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The Skeleton in My Closet was Real

by J. Dennis Robinson

For most families, the skeleton in the closet is a metaphor.

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Starving Writer Seeks Food Stamps in 1970s

by J. Dennis Robinson

Half a century later, still a cartoon.

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Moving the 1789 Fire Society Trunk

by J. Dennis Robinson

The artifacts of an ancient society moved unnoticed through the streets in 2012

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Writing about Child Labor for Children

by J. Dennis Robinson

Teaching kids about past exploitation in a world where it is still widely practiced

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So Much Art Around Town

by J. Dennis Robinson

Back when the art boom really began to kick in and the segway boom wasn't

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The Graphic Life of Robert Squier

by J. Dennis Robinson

The artist behind the Portsmouth Time Machine, Bunker Hill Time Machine, and many more.

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Making Joyful Noise with Jeff Landrock

by J. Dennis Robinson

Testing, testing...Jeff, can you still hear me?

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Making the Music Hall History Video

by J. Dennis Robinson

How to squish the 400-year evolution of local culture into 24 minutes

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Hamilton Smith, We Hardly Knew Ye

by J. Dennis Robinson

Turns out he's a real person, not just a building at UNH

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Little Lynx Launched in Portsmouth Pond

by Stormhill

By J. Dennis Robinson I missed the launch of the $3 million Privateer Lynx in Rockport, Maine in October 2001. It was an incredible event, I hear, with thousands of cheering spectators. I interviewed people who were on the scene for my book, America’s Privateer: Lynx and the War of 1812. Ten years …

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Warner House Lightning Rod Legend Lives On

by Stormhill

Ben Franklin was in town at the time

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Yes, That Was Me on Fox TV

by J. Dennis Robinson

Publicity is publicity, right? So I agreed to appear on Boston Fox

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