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J. Dennis Robinson

The Poem That Saved Old Ironsides

by J. Dennis Robinson

Oliver Wendell Holmes was only 21 when his little verse went viral

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Celia Thaxter Attacks Heartless Women Wearing Birds as Fashion

by J. Dennis Robinson

Include Celia's 1886 full article on "Heartless women"

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The Forgotten Founders of the Wentworth Hotel

by J. Dennis Robinson

Charles and Sarah Campbell launched in 1874, but soon ran out of money

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Murder of Natives in 1623 by Myles Standish Shocked New England

by J. Dennis Robinson

Deadly encounter with "Captain Shrimp" is key to NH founding story

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Acquiring Sarah March by John Blunt

by J. Dennis Robinson

Work by Portsmouth-born painter returns to Portsmouth

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Kickstarting the Portsmouth Cultural Renaissance

by J. Dennis Robinson

How it began and why it can’t happen again

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Rambling on About Charles Brewster

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Portsmouth Journal editor was passionate about the past

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How the Civic Theater Was Born

by J. Dennis Robinson

Previously unseen records reveal failed WWII business deals

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Warner House Before the Warners

by J. Dennis Robinson

Do not leave Portsmouth without taking this tour

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The Lost Jaffrey Portraits Come Home at Last

by J. Dennis Robinson

Saved by the proprietors of one of the American membership libraries

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Controversial McIntyre Building Stands on Historic Land

by J. Dennis Robinson

Long before McIntyre, there were the Graffort, Jaffrey, and Stoodley

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How to Save a Masterwork

by J. Dennis Robinson

Conservators reveal insights about Gertrude Fiske's work

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