Garden Club Dedicates New PHS Plantings
On Saturday November 17, 2019 PHS Members and the Portsmouth Garden Club gathered to dedicated planting at the Society Museum that were donated by the Garden Club.
Make your Amazon Purchases go further with Amazon Smile
When you register with Amazon Smile, Amazon will donate to the Portsmouth Historical Society with each of your Amazon purchases. 0.5% of your purchase prices will go the the Society. Go to Amazon Smile to Sign up to support the “Portsmouth Historical Society”.
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Artemas Fish Door Project – Own a ca 1760 Antique Door
Artemas Fish Door Project The Portsmouth Historical Society is offering for sale six hand-hewn four-paneled doors from the Artemas Fish House on Glen Road in Portsmouth. The doors are believed to be original to the circa 1760 home built by revolutionary war soldier Artemas Fish, who sold it to Dr Peter Thacher Wales, the first
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PHS Harvest Social A Success as Autumn Arrives
Over 40 supporters joined in celebration of the arrival of Fall at the October 20, 2018 Portsmouth Historical Society Harvest Social at Greenvale Vineyards. Wine, great food and conversation did abound at the annual event.
Coastweeks Hurricane of 38 Event at Island Park Friday Sept 21
Friday, September 21, 9:30 a.m – 11:30 a.m. Island Park, Portsmouth Pam Rubinoff and Janet Freedman talk about coastal resilience at a 2017 Coastweeks event. Join Janet Freedman, CRMC coastal geologist, and Pam Rubinoff, coastal resilience extension specialist for CRC and Rhode Island Sea Grant, for a walking tour of the Island Park, Portsmouth, shoreline,
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Portsmouth Historical Society to Host Annual Harvest Social Sept 20
Portsmouth Historical Society to Host Annual Harvest Social The Portsmouth Historical Society will host their annual Harvest Social at Greenvale Vineyards from 5:30 -7:30 on Thursday, 20 September. Town Historian and Society President, Jim Garman, Greenvale owners Bill and Nancy Wilson, and members of the Portsmouth Historical Society Board of Directors will be on hand
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Society and Community Theater Honored with RI Theater Awards
Rhode Island Theater Awards for 2018 were awarded to the Portsmouth Historical Society and the Portsmouth Community Theater for their recent original production of “Murder at the Coal Mine. Awards were presented to the Portsmouth Community Theater and the Portsmouth Historical for the The Most Exciting Collaboration and to Gloria Schmidt for the Best New
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Portsmouth UK Lord Mayor to Visit Aug 30 – Sept 2
The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth UK will visit Portsmouth, RI from Aug 30 through Sep 2. Go the the Events Page for more info.
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Historian Fred Zilian Lectures on Anne Hutchinson at the Museum
Fred Zilian, Portsmouth Resident and local historian provided insight into the life of Portsmouth Founding Mother Anne Hutchinson on July 19th at the second floor meeting room of the museum. Fred was joined by Ann Gallagher who portrayed Anne Hutchinson. See the Video at our Video Theater
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PHS Welcomes “Barton’s Raiders” to Aquidneck Island July 9th
PORTSMOUTH WELCOMES BARTON’S RAIDERS AT WEAVER COVE ON JULY 9. East Bay Sea Kayakers to Trace Barton’s 1777 Route On Monday, 9 July, an experienced group of East Bay Sea Kayakers Commemorated Col William Barton’s daring nighttime raid to capture General Richard Prescott, Commander of British occupying forces on Aquidneck Island, in 1777. This group
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