Spencer Tracy Steers the Mayflower in 1952
Romance and a possible suicide aboard the Hollywood Mayflower in 1952
Why I Hate Fake Pirates
They evoke a spirit of the past that never happened and teach us nothing
Why Louis Wagner Was Definitely the Smuttynose Slayer
Long before writing the book, I was a missionary for fact over fiction.
What the Cushings Left Behind
Family treasures from before the disposable era
Two Monuments Honor the Man Who Named New England
Dueling John Smith Monuments on Star Island and Rye Harbor in 2014
The Unexpected Portsmouth Art Gallery
No admission, open year-round, and the art is all around you
Miss Nancy Underhill Swept Off Star Island in 1848?
Suicide, accident, or a massive rogue wave? Write your own ending.
Kittery’s Little Red Schoolhouse on Life Support
Move it, sell it, restore it, or lose it.
Saving the Old State Street Store
Historian Karen Bouffard restores the wooden Drown family store in 2025
Which Bartlett is Bartlett Street?
Research is all about WHO you know and WhAT they know
“Weight of Water” Film Bombed, But is Still Worth Watching
The 1873 Smuttynose murders were too complex for the novel or film
With Apologies to Kittery
Much of the history Portsmouth, NH claims really belongs to Maine