Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 630 PM at the Library – Town Historian Jim Garman presented a lecture on “Steamboats on Narragansett Bay and the Sakonnet River” at the Portsmouth Free Public Library. This illustrated lecture was co-sponsored by the Library and the Portsmouth Historical Society. The talk included many photographs and information on many […]
Due to the power outage on Aquidneck Island last week, the Portsmouth Historical Society Members’ Annual Harvest Social was re-scheduled to Thursday, October 24th at Greenvale Vineyard. The event was a free and open to all Historical Society members and their guests. Society President Anne Northup Burns said,” We regret having to postpone the event,
The 35th anniversary of the 1983 Beirut Lebanon Marine Barracks terrorist attack that killed 241 American servicemen, including 9 from RI, was held at the Portsmouth Historical Society Museum on October 23, 2019.
The Historical Society hosted the Portsmouth Community Theater in their portrayal of Portsmouth citizens of the past at their History Comes Alive at the museum on October 15, 2019. A video of the event is available at our Video Theater
New Civics Education Tools for a New School Year Educators work every day to empower their students through knowledge. I work to do the same for Rhode Islanders as Secretary of State, by making government more accessible and transparent. Of course, having the right tools can make all the difference in getting our jobs
On September 8, 2019, the Portsmouth Community Theater presented a new version of their play, “The Ghostly Witness”, at the Portsmouth Historical Society Museum Assembly Hall.
Over 40 guests were treated to an exceptional presentation by author Christian McBurney, ” Spies During the Revolutionary War ” on August 21, 2019 at the Museum.
Members of the Portsmouth Historical Society greeted the East Bay Kayakers on their inbound journey tracing the 1777 path of Lt. Col Wm Barton on his daring raid to capture British General Prescott
On July 20, 2019 Members of the PHS separated “junk” from “artifacts” in the PHS storage shed
Portsmouth, Rhode Island has a proud history of amazing men and women. Although it may be easier to trace the lives and influence of the Portsmouth men, our community has had women who shaped our character. As we remember the birthday of Anne Hutchinson, the Portsmouth Historical Society celebrates some of these women on July
