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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 Hunt Take the fun downtown with our scavenger hunt. Collect all the stamps and enter to win a raffle of gift cards and prizes from […]

  • 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 Brett • Jane Cowen-Fletcher • Ken Daley • Rebecca Dudley • Timothy Basil Ering • Kim Ferreira • Josie James • Marty Kelley • Scott […]

  • 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" both are a part of Portsmouth's 400th anniversary celebrations.

  • 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 free, pre-registration for workshops required.Mending with Maggie Ruth Kid's Workshop, ages 5+ 11am Explore the basics of sewing in this workshop designed for children ages 5 […]

  • 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.

  • Knit Happens Program Image. Burgundy background with a ball of different color blue yarn and knitting needles poke through it on the left-hand side. Right-hand side has white text that reads: 4th Friday of the month 2:30 – 3:30 pm Social yarn circle $5 suggested donation

    Knit Happens

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

    Join us for a monthly yarn circle!Register for April's Knit Happens

  • 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 May 5th for Art ‘Round Town! Free admission all day long. Visit our two most recent exhibitions "A Sense of Place" and "Reinventing Portsmouth" both are a part of Portsmouth's 400th anniversary celebrations. Enter our First Friday RaffleOur May raffle features a lovely straw sunhat paired with a lightweight […]

  • Background of dark wooden flooring with an assortment of gardening tools (gloves, shears, plants, soil, pots) forming a half moon shape on the left side. text reads: Gardening Family Day: Saturday, May 13 11 am – 4 pm on the John Paul Jones Lawn. Seed ball workshops at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm and drop-in activities all day long. This program is sponsored by Newburyport Bank

    Gardening Family Day

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

    Get a jump start on your garden, and spread some wildflowers at the Portsmouth Historical Society's May Family Day on Saturday, May 13, 11am–4pm. This is a free event, that takes place on the John Paul Jones Lawn.

  • Image of a lighthouse and keepers cottage from the Isles of Shoals, NH. Lecture on 5/18 Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History. This is a free program, registration recommended.

    Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History

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

    There is treasure here but not the pirate kind. Scientific "digs" on Smuttynose Island are changing New England history. Archaeologist Nathan Hamilton has unearthed 300,000 artifacts to date on this largely uninhabited rock at the Isles of Shoals. Evidence proves prehistoric Native Americans hunted New Hampshire's only offshore islands 6,000 years ago. Hundreds of European […]

  • Book signing with With James Polus Author of Portsmouth. Wednesday May 24 5:30-7pm Portsmouth Historical Society Gift Shop. A cartoon pen is on the left side of the image while the book "portsmouth" is on the right with a green cover and grey text.

    Book Signing: Portsmouth (a novel)

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

    Join us on Wednesday, May 24 for a book signing with author James Polus. Get a chance to meet and speak with the author of Portsmouth an epic novel spanning multiple generation of a Portsmouth family.

  • 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

    Join us on the first Friday of every month when we are open until 8 p.m. All museum admission is free on First Fridays.

  • Wooden treble clef resting on a page of sheet music. Test reads "Making Music Family Day, Saturday, June 10, 10 am – 4 pm, "Music in My Pockets," @10 Middle Street, with Jeff Warner at 10 am, drop-in activities all day long"

    Making Music Family Day

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

    Join us for a Family Day all about making music! The day will start with a performance from Jeff Warner, called “Music in my Pockets,” and then we’ll make our own musical instruments out of recycled materials.