Kearsarge Pumper Fought the Great Boston Fire of 1872
Back in Portsmouth after 100 years and searching for a permanent home.
Around New Castle Island in 80 Minutes
To understand the founding of NH rerquires seeing New Castle as an island
Hotel Wentworth Opens in 1874
The first known review of the future Wentworth by the Sea hotel
Harvey Reid Pens a Book on Troubadour History
The traveling musician meets the pandemic head-on
A Deadly Train Wreck in 1909
Fireman Edward Harnden of the switching engine was killed instantly
Capturing the News in Black and White
Escaped prisoner just wanted to see Portsmouth before he died
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Closing “Irrevocable” in 1964
It's a good thing politicians don't predict the weather
Here Comes the Sunfish
When you live on the seacoast, every day is a fish tale
Now, That’s What I Call a Face Mask
PANDEMIC MEMOIRS, 2020 Who knew we’d all be checking our pockets every time we leave the house as someone shouts, “Don’t forget your mask!” Until a few weeks ago, face masks conjured up images of super heroes, the Lone Ranger, bank robbers, the Phantom of the Opera, sports goalies and catchers, and …
Newington Filmmaker Created 1942 US Marine Docudrama
Another forgotten film from Louis de Rochemont
Mrs. Partington Didn’t “Keep” Christmas
Mrs. Partington refused to pay more than 50 cents for things that cost half a dollar.
Hollywood Does Portsmouth in “Northwest Passage”
For a few fleeting seconds, the film almost captured our city.