Little Lynx Launched in Portsmouth Pond
By J. Dennis Robinson I missed the launch of the $3 million Privateer Lynx in Rockport, Maine in October 2001. It was an incredible event, I hear, with thousands of cheering spectators. I interviewed people who were on the scene for my book, America’s Privateer: Lynx and the War of 1812. Ten years …
Warner House Lightning Rod Legend Lives On
Ben Franklin was in town at the time
Where Have All the Online Auctions Gone?
By J. Dennis Robinson Since the auction website appeared 30 years ago, I’ve purchased about 700 items on eBay, the auction website. Almost all were for research on my articles and books about local history. Back then, I got a few treasures–an 1847 letter written by 12-year-old Celia …