Daily Walking Tours (May–October)

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

This daily 90-minute walking tour covers the streets, stories, buildings, and architecture of historic downtown Portsmouth.

Revolutionary Portsmouth: The Raid on Fort William and Mary

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

It wasn't the shot heard 'round the world, but it was an early standoff between patriots and the British. Learn more at our Fort William & mary lecture ahead of it's 250th anniversary.

Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour

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

See how a series of events in the 1770s fanned the flames of independence.

Read it and Eat!

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

Join us for this potluck dinner in the museum gallery.

Along the Waterfront

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

Stretch your legs on this two-hour tour that goes down to Portsmouth's working waterfront.

Portsmouth History Homeschool Program

Portsmouth Historical Society 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

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

Join us for a monthly yarn circle!

Indigenous Life in New England

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

Construct an eastern conical wigwam on our lawn!

Daily Walking Tours (May–October)

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

This daily 90-minute walking tour covers the streets, stories, buildings, and architecture of historic downtown Portsmouth.

Curator Tours

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

Go behind-the-scenes on this tour of our current exhibitions.

Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour

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

See how a series of events in the 1770s fanned the flames of independence.