The Media and Historic Preservation, Still a Friendly Forum?
Today's news is tomorrow's history they used to say
A Brush with the Shaggs
A chat with Dot Wiggin of the Seacoast-based sister band that reinvented music
Turkeygate: A Thanksgiving Scandal
Some stories never let go. I've been retelling this one for half a century.
Why I Hate Fake Pirates
They evoke a spirit of the past that never happened and teach us nothing
Why Louis Wagner Was Definitely the Smuttynose Slayer
Long before writing the book, I was a missionary for fact over fiction.
The UFO Incident at Exeter High
My students interviewed Normam Muscarello about UFOS in 1980
The World’s Best Clam Chowder Recipe
If it comes in a can and you didn't follow this recipe, it ain't clam chowder
Thank You, Joe Sawtelle
Joe believed half of every dollar earned should be given back to the community
Return of the World’s Best Clam Chowder
That thick white glop you call clam chowder, we call...well, it ain't.
Donald Murray Taught Writing By Writing
Writing is a craft, not a gift. To teach it, you have to do it.
Historian Survives the Battle of San Diego Bay
Privateer Lynx and the Californian lock horns in mock combat
How and Why We Buried a Time Capsule in 1998
Portsmouth 375th was a bland affair, but we did our best