Shopping Privacy, Then and Now
Attention shoppers! Your privacy died long ago
Murder at the Home of NH’s Founder
In 1628, an English celebrity was assassinated at the home of NH founder, John Mason.
How I Get Around NH (Barely) Without a Car
With low vision, even the shortest trip is an odyssey
Gullzilla: Attack of the Killer Seagull
For one brief shining moment, I was king of the island.
Restoring the Athenaeum Reading Room
Channeling the past to shape the future
Was Henry Shute the Mark Twain of Exeter?
He was a judge by day and a children's author by night, recalling his misspent youth.
Henry Ford “Pleased with Portsmouth” in 1924
He brought along his yacht and Thomas Edison
With Apologies to Kittery
Much of the history Portsmouth, NH claims really belongs to Maine
William Morris Hunt Dies Mysteriously at Isles of Shoals
Depressed or too infirm to save himself?
Did the Haddock Family Found Maine in 1610? Not Likely.
Family legends are often fueled by passion, not proof
Ben Baldwin & The Big Note in 1980
Five decades ago, another Big Note baby was born
Naval Hero George Dewey Loved Susan Goodwin of Portsmouth
They married at the governor’s mansion, but she died young