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J. Dennis Robinson

Thomas Morton Abandoned at Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

The last thing the Pilgrims wanted in America was religious or economic freedom for others

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Keeping Up with Thomas Jefferson

by J. Dennis Robinson

Turning saints back into humans is a righteous act.

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Daguerreotype Reveals Face of Revolutionary War Soldier

by J. Dennis Robinson

Meet George Fishley, a Portsmouth veteran of Valley Forge, who lived into the photographic era

Read moreDaguerreotype Reveals Face of Revolutionary War Soldier

A Boy’s Dangerous Love Affair with Fireworks

by J. Dennis Robinson

A brief history of patriotism and gunpowder in the Port City

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In Search of Blackbeard’s Treasure on the Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

Prudy Randall spent a lifetime believing a fairytale

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Collecting John Paul Jones

by J. Dennis Robinson

I have not yet begun to bid.

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The World’s Largest “Strawberry Bank” Collection

by J. Dennis Robinson

I bought one, but it needed a friend.

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Famous Men Hung Out with Kittery Carver

by J. Dennis Robinson

John Haley Bellamy’s man cave drew artists, authors, actors, and more to Pepperrell Cove

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The Many Loves of Mr. Lear

by J. Dennis Robinson

Portsmouth's native son truly loved and lost

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The Two Loves of Annie Fields

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Boston marriage of "Widow" Fields

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Frederick Douglass Comes to Town Twice

by J. Dennis Robinson

A powerful figure for a troubled time

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Four Tree Island Saloon Hosts Illegal Lottery in 1889

by J. Dennis Robinson

Police waited on the NH shore to scoop up Massachusetts gamblers

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