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
Blacks Banned at 1964 Hotel Dinner
Wentworth Hotel was integrated in a NAACP Fourth of July "sting" operation
Tobias Ham Miller: Our Forgotten Columnist
WANTED: Someone to edit the voluminous writing of "Uncle Toby"
Starving Writer Seeks Food Stamps in 1970s
Half a century later, still a cartoon.
Federal Fire Society Adds a Bucket to Its List
Founded in 1789, the city's Federal Fire Society survives as a festive dinner club
Moving the 1789 Fire Society Trunk
The artifacts of an ancient society moved unnoticed through the streets in 2012
Writing about Child Labor for Children
Teaching kids about past exploitation in a world where it is still widely practiced
Portsmouth Adores Pageants and Parades
A city addicted to pomp for any circumstance
No History for Well-Behaved NH Women
Will American voters elect to return decorum and dignity to the presidency?
Historian Searches for Lost Mother and Son
A Victorian photo leads us on a merry chase right back to where we started
Celia Thaxter’s First Known Letter
Excerpts from the historic Hog Island letter discovered on eBay