Extended Hours ❆

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

Open until 7 p.m. for extended gingerbread viewing!

Gingerbread Tips, Trick, and History Tour

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

Join us as we share the secrets behind making the best Gingerbread Houses and point out little details you may have missed.

Museum Closed-Christmas Day

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

Portsmouth Historical Society Closed 12/25 The historical society will be closed on Monday, December 25 in observation of Christmas Day. We will reopen the next day, Tuesday, December 26 at […]

Gingerbread Smash

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

If you have some post-holiday feelings you need to channel, we’ve got gingerbread houses that need smashing.

Life and Death in the Piscataqua

Masonic Temple 45 Miller Ave, Portsmouth, NH, United States

"Life and Death on the Piscataqua," a symposium presented by Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates. Saturday, February 17
9:00 am – 3:00 pm.

Homeschool Day

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

Figure out how the people of Portsmouth's past met their needs through hands-on artifact examination.Register for our March Homeschool Day!

Homeschool Day

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

Figure out how the people of Portsmouth's past met their needs through hands-on artifact examination.Register for our March Homeschool Day!

Preview Party and Silent Auction

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

Kick off 2024 with a preview of our exhibition “The Matter of Memory” and a silent auction supporting our educational programs.

Women’s History Month Walking Tour

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

March is Women's History Month. Bundle up and join us for this special weekend edition of our Women of Portsmouth Walking Tour!

Opening Day 2024!

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

We are excited to open our doors for the 2024 season!

Young Artist Contest

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

With the start of our latest exhibition, “The Matter of Memory,” we are bringing back and expanding our previous Young Writers Contest into the Portsmouth Historical Society’s Young Artists Contest! […]

Curator Tour

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

Go behind-the-scenes of our current exhibition.