Portsmouth's Betty and Barney Hill Exhibit: From Abduction Claims to Civil Rights Activism

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Portsmouth's historical society is hosting an exhibition that presents Betty and Barney Hill as real people whose civil rights work intersected with their famous alien encounter, showing how the episode shaped culture while not taking a side on whether it actually happened.

‘Come for the aliens, stay for the history’: Portsmouths new Betty and Barney exhibition
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‘Come for the aliens, stay for the history’: Portsmouths new Betty and Barney exhibition

Over 60 years ago, Portsmouth residents Betty and Barney Hill claimed they were abducted by aliens while visiting the White Mountains. The Hills are the focus of a new exhibition at the Portsmouth Historical Society.