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Local History: Suffrage on the Seacoast
Local History Talk Suffrage on the Seacoast Monday February 10 | 7 – 8:30 PM Portsmouth Public Library The library’s Local History series features authors…
‘Why Your Plants Love Lobster’ in Rye
Rye Driftwood Garden Club’s February speaker will talk about a creature we don’t usually associate with gardening – lobsters! Cameron Bonsey from Portland, Maine will…
FFI Conversation Series: A Compassionate Listening Journey
Anne Romney will present at Friends Forever International in Durham about her Compassionate Listening Journey to Israel and Palestine (this past October) through sharing the…
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby Vol 2, 1863 – w/ Marek Bennett
The Civil War Roundtable of New Hampshire welcomes Marek Bennett at the February meeting to discuss his graphic novel. The book is based on primary…
‘The Stories We Tell’ at St. John’s
St. John’s Episcopal Church will be hosting six Sunday evening programs during Lent. “The Stories We Tell” will feature a different presentation each evening, followed…
Indigenous Stories: Abenaki Horticulture & Garden Forestry
Due to the high volume of interest in this series, we are now requiring registration. Please visit https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/news/indigenous to register, or click the “Tickets” link…
Hawthorne’s Eliot Inspiration – The Life of Mary Bachiler in Puritan Maine
The Eliot Historical Society welcomes researcher and writer Eric Christian who will speak to us about “Hawthorne’s Eliot Inspiration – The Life of Mary Bachiler…
Local History Talk: Stark Decency
Local History Talks Albacore Lecture Series The library’s Local History series features authors and experts on local history topics. In March and April, we present…
World Affairs Lecture: A Bright Future
World Affairs at the Library: A Bright Future with Joshua Goldstein Tuesday March 10 | 11 AM Portsmouth Public Library In conjunction with the World…
‘Private Guns Public Health’ at UNH
David Hemenway, professor of health policy at Harvard University, will deliver the College of Liberal Arts John T. Holden Lecture, “Private Guns Public Health,” on…
Listening with the Heart Alabama POSTPONED
About the Event After decades of citizen diplomacy to some of the world’s most contentious hotspots, The Compassionate Listening Project undertook its first domestic journey…
History of the Wentworth Luncheon
Wentworth by the Sea invites you to explore the history of our grand hotel as presented by Author and Historian, J. Dennis Robinson, over a…
‘The Stories We Tell’ at St. John’s CANCELED
St. John’s Episcopal Church will be hosting six Sunday evening programs during Lent. “The Stories We Tell” will feature a different presentation each evening, followed…
Seacoast Global Affairs Speaker Series: China’s ‘Stealth War’
Come join the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire in welcoming Dr. Robert Spalding, Brigadier General, USAF (ret.) of the Hudson Institute to the Portsmouth…
Local History Talk: The Loss of the USS Indianapolis
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE LIBRARY’S INDEFINITE CLOSURE Local History Talks Albacore Lecture Series The library’s Local History series features authors…
Fierce Females in Art CANCELED
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE LIBRARY’S INDEFINITE CLOSURE Fierce Females in Art Wednesday March 25 7 – 8:30 PM Women have…
Hungry for Knowledge? CANCELED
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE LIBRARY’S INDEFINITE CLOSURE Why did our food system shift so dramatically over the past 60 years?…
Rachael Denhollander: ‘What is a Girl Worth?’ CANCELED
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED We the People and Phillips Exeter Academy will host former USA gymnast and attorney Rachael Denhollander in conversation with…
‘The Stories We Tell’ at St. John’s CANCELED
St. John’s Episcopal Church will be hosting six Sunday evening programs during Lent. “The Stories We Tell” will feature a different presentation each evening, followed…
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers – Community Conversation #1 POSTPONED
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers: Becoming Culture Keepers and Culture Makers (Community Conversation #1) Wednesday, April 1 Doors 5:30 / Event: 6pm Seated Free and open…
Local History Talk: 32 in ’44
Local History Talks Albacore Lecture Series The library’s Local History series features authors and experts on local history topics. In March and April, we present…
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers – Community Conversation #2 POSTPONED
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers: Unearthing Our History – Part 1 (Community Conversation #2) Wednesday, April 8 Doors 5:30 / Event: 6pm Seated Free and open…
CANCELED – Indigenous Stories: Indigenous NH Collaborative Collective
This event requires registration. Please visit www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/indigenous to register. The city of Portsmouth is on the homelands of the Abenaki people, who have ongoing cultural…
CANCELED – Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maine’s Fight for Woman Suffrage
Eliot Historical Society program. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution, which gave women the right…
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers – Community Conversation #3 POSTPONED
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers: Unearthing Our History – Part 2 (Community Conversation #3) Wednesday, April 15 Doors 5:30 / Event: 6pm Seated Free and open…
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers – Community Conversation #4 POSTPONED
Culture Keepers, Culture Makers: How can we put our aspirations into practice? (Community Conversation #4) Wednesday, April 22 Doors 5:30 / Event: 6pm Seated Free…
CANCELED – Seacoast Global Affairs Speaker Series: India on the Edge
Come join the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire in welcoming Dr. Manu Bhagavan, Professor of History at Hunter College, to the Portsmouth Public Library.…
Indigenous Stories: Justice for the People of the First Light
This event requires registration. Please visit www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/indigenous to register. The city of Portsmouth is on the homelands of the Abenaki people, who have ongoing cultural…
CANCELED – Talent Smash
Bottomline Technologies presents: Talent Smash: An event for Talent Acquisition created by Talent Acquisition. What if we could stop the bull and get real with…