A Big Bridge and a Little Girl in 1923
Eileen Dondero Foley dedicated a bridge in 1923 and again in 1998
When 4,000 Yankees Attacked Canada
New England won under William Pepperrell, but many men died
Celebrating Writers on a New England Stage
I didn't make it to the big stage, but I wrote about the people who did
NH Publisher Lured Charles Dickens Back to America
Portsmouth's James T. Fields convinced his most famous client to return to the United States
Marshal Entwistle Refused to Resign
“I need the money and I need the position,” the chief told the newspaper.
Colonel John Walbach’s Strange Little Tower
Not tall and never used in a battle that never came
Blood on the Snow in Portsmouth
A boy born to be hanged, couldn’t be drowned
Battle Cry of the eBay Warrior
A man, a mouse, and nerves of steel
Barney Hill’s UFO Television Tour
A handsome, erudite, Black man with little to gain and a lot to lose
American Thugs vs. Our Better Angels in the Revolution
A 2021 insurrection reminds us that violence can go either way
Almost Famous (not) in a Sixties Cover Band
In the turbulent Sixties, a band was the safest place to be.
Actor Scott Weintraub Returns after 37 Years in LA
You can come home again, but only for three performances