Celia Thaxter’s Poem about a Norwegian Murder Victim
What can we learn from Celia Thaxter’s Norwegian poems?
Enslaved Runaway Ona Judge Staines
An amazing story of courage and defiance in 1796 by history researcher Evelyn Gerson.
Ghost of a Scandal in 1905
Scandals in Americans using foreign policy for commercial gain are are nothing new
The Truth About Ocean Born Mary
Another great pirate legend spoiled by the equally fascinating facts
Introducing Wibird Penhallow
Thomas Bailey Aldrich considered him among the quirkiest men in town
Cyclone Disaster at Navy Yard
A reader's letter sparks a burst of research
The History of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in a Bottle
From sails to atoms is Portsmouth Shipyard motto
Exeter Officer Eugene Bertrand on UFOs
Fifteen years after the Exeter UFO event, student journalists do their homework
John Paul Jones in Portsmouth
250 years later, we're still talking about his visit
The Ever-changing Story of South Meetinghouse
It may look like a church on a hill, but it's been recycled many times
Humphrey Bogart and the Portsmouth Navy Prison Legend
It's easy to confuse reality with movies.
The Ballad of Jack Ringbolt
A rediscovered masterwork of horror, maritime history, and religious passion by the tortured pen of James Kennard, Jr.