History

We are honoring more Portsmouth Women on July 21st (In honor of Anne Hutchinson's birthday.) We need images of some

Continuing with historian Edward West’s “tour of early Portsmouth” the town fathers become involved in George Lawton’s unsafe bridge and

Touring Early Portsmouth: Along the West Shore to Cory’s Lane Portsmouth historian Edward West, in his article “The Lands of

Congratulations to Anne Northup Burns as she takes over the position of President of the Portsmouth Historical Society. Outgoing President

Come to the Annual Meeting tonight at 7pm at the museum. Hear what is going on with the Society and

Portsmouth historian Edward West has left the legacy of maps of original town land grants and wonderful articles on Portsmouth

Portsmouth has a strong heritage as a farming community. At the Portsmouth Historical Society we have the Old Town Hall

Don’t forget! We are open tomorrow from 2-5pm. The afternoon will be perfect for moving between the buildings, and you

David Durfee Shearman’s diary gives us a brief view of how a wall was built in Portsmouth. To read more:

The Portsmouth Community Theater production of “Ghostly Witness,” previously scheduled at the Portsmouth Historical Society for June 6, has been postponed until later this year.

Our Portsmouth stone walls are beautiful, but they are not the first fences the settlers put up. To read more

Portsmouth men have served honorably in military service. In our flag collection we have a flag belonging to the Tallman