Portsmouth to celebrate Founders Day
Mark your calendars! The town of Portsmouth will celebrate Founders Day this March at Portsmouth Town Hall. The event will include a lecture and showing of the Portsmouth Compact.
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Town Historian and Portsmouth Historical Society President Jim Garman will discuss the history of local ferries and bridges at an upcoming lecture.
History to come alive at the Portsmouth Historical Society
The Portsmouth Historical Society, in partnership with the Portsmouth Community Theater, will present a new performance of “History Comes Alive.”
Historical Society to host Harvest Social
The Portsmouth Historical Society will hold a Harvest Social later this month at Greenvale Vineyards, 582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth.
Portsmouth Historical Society restoration nears completion
The Portsmouth Historical Society exterior restoration is nearing completion, announced the society recently.
Library, historical society to host ‘Revolutionary’ talk
The historical society and library will host a talk by Fred Zilian entitled “Life on Aquidneck Island during the British Occupation, 1776-1779.”
Art meets history next weekend in Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Arts Guild will collaborate with the Portsmouth Historical Society for a special event this coming weekend.
Portsmouth honors founding mothers
The Portsmouth Historical Society celebrated Anne Hutchinson’s birthday and honored other ‘founding mothers’ on Sunday at the society’s ‘Old Town Hall.’
Portsmouth Cemetery Project to hold first meeting
The Portsmouth Historical Society, in conjunction with the Town Planning Office, will hold an initial organizing meeting next week.