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.
Goodbye to Charles Bulfinch
The librarian could not let go of the Bulfinch legend.
Raymond Brighton, the Feisty Historian
Publisher Peter E. Randall remembers a prolific history columnist
Atlantic Heights was Architecture for the Poor
Like Portsmouth, no longer low-income, but still charming and neighborly
Return of the World’s Best Clam Chowder
That thick white glop you call clam chowder, we call...well, it ain't.
He Met the Smuttynose Murderer
John Downs claimed Louis Wagner rocked his cradle on Star Island
Boats Crash into Portsmouth Ferry Landing
What happened here? Inquiring minds want to know.
Sumner Winebaum: A Sculptor’s Story
The many careers of the late, great Sumner Winebaum
Michael Stasiuk: Crafting a Joyous Life
Portsmouth as Mudd Butt Propmaster
Donald Murray Taught Writing By Writing
Writing is a craft, not a gift. To teach it, you have to do it.
A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Both his bad Boy novel and his lively study of Portsmouth history are readable today.