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  • Text: People's Choice Voting, vote before Wednesday, December 14, winners announced Friday, December 16. On a snowy backdrop with a cartoon polar bear wearing a pink sweater and a row of four small cartoon gingerbread houses

    People’s Choice Voting Closes

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

    People's Choice Voting Closes 12/14Categories include: most creative building materials, most whimsical, most attention to detail, and best in show.All ballots must be cast in-person at 10 Middle Street.Downtown Scavenger […]

  • Book Signing with With Lenaye Marsten Author of The Secret Life of Mary White: Darkness Into Light on Wednesday, December 14 at 5:30pm

    Book Signing with Lenaye Marsten

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

    Join us for a book signing with author Lenaye Marsten Get a chance to meet and speak with the author of The Secret Life of Mary White: Darkness Into Light. […]

  • Show+ Tell Exhibition featuring Greater Seacoast Illustrators. Image has a green background and several characters featured in these illustrated books below.

    Show + Tell Exhibition Final Day

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

    Final Chance to see "Show + Tell" Stop by before 4 pm on Friday, December 30 to see "Show + Tell" Greater Seacoast Illustrators.Featured Artists: Carey Armstrong Ellis • Jeannie […]

  • Photo courtesy of Raya on Assignment

    Final Day of the 2022 Season

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

    Visit us before we close for the season Friday, December 30. Current Exhibitions:"Show + Tell" Greater Seacoast IllustratorsSome Gingerbread House Contest and Exhibition entries

  • 2023 Opening Day

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

    Join us for the start of the 2023 season on April 1. Featured Exhibition: A Sense of Place, a companion exhibition to A History of Portsmouth NH in 101 Objects

  • A row of books with the spines pointed away towards a green wall. One books sits on top of the others with the pages splayed open. Test Reads: April Book Sale, Stuff-a-Tote for just $25 Select books only, Shop anytime in April Read all year long

    April Book Sale

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

  • Dark Blue banner with a portrait of a seated figure on the left. Figure wears a blue dress and is in front of a yellow background. A text bubble with the words "You're invited" appears above their head. Text on the right reads: Spring Opening Reception, Thursday, April 6 5:30-7:30 pm $15 tickets Members attend free Celebrate the opening of our major exhibitions "A Sense of Place" and "Reinventing Portsmouth"

    Spring Opening Reception

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

    Whether you want to party like it’s 1623, the 1970s, or 2023 you’re invited to the Portsmouth Historical Society’s opening reception for its two major exhibitions.

  • Art Round Town, free first fridays, 5-8pm written above an image of two people talking inside a gallery.

    Art ‘Round Town

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

    We’ll be open until 8pm on April 7th for Art ‘Round Town! Free admission all day long. Visit our two most recent exhibitions "A Sense of Place" and "Reinventing Portsmouth" […]

  • Making Old New Again, Family Day. April 8, 11 am – 4 pm. Mending with Maggie workshops at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. Registration required. Free admission. Image at bottom of six spools of thread in different colors with a needle and thimble in front of the center spool.

    Making Old New Again, Family Day

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

    Come celebrate sustainable fashion for all ages at the Portsmouth Historical Society, as we look to the past for inspiration in creating and taking care of our clothing. Admission is […]

  • A painting featuring the Portsmouth waterfront with a metal, vertical-lift bridge behind warehouses located at shores edge. Text says "Curators Tour, April 12, 12-1pm"

    “A Sense of Place” Curator Tour

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

    Go behind the scenes with the curator(s) of "A Sense of Place" Spend an hour walking through our downstairs exhibition with the experts. Curators and museum staff will highlight behind-the-scenes […]

  • Workshop on 4/13 at 7pm Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories for Our Community.

    Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories for Our Community

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

    What family stories do you carry with you? This interactive workshop led by Maura MacNeil explores how the landscapes of our lives shape the stories that we tell.

  • Annual Meeting (Members Event)

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

    We welcome all members to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting Date: Thursday, April 20Time: Doors open 5 p.m., meeting starts at 5:30 p.m.This meeting will take place both in person […]