Sarah Orne Jewett of Maine
A fine writing legeacy and fine Georgian home in South Berwick, ME
How Mr. Fields Saved “The Scarlet Letter”
Without Mr. Fieldsm you might never have written the term paper
Anne Molloy, Adventure Author
A true professional with a deep interest in local history, she desires more attention today
The Short Life of Old Portsmouth Armory
Coastal defenses historian Peter Payette details the life of Portsmouth armory (1916-2005)
The Morning Star: Dover’s Antislavery Newspaper
Dover historian Ed Wentworth recounts a Free Will Baptist struggle
FW Hartford Founded Portsmouth Herald
His influence on the city is hard to underestimate. Feature by John Tabor.
A Warning to All Others: First Women Executed in NH
Guest historian Christopher Benedetto examines the executions of December 27, 1739.
Raymond Brighton, the Feisty Historian
Publisher Peter E. Randall remembers a prolific history columnist
He Met the Smuttynose Murderer
John Downs claimed Louis Wagner rocked his cradle on Star Island
A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Both his bad Boy novel and his lively study of Portsmouth history are readable today.
The Candidates at the Fair
Sam Walter Foss tackles local politicans again
The Death of George Washington by Tobias Lear
Portsmouth-born secretary penned an eyewitness account