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Celia Thaxter Attacks Heartless Women Wearing Birds as Fashion

by J. Dennis Robinson

Include Celia's 1886 full article on "Heartless women"

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The Forgotten Founders of the Wentworth Hotel

by J. Dennis Robinson

Charles and Sarah Campbell launched in 1874, but soon ran out of money

Read moreThe Forgotten Founders of the Wentworth Hotel

Murder of Natives in 1623 by Myles Standish Shocked New England

by J. Dennis Robinson

Deadly encounter with "Captain Shrimp" is key to NH founding story

Read moreMurder of Natives in 1623 by Myles Standish Shocked New England

Acquiring Sarah March by John Blunt

by J. Dennis Robinson

Work by Portsmouth-born painter returns to Portsmouth

Read moreAcquiring Sarah March by John Blunt

Kickstarting the Portsmouth Cultural Renaissance

by J. Dennis Robinson

How it began and why it can’t happen again

Read moreKickstarting the Portsmouth Cultural Renaissance

Hotel Wentworth Opens in 1874

by Vintage Pics

It started as a boxy hotel on a bluff with an observation tower on the roof

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Ring in the New, Recycle the Old

by Vintage Pics

Young meets old on Daniel Street

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Rambling on About Charles Brewster

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Portsmouth Journal editor was passionate about the past

Read moreRambling on About Charles Brewster

How the Civic Theater Was Born

by J. Dennis Robinson

Previously unseen records reveal failed WWII business deals

Read moreHow the Civic Theater Was Born

Warner House Before the Warners

by J. Dennis Robinson

Do not leave Portsmouth without taking this tour

Read moreWarner House Before the Warners

The Lost Jaffrey Portraits Come Home at Last

by J. Dennis Robinson

Saved by the proprietors of one of the American membership libraries

Read moreThe Lost Jaffrey Portraits Come Home at Last

Famous Fake Bonhomme Flag Unfurled

by Vintage Pics

Even Abraham Lincoln was fooled

Read moreFamous Fake Bonhomme Flag Unfurled
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