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

The Old Town Hall was resided with new red cedar shingles – good for the next 50 years

The Navy Band Northeast Brass Quintet grace the beautiful PHS Hall on June 28, 2019. Over 75 guests enjoyed a wonderful concert that had selections that spanned the world.

The Society’s Annual Members Meeting was held at the Society’s Museum Hall on Monday June 17, 2019.  Outgoing President Jim Garman greeted members and provided an update on the status of the Society.  Nancy Crawford provided information on two new paintings that have been acquired. Gloria Schmidt gave a wonderful talk on Portsmouth stone walls.  

The PHS Trivia Night was held at the Valley Inn on April 11, 2019.

Rich Talipsky and Dave Duggan recently took on the task of replacing all the incandescent bulbs in the Museum and Old Town Hall with high efficiency LED bulbs.

Jim Garman, PHS President was honored as one of Portsmouth’s Citizens of the Year at a recent Portsmouth Grange ceremony held at the Portsmouth Multi-purpose Senior Center.