The Perils of Privateer Andrew Sherburne
He went from supporting to whole family to rotting in an English prison camp
The Agony and the Ecstasy of James Kennard Jr
"Yet we have never known a happier person," Rev. Peabody wrote
Extremely Rare Diary of a New Hampshire Girl
California woman recalls early days goring up in NH seacoast in the mid-1800s
Stamp Act Agent Burned in Effigy
Why would young George Meserve even want to collect taxes in 1765?
1886 Ice Storm Photos Frozen in Time
Victorians didn't miss electricity or wi-fi but worried about the symmetry of damaged shade trees
The Many Homes of Daniel Webster
Webster made a lot of real estate deals, four in Portsmouth, NH
Lincoln Fans Trash Copperhead Newspaper Office in 1865
Editor Joshua Foster hated Abraham Lincoln. And he was not alone.
Writing Ruth Blay’s Tragic Tale
"I was so filled with anger and sorrow about what had happened to this woman."
Tales of a Real Ghostbuster
Haunted tales and haunted tours are holiday fun – just don't call it history
Victorian Bicycles on the Water
Major David Urch and his aquacyclists pedal on the Piscataqua River
The UFO Romance of Betty and Barney Hill
NOTE: This is an abridged version of an article that appeared in the University of New Hampshire alumni magazine in 2007. No one can prove or disprove that this New Hampshire couple was taken aboard an alien spacecraft. Believes will believe, skeptics will not. But we can all agree that Betty and …
Dartmouth Conceived as an Indian School
Two Portsmouth figures created and saved Dartmouth College