Nazi Sub Souvenir Surfaces on eBay
Astute readers will note that this true story found its way into the novel POINT OF GRAVES
The Lost Interview with Historian Dorothy Vaughan, Part 1
In 1969, Charles B. Hosmer asked the president of Strawbery Banke Museum about the dawning days of Portsmouth preservation
How Mr. Fields Saved “The Scarlet Letter”
Without Mr. Fieldsm you might never have written the term paper
Haley Cottage in Shambles
Even in Celia Thaxter's young days, the Haley Cottage needed work
Rooming with the Love Generation
Peace, love, and overcrowding at the University of New Hampshire in 1969
Political Poems for the Common Man
Sam Walter Foss distrusted politicians and rich folks, trusted common folks
Let’s Create a Portsmouth Cultural Center
A 2007 grassroots effort saved the Old Library from being sold off by he city
The Sleepwalking Murder of Sally Cochran
Abraham Prescott was not guilty of murder, he claimed, because he was asleep at the time.
Why Eileen Foley is Beloved
Elected eight times at Portsmouth, NH mayor
What Dogs Used to Look Like
A prize fighter worth thousands poses for the Davis Brothers
How Maine Killed the Death Penalty
Wavering at first, Mainers ended capital punishment in 1887