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Portsmouth Athenaeum 2013 Speakers' Series
"Great Fires: Conflagrations that Reshaped New England"
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Each program begins at 7:00pm (except the June 16th program, which begins at 3:00pm) in the Research Library of the Portsmouth Athenæum at 9 Market Square in Portsmouth, NH. Attendance at programs is free for Athenæum Proprietors, Subscribers and Friends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entire series by becoming a Friend of the Athenæum for as little as $25 per year, payable via mail or at the door (see “Membership” at www.portsmouthathenaeum.org.) Admission to an individual program is $10. Please call (603) 431-2538, Ext. 2 for reservations.
June 16, Sunday |
September 18, Wednesday 2013 Program Series : “Great Fires: Conflagrations that Reshaped New England,” Boston Fire of 1872. Stephanie Schorow, former Boston herald reporter and author of "Boston on Fire, A History of fires and Firefighting in Boston." Reservations required, since space is limited. Call (603)431-2538 for reservations. |
October 16, Wednesday |
May 11, Saturday In conjunction with the Athenaeum's current exhibit, "Going to Blazes," Richard Candee will give a walking tour of the impact of the 1814 Brick Act that led to brick building everywhere in the city from Summer St. to South Street after the 1813 fire. The walk will start at 2 pm from the Athenaeum. Reservations required, since space is limited. Call (603)431-2538 for reservations. |
May 18, Saturday Join Athenaeum Proprietor Richard Adams for a one-hour walking tour of Portsmouth’s South Cemetery on Saturday, May 18th at 11:00 a.m. Among the many remarkable individuals whose gravesites will be visited are George Fishley, Portsmouth’s last Revolutionary War veteran to die; Samuel Harding, Union traitor who had an affair with Confederate spy Belle Boyd; General Amiel Whipple, friend of Lincoln; Henry Clay Barnabee, world-famous actor and comedian; Reverend William Shurtleff, perhaps the most henpecked man ever to don the cloth; Frank Jones, Portsmouth’s extraordinary entrepreneur; William Sidis, boy prodigy; and many others. Photographs of all will be shown and brief anecdotes regarding their lives will be related. Meet at the main entrance to the cemetery on South Street at the end of Richards Avenue. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Reservations required, as the tour is limited to twenty participants. Call 431-2538 for reservations. Rain date: Sunday, May 19th at 11:00 a.m. |