It was six months late, but the “Polar Dive” bonfire, normally scheduled for New Year’s Day was held at on Saturday Sept 4 at Island Park Beach in Portsmouth. John...
Over 50 members and guests attended a lecture on the Battle of RI by historian and author Christian McBurney. Watch the video below.
The Portsmouth Historical Society invites all its members and guests to the 5th Annual All Charity Day at Newport Polo on August 1st, 2021. The 6-chukker match began at 5pm,...
The PHS Fundraising “An Evening on Blue Bill Cove” on July 15, 2021 was a great success. Over 60 supporters joined for great music, delicious lobster rolls and a silent...
Lecture by Christian McBurney June 17, 2021 Rhode Island’s contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was dotted by some of the country’s most important...
Book Club “Rhode Island’s Civil War Hospital, Life and Death a Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865” by Frank L. Grzyb The book club reconvened with a discussion hosted by Portsmouth Historical Society...
In the spring of 1842 RI had 2 governors. Thomas Wilson Dorr, the “People’s Governor”, forcibly tried to implement the People’s Constitution, which he believed had replaced the antiquated colonial...
The Town of Portsmouth, in cooperation with the Portsmouth Tree Commission and the Portsmouth Historical Society and with the generous support of National Grid, honored Herbert Hall, long-time Portsmouth resident...
On October 23, 2020, the Portsmouth Historical Society hosted the 37th annual ceremony honoring the Marines that lost their lives during the 1983 terrorist bombing of the American Embassy in...
Presentation set for October 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM at the Museum As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment to the U.S....
