Seacoast Black Heroes
Celebrating African figures from our local history as we learn their stories
The Day the River Exploded
Even John Paul Jones would be pleased, one newspaper reported.
Unraveling the 1694 Murder of Ursula Cutt
What do two carved "putti" have to do with the murder of the wife of NH's first governor?
When Playwrights Play With Local History
Actors playing real people inside the homes where they used to live.
What Does “Piscataqua” Mean?
The Oxford English Dictionary is the wrong place to look
Teaching an Old Library New Tricks
Newington, NH, center looks much the same today, if you can find it.
Our John Paul Jones 1959 Movie Summary
He got one film long ago played by an unlikely tall romantic lead
Unloved President Franklin Pierce Had Seacoast Connections
NH's only US president was a complex character in a complex time
Heavenly Days at the Hellish Portsmouth Naval Prison
Rod Watterson's "Whips to Walls" explored Portsmouth Naval Prison History
Demystifying Witchcraft in Portsmouth, New Castle, Hampton, and Salem
Replace the word "witch" with the word "terrorist" and you can see things haven't changed
The Fading Fame of John Greenleaf Whittier
From rock star to literary and anti-slavery footnote
Why Portsmouth Went to Virginia in 1907
A copy of the Langdon Mansion went to Virginia in 1907--and stayed there.