The Lost Interview with Historian Dorothy Vaughan, Part 2
A lost 1969 interview reveals the candid opinions and emotions of the city's original preservationist
The Trivial Pursuits of a Hyper-Local Historian
Mitt Romney, poetry, UFOs and whatever I'm into this week
Reviving the 1774 Portsmouth Powder Alarm Again
Every decade or two, it's time to raid the fort and remember what it meant
The Media and Historic Preservation, Still a Friendly Forum?
Today's news is tomorrow's history they used to say
Living with the Ghost of Ichabod Goodwin
When your house is haunted by history--write a book about it.
The Men in “The Tent on the Beach” by Whittier
A beach, a poem, and three writers in a tent in 1867
Folsom Tavern Has a Moving History
A dozen uses later, Exeter's historic tavern is a museum at last
Things You Never Knew About Old Portsmouth Library
The life of the Portsmouth Academy building over 200 years
Turkeygate: A Thanksgiving Scandal
Some stories never let go. I've been retelling this one for half a century.
Turning Seacoast Fact into Historical Fiction
Kenneth Roberts drew heavily from local history for his novels and many have followed
Two Men Who Tore Down Portsmouth
Treadwell and Wentworth mansions lost to history.
Remembering Rock Rest in Kittery
Historian Valerie Cunningham recalls the summer venue for black travelers