Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. Reservations are requested, since space is limited.

February 11, 2012, Saturday
Sirens' Song presents "Where is Love?" Angelynne Hinson, soprano and Melinda McMahon, mezzo with Barbara Flocco, piano vocal duets of desire and devotion in the Reading Room at 3:00pm. Please call (603)431-2538 ext. 2 for reservations .

Portsmouth Athenaeum 2012 Program Series
“Remembering the War of 1812”

Each program begins at 7:00pm 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.  Refreshments will be served.

February 15, 2012, Wednesday
"Remembering the War of 1812" Program Series
George Daughan - The Navy’s War
Join historian George Daughan for a thrilling story of how a handful of heroic captains and their stalwart crews overcame spectacular odds to lead the country to victory against the world’s greatest imperial power.  A former professor, Dr. Daughan received a doctoral degree in American history and government and is the award-winning author of “1812: The Navy’s War.”
7 PM in the Research Library. See above for more information.

March 14, 2012, Wednesday
"Remembering the War of 1812" Program Series
Carolyn Eastman – Fighting War with Peace
Discover the story behind one of the first national pacifist organizations in the nation as Carolyn Eastman relates how the War of 1812 impacted retired Portsmouth sea captain William Ladd, founder of the American Peace Society.  Learn of the “gentle manliness” espoused by our local anti-war activist.  Dr. Eastman has a doctorate degree in history and is an Associate Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University.
7 PM in the Research Library. See above for more information.

September 12, 2012, Wednesday
"Remembering the War of 1812" Program Series
J. Dennis Robinson – The Privateer Lynx
Historian and author Dennis Robinson tells the tale of a ship with two lives, focusing on the square-topsail, wooden schooner named Lynx that was captured by the British as a privateer in the war of 1812. Learn too about the $3 million Lynx vessel that sails today.  Mr. Robinson is a columnist and writer and is the author of “America's Privateer: Lynx and the War of 1812.”
7 PM in the Research Library. See above for more information.

October 10, 2012, Wednesday
"Remembering the War of 1812" Program Series
Sarah O’Connor – A Sailor’s Live in War
What was life really like for sailors during the War of 1812? Was it really that bad? Join Sarah O’Connor for a discussion of these questions as she demonstrates reproduction clothing, weaponry, and tools.  Ms. O’Connor has a master’s degree in Atlantic history and museum studies and travels throughout New England and Canada as a maritime historical re enactor aboard a reproduction gunboat.
7 PM in the Research Library. See above for more information.

November 14, 2012, Wednesday
"Remembering the War of 1812" Program Series
Douglas Aykroyd – A Foreign View of the War
The world was shocked by the declaration of war by the United States of America on Great Britain in 1812.  The war between these countries is well documented, but the relationship of the two antagonists with the rest of the world is not so well known.  Douglas Aykroyd, a military historian with a master’s degree in international relations, looks into other views of this conflict.
7 PM in the Research Library. See above for more information.