New Hampshire Humanities
Events
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Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories for Our Community
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesWhat 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.
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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 StatesThere 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 […]
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Making Music Family Day
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesJoin 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.
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Does Truth Matter?
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesThis event is a facilitated discussion of these and related questions about one of the oldest topics in philosophy: truth. After a brief introduction to some basic concepts and distinctions, Dr. Tepley will lead the audience in a conversation about these questions. The goal is not to tell attendees what to believe but rather to give […]
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Workshop: Family, Memory, Place
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesJoin us for this workshop and gain a deeper awareness of how your stories can preserve personal, generational, and communal history.
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Lecture: 12,000 Years in the Granite State
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesLearn how work for a new middle school in Keene brought to light one of the oldest indigienous sites in New England.
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New Hampshire Humanities 50th Birthday Party
Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesCelebrate five decades of connecting people and ideas across the Granite State.