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Indigenous History is American History

by J. Dennis Robinson

Before Europeans, a local historian wrote, “the noble Piscataqua was unvisited and unknown.”

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In Search of a Shared Past We Can All Learn From

by J. Dennis Robinson

All things must pass on Daniel Street and everywhere

Read moreIn Search of a Shared Past We Can All Learn From

Portland Burned, Portsmouth Spared in 1775

by Vintage Pics

Captain Mowat torched 400 buildings and left 1,000 homeless

Read morePortland Burned, Portsmouth Spared in 1775

Tales of a Real Ghostbuster

by J. Dennis Robinson

Haunted tales and haunted tours are holiday fun – just don't call it history

Read moreTales of a Real Ghostbuster

Nora Perry and Portsmouth’s Other “Lady Wentworth”

by J. Dennis Robinson

A second seacoast New Hampshire marriage scandal in an 1875 poem

Read moreNora Perry and Portsmouth’s Other “Lady Wentworth”

Gentle Ghosts of Daniel Street

by Vintage Pics

The old cart path connecting the river to Market Square is about to change.

Read moreGentle Ghosts of Daniel Street

Go Electric This Holiday Season

by Vintage Pics

Forget the jewelry. Your wife wants a Pope.

Read moreGo Electric This Holiday Season

Timeline: The Life of John Paul Jones

by J. Dennis Robinson

A quick chronology of a complex Revolutionary War hero

Read moreTimeline: The Life of John Paul Jones

Evan Thomas on John Paul Jones

by J. Dennis Robinson

Our interview with the bestselling biographer

Read moreEvan Thomas on John Paul Jones

Helen Dore Boylston: Caregiver, Author, Adventurer

by Vintage Pics

“Troub” insisted that life should be an adventure

Read moreHelen Dore Boylston: Caregiver, Author, Adventurer

“Bond Bombshell” Dorothy Lamour Visits in 1942

by Vintage Pics

Raising big bucks for the war effort

Read more“Bond Bombshell” Dorothy Lamour Visits in 1942

Three Women Hanged in Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

NH’s first two executions rarely discussed, still troubling

Read moreThree Women Hanged in Portsmouth
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