“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
Still Untangling the Prince Whipple Legend
The black man in the boat is not Prince Whipple, although symbolically, he is.
York Indian Legend Has Canadian Origin?
Sometimes a myth turns out to be a fact
Governor John Wentworth Lost Three Mansions
He was driven from homes in Portsmouth and Wolfeboro, NH and Halifax Nova Scotia
Red Lights on Water Street
It is a familiar chapter in cities across the nation at the dawn of the 20th century
The UFO Incident at Exeter High
My students interviewed Normam Muscarello about UFOS in 1980
Lafayette was the First American Idol
Lafayette's return in 1824 and again in 2024 drew cheering crowds
The World’s Best Clam Chowder Recipe
If it comes in a can and you didn't follow this recipe, it ain't clam chowder
Yankee Humor: The Lucky Horseshoe
Portsmouth boy makes good in the literary world and penned this little poem
The Flip Side of Tom Bergeron
Long before Dancing with the Stars Tom was the dj on late night WHEB