November 2022
Workshop: Read, Discover, and Draw with Gina Perry
Join us for a fun morning workshop with children’s book illustrator, Gina Perry! Explore a read aloud, uncover how a book is made and learn new techniques through drawing games! All participants will also have the opportunity to author and illustrate their own book. Recommended for ages 5+
Find out more »Read, Discover and Draw! with illustrator Gina Perry
Explore a read aloud, uncover the process for how a book is made and learn new techniques through drawing games! All participants will also have the opportunity to author and illustrate their own book. Recommended for ages 5+
Find out more »April 2023
Making Old New Again, Family Day
Come celebrate sustainable fashion for all ages at the Portsmouth Historical Society, as we look to the past for inspiration in creating and taking care of our clothing. Admission is free, pre-registration for workshops is required. All-Day Activities: There will be projects using recycled fabrics available all day in the upstairs gallery. Experiment with the materials provided and see what you can make with a variety of no sew inspired projects. 11 am Mending with Maggie Ruth, Kids Workshop Ages…
Find out more »June 2023
Making Music Family Day at the Portsmouth Historical Society
Join us for a Family Day all about making music! 10 am "Music in my Pockets" Performance with Jeff Warner Singing games, accessible "pocket instruments" like spoons and dancing puppets, tall tales, funny songs, old songs, and songs kids teach each other in the playground-all "traditional" in that they have been passed down the generations by word of mouth-will be seen, heard and learned. This program is recommended for adults and children ages 6 and above. 11 am – 4…
Find out more »July 2023
John Paul Jones Birthday Bash
Help us celebrate the 276th Birthday of John Paul Jones! Join us on the John Paul Jones House lawn on Sunday, July 9 for lawn games and crafts, fit for a revolutionary-era birthday bash. Live music by Great Bay Sailor begins at noon. Remarks, a rousing round of Happy Birthday, and cake cutting will take place around 12:30 p.m. All Day Activities: Yard Games: croquet, graves (french hoops), cornhole, sack races, and more Maritime crafts Free admission to the John…
Find out more »August 2023
Ocean Exploring Family Day at the Portsmouth Historical Society
Ocean Exploring Family Day Saturday, August 12, 2023 Learn all about our magnificent oceans and the creatures that live there! We’ll be welcoming educators from the Seacoast Science Center for two free shows featuring coastal critters you can see and touch at 11 am and 12:30 pm. Please register for your time below. Shows and activities will be outside on the lawn at the John Paul Jones House, with a rain location across the street in the event space at…
Find out more »September 2023
Community Art Family Day at the Portsmouth Historical Society
Experiment with community art projects! Contribute to an enormous Jackson Pollock-style painting, help us create a popsicle stick masterpiece, and then join one of our ArtBot workshops and make your own spirographing robot! Registration is required for the ArtBot workshops. Activities will be outside on the lawn at the John Paul Jones House, with a rain location across the street in the event space at 10 Middle Street. Pre-register for the ArtBot workshops. Day of drop-ins dependent on availability. Free…
Find out more »October 2023
Book Club Family Day at the Portsmouth Historical Society
This October, join us for a book discussion featuring Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge, (Young Readers Edition) by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve. This novel about Ona Judge, a black woman enslaved by George and Martha Washington who escapes to Portsmouth, is recommended for readers ages 9+. Copies of this book are available to check-out through the Historical Society (or your local library) and can be signed out at the front desk beginning September 18, due…
Find out more »November 2023
Gingerbread Family Day at the Portsmouth Historical Society
Gingerbread House Workshop Saturday, November 11, 2023 11 am & 1 pm at Portsmouth Historical Society Do you want to make a gingerbread house and not have to deal with the messy clean-up afterwards? Come and make a gingerbread house with us at Gingerbread Family Day! Bring your baked gingerbread, and we’ll provide all the royal icing and candy your heart could desire! Or, purchase a kit with your registration, and assemble everything with us! At the end of the…
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Gingerbread House Workshop Saturday, November 11, 2023 11 am & 1 pm at Portsmouth Historical Society Do you want to make a gingerbread house and not have to deal with the messy clean-up afterwards? Come and make a gingerbread house with us at Gingerbread Family Day! Bring your baked gingerbread, and we’ll provide all the royal icing and candy your heart could desire! Or, purchase a kit with your registration, and assemble everything with us! At the end of the…
Find out more »December 2023
Ugly Sweater Cookie Swap at the Portsmouth Historical Society
Ugly Sweater Cookie Swap Saturday, December 9, 2023 1 – 3 pm at Portsmouth Historical Society Come celebrate the holidays with the Portsmouth Historical Society at our Ugly Sweater Cookie Swap! Get out your most ridiculous sweater and bring two dozen of your favorite cookies to share with participants! You’ll get a chance to show off a recipe you love and take home plenty of new cookies to try. Put on your ugliest holiday sweater and bring a batch of…
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