tour covers the streets\, stories\, buildings\, and architecture of historic downtown Portsmouth. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Book your walking tour!\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tour Description:\nLearn why Portsmouth is the hub of the New Hampshire Seacoast! Our downtown is filled with hidden treasures. Our knowledgeable walking tour guides will introduce you to the city’s rich past and lively present—a unique mix of architecture\, specialty shops\, and bustling streets nestled in a village-like setting. This 90-minute guided walking tour is sure to bring the history of Portsmouth alive! \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Walking Tour Rates:\nTours 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.
URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/daily-walking-tours-summer-2025/
LOCATION:Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street\, 10 Middle Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 01801\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Winds of Change" Curator Tour
DESCRIPTION:A behind-the-scenes look at our current exhibition\nWalk through “Winds of Change\,” a retrospective of the work of Cabot Lyford (1925–2016)\, with Guest Curator Rachel Walls. Learn how Lyford’s experimental approach to different materials and his advocacy of environmental and political issues through his art can resonate with viewers as much now as it did in the 20th century. \nFinish your tour with a visit to the complementary\, contemporary exhibition upstairs featuring a juried selection of NHAA artists. \nTours happen at 12:00 and 5:30 pm.\nThis is a free tour\, no registration required. \nLearn more about the exhibition \n 
URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/lyford-curator-tour/2025-06-06/
LOCATION:Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street\, 10 Middle Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 01801\, United States
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SUMMARY:Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:From Loyalist to Liberty\nSemi-Monthly at 2:30 pm\nFirst and third Fridays of the month\nThis 90-minute walking tour traces the path of Portsmouth during the 1770s. From 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.\n				\nBook your walking tour!\nTour Description:\nLearn about British settlement of the Seacoast and the economic prosperity that made Portsmouth the capital city of the royal colony and then see how the events of the 1770s changed public opinion to that of revolution. During your 90-minute walk\, you will visit sites that are related to the American Revolution including: North Church and State House Plaque\, Queen’s Chapel\, Liberty Pole\, Pitt Tavern\, and more. \nWalking Tour Rates:\nTours 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.\nAll tours depart from Portsmouth Historical Society\, 10 Middle Street\, Portsmouth NH.\nOnline reservations close 30 minutes prior to tour departure. Please call (603) 436-8433 for last minute bookings.\nUpgrade your ticket for just $5 to also visit our galleries and John Paul Jones House.
URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/loyalist-to-liberty-tour/2025-06-06/
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SUMMARY:Art Round Town with Priscilla French
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be open until 8 p.m. every First Friday for Art ‘Round Town!\nFree admission all day long.\nVisit our most recent exhibition\, “Cabot Lyford: Winds of Change” and view highlights from our permanent collection in our “Past & Present” exhibition. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About the Artist:\nPriscilla French began sketching as a young girl using pastels and paints and took a life-changing drawing class in college that opened her eyes to different ways of seeing. Since moving to Portsmouth\, NH in 1985 she has studied watercolor consistently with esteemed teachers and artists Doris Rice\, DeWitt Hardy and Russell Whitten – and  will never stop! She has taught both studio art and art history at the high school level and was recently accepted as a juried member of the New Hampshire Art Association.\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Don’t forget about our free curator tours!\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n					\n					\n					\n						 June 2026Curator Tour "Revolutionary Portsmouth"June 5\, 2026 12:00 pm   Curator Tour “Revolutionary Portsmouth”June 5\, 2026 5:30 pm   July 2026"Betty & Barney" Curator TourJuly 3\, 2026 12:00 pm   "Betty & Barney" Curator TourJuly 3\, 2026 5:30 pm
URL:https://portsmouthhistory.org/event/art-june-2025/
LOCATION:Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street\, 10 Middle Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 01801\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Winds of Change" Curator Tour
DESCRIPTION:A behind-the-scenes look at our current exhibition\nWalk through “Winds of Change\,” a retrospective of the work of Cabot Lyford (1925–2016)\, with Guest Curator Rachel Walls. Learn how Lyford’s experimental approach to different materials and his advocacy of environmental and political issues through his art can resonate with viewers as much now as it did in the 20th century. \nFinish your tour with a visit to the complementary\, contemporary exhibition upstairs featuring a juried selection of NHAA artists. \nTours happen at 12:00 and 5:30 pm.\nThis is a free tour\, no registration required. \nLearn more about the exhibition \n 
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