Dec 19, 2025 – Portsmouth Historical Society looks to grow membership

The Portsmouth Historical Society is close to finishing a six year growth plan that has helped modernize the organization. Leaders shared an update at their annual meeting on December 11, attended by about 50 members, at the former Christian Union Church that now serves as the society’s museum and meeting space. The nonprofit, founded in […]

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Oct 24, 2024 – “Aquidneck Island Trolleys” Lecture

Oct 24, 2024 – Trolleys Lecture Oct 24, 2024 – Fresh off the Portsmouth Historical Society’s historic trolley tour, Portsmouth Town Historian Jim Garman presented a lecture on the history of Aquidneck Island trolleys where he showed many of the photos in his impressive collection. Come learn about the Island Line that traversed the east

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Jun 27, 2024 – Anne Hutchinson: The Woman who co-founded Rhode Island and Told the Boston Puritans they were going to Hell”

June 27,2024 – The Portsmouth Historical Society hosted a talk, Anne Hutchinson: The Woman who co-founded Rhode Island and Told the Boston Puritans they were going to Hell” on Thursday, June 27th, 6:30 PM at the museum.   In 17th Century Boston, a woman dared to challenge the ruling theocracy by preaching first to women,

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