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J. Dennis Robinson

Unknown Celia Thaxter Portrait Discovered

by J. Dennis Robinson

What's the story behind this mysterious caped crusader?

Read moreUnknown Celia Thaxter Portrait Discovered

Sheep on the Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

it didn't work for Thomas Laighton and it didn't work for us

Read moreSheep on the Shoals

The 1892 Siege of Cedar Island

by J. Dennis Robinson

Shoaler news ripped from the pages of the Boston Globe

Read moreThe 1892 Siege of Cedar Island

Those Addictive Daily Newspapers are Making Americans Dumber

by J. Dennis Robinson

Long before TikTok, George Lunt predicted the Penny Press would turn adults into children

Read moreThose Addictive Daily Newspapers are Making Americans Dumber

Portsmouth’s 1814 Brick Act Was an Unpopular Law

by J. Dennis Robinson

Even without the brick law, Portsmouth would likely look much as it does today

Read morePortsmouth’s 1814 Brick Act Was an Unpopular Law

When Old Ironsides Was Ours

by J. Dennis Robinson

The USS Constitution survived because it was considered in use as a housing facility while afloat on the Piscataqua River

Read moreWhen Old Ironsides Was Ours

Portsmouth Dressed Up and Partied in 1923

by J. Dennis Robinson

The tercentennial Pageant of Portsmouth was a full-on tribute to the city's history

Read morePortsmouth Dressed Up and Partied in 1923

Repairing Sir Peter Warren

by J. Dennis Robinson

Who was that man in the giant portrait at the Portsmouth Athenaeum?

Read moreRepairing Sir Peter Warren

How Massachusetts Almost Ate New Hampshire

by J. Dennis Robinson

"New Hampshire was only a pimple," said the late Jere Daniells, but the Puritans wanted it badly.

Read moreHow Massachusetts Almost Ate New Hampshire

Portsmouth Herald Seeks Its Own Birth Date

by J. Dennis Robinson

Who, what, when, why, and how did it all begin? We may never know.

Read morePortsmouth Herald Seeks Its Own Birth Date

Five Reasons to Skate at Puddle Dock

by J. Dennis Robinson

It was as if it had always belonged there

Read moreFive Reasons to Skate at Puddle Dock

Submerged: Making the USS Squalus Movie

by J. Dennis Robinson

An interview with director Stacey Keach about his close-to-history drama

Read moreSubmerged: Making the USS Squalus Movie
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