A Brief Guide to Sea Serpents
They seem to show up during tourist season
Secret Love Letters of Dorothy Vaughan Discovered
Letters donated to state historical society reveal a lively librarian
Keeping Track of Seacoast Tourists in 1886
"The Sea Shore" listed the names of hotel guests each week. It died like many others.
NH Merchants Once Minted Their Own Money
When cash was scarce, merchants printed their own
Portsmouth Razed and Portsmouth Saved
Despite the Chicken Littles, the city has an excellent preservation record
Puddle Dock: A Neighborhood Lost
We live in the shadow and sunshine of the past
Thomas Laighton was “Lord of the Isles” in 1860
A rare poetic peek at the enigmatic Thomas Laighton
Driving Off Corrupt Royal Governor Cranfield
Greedy, power hungry, vindictive, or just doing his job?
Saving the Music Hall Again
"Culture, not condos!" Seacoast protestors chanted
Painting Portsmouth on the Eve of the Revolution
F.W. Des Barres' extraordinary 1773 maps, charts, and illustrations
Meet the Badger Family
A gift sparks family tales of tall ships, politics, and a dairy farm