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Ace Karlo, the Man who Built Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

It's 1986, and one of the city's celebrities wants me to meet him in the Square

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Reviving the Good Old Days

by J. Dennis Robinson

The author manages a country store with a penny candy counter in 1975

Read moreReviving the Good Old Days

Remembering Jay Smith

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Press Room and the Music Hall are his legacy

Read moreRemembering Jay Smith

USS Albacore Journal: May 15, 1985

by J. Dennis Robinson

They tore open the highway and a railroad bridge to land a submarine.

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Electrifying Portsmouth Sparks Fear in 1900

by J. Dennis Robinson

Is wiring our homes a bright or a deadly idea?

Read moreElectrifying Portsmouth Sparks Fear in 1900

Jesse James: From Outlaw to Make-Believe Movie Hero

by J. Dennis Robinson

Murdering rebel resurrected as sympathetic cinema protagonist

Read moreJesse James: From Outlaw to Make-Believe Movie Hero

Historian Survives the Battle of San Diego Bay

by J. Dennis Robinson

Privateer Lynx and the Californian lock horns in mock combat

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Collecting John Paul Jones

by J. Dennis Robinson

I have not yet begun to bid.

Read moreCollecting John Paul Jones

The World’s Largest “Strawberry Bank” Collection

by J. Dennis Robinson

I bought one, but it needed a friend.

Read moreThe World’s Largest “Strawberry Bank” Collection

Return of the World’s Best Clam Chowder

by J. Dennis Robinson

That thick white glop you call clam chowder, we call...well, it ain't.

Read moreReturn of the World’s Best Clam Chowder

A Yankee at Mardi Gras

by J. Dennis Robinson

It was sweaty, loud, dirty, and crowded. I had a good time.

Read moreA Yankee at Mardi Gras

Me and My Cancer

by J. Dennis Robinson

It hit out of the blue, so I went underground for a while.

Read moreMe and My Cancer
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