Portsmouth was a Failed Mining Colony
New Hampshire historians have been getting our origin story wrong
In the Fashion of John Paul Jones
Fair enough. Jones was a dandy and insisted on designing his own uniforms.
Jane Blalock’s Stellar Career
Former Portsmouth mayor proud of his famous sister
Sarah Haven Foster Struck by Trolley in 1900
The grandmother of Portsmouth heritage tourism died at the dawn of the 20th century
Indigenous History is American History
Before Europeans, a local historian wrote, “the noble Piscataqua was unvisited and unknown.”
The Painted Woman in the Window
The mystery of the missing Market Square madame solved.
Surviving Pandemics in Our Past
Portsmouth has been here before
The Compassionate Magic of Signor Blitz
"Create a laugh," Signor Blitz wrote, "rather than a tear."
Ona Judge Staines: Famous at Last
A thesis by Evelyn B. Gerson about an enslaved woman becomes a bestseller
The Skeleton in My Closet was Real
For most families, the skeleton in the closet is a metaphor.
Blacks Banned at 1964 Hotel Dinner
Wentworth Hotel integrated in NAACP "sting" operation
Tobias Ham Miller: Our Forgotten Columnist
WANTED: Someone to edit the voluminous writing of "Uncle Toby"