Ugly Sweater Cookie Swap

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

Put on your ugliest holiday sweater and bring a batch of your favorite cookies for this festive event!Register for our Ugly Sweater Cookie Swap!

Canceled Portsmouth on Tap: The Portsmouth Brewery

The Portsmouth Brewery 56 Market St, Portsmouth, NH, United States

Join us for the final event in the Portsmouth on Tap series on December 14. This event is hosted by The Portsmouth Brewery and their brew is inspired by the Portsmouth Fires.

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.

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 10 a.m with both the 33rd Annual Gingerbread Contest and Exhibition and "Lost Neighborhoods" on display.

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.