How to Research Your Historic Property

Portsmouth Athenaeum 6-9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH, United States

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

Free

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 a tour of our current exhibition.

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.

Art Round Town

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

Open until 8pm with free admission all day.

ASL-Supported Walking Tour

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

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

Twilight Tour

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

Join more than seven historic properties in Portsmouth as we remain open late on a joint ticket.

Coastal Critters Family Day

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

Hands-on activities teach all about our magnificent oceans and the creatures that live there!

Women of Portsmouth Walking Tour

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

Walk away from this 90-minute tour surprised by all the ways that women have impacted Portsmouth.

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.

LGBTQ+ Walking Tour

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

Learn about the hidden history of LGBT clubs, organizations, and people who impacted the Seacoast of NH on this 90-minute walking tour.

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.