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  • Read it and Eat!

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join us for this potluck dinner in the museum gallery.

  • Portsmouth History Homeschool Program, taking place on the third Friday of each month at two different times. Hosted by the Portsmouth Historical Society. Graphic features a quill pen and a sextant.

    Portsmouth History Homeschool Program

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join the Portsmouth Historical Society for eight hands-on learning lessons about all different aspects of Seacoast history!

  • Knit Happens Program Image. Burgundy background with a ball of different color blue yarn and knitting needles poke through it on the left-hand side. Right-hand side has white text that reads: 4th Friday of the month 2:30 – 3:30 pm Social yarn circle $5 suggested donation

    Knit Happens

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join us for a monthly yarn circle!

  • Indigenous Life in New England with Jennifer Lee. Saturday, September 28, 11am–3 pm. Wigwam on the lawn of the John Paul Jones House

    Indigenous Life in New England

    John Paul Jones House 43 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Construct an eastern conical wigwam on our lawn!

  • How to Research Your Historic Property. Sunday, October 6 5:30 p.m. at the Portsmouth Public Library. Free Program. Image of an old wooden door.

    How to Research Your Historic Property

    Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrot Ave, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Learn more about the Portsmouth Plaque Program and start researching your property.

  • Homeschool Day on Indigenous New Hampshire, October 15 featuring a eastern-conical wigwam, squash, and corn.

    Portsmouth History Homeschool Program

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join the Portsmouth Historical Society for this homeschool day about life in Colonial America.

  • Rainbow Symposium, October 23 5:30–7:30 pm

    Rainbow Symposium

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    A panel discussion will explore the vital role of historic preservation and material culture in honoring the LGBTQ community's contributions to Portsmouth.

  • Portsmouth History Homeschool Program

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Investigate artifacts from the colonial period, and try out some modern-day versions to see how these objects would have been used.

  • Members-Only Gingerbread Event

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Become a member and enjoy this special viewing of the Gingerbread exhibition (after all the crowds).

  • Homeschool Family Day: Portsmouth in the Revolution on January 17 sessions at 10 am & 12:30 pm. Explore with artifacts what daily life was like for a soldier during the American Revolution. Image od the original stars and stripes on the events image.

    Homeschool Program: Portsmouth and the Revolution

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Learn about Portsmouth’s connection to the Revolutionary War and take a look at objects like cannonballs and powder horns that were a part of a Revolutionary soldier’s life.