Olympic Swimmer Helen Wainwright Hired at Hotel
The second most famous employee at Wentworth by the Sea Hotel
Girls and Buoys 1905 Postcard
Penny postcard pop culture from the Curt Teich company.
Federal Fire Society Adds a Bucket to Its List
Founded in 1789, the city's Federal Fire Society survives as a festive dinner club
Moving the 1789 Fire Society Trunk
The artifacts of an ancient society moved unnoticed through the streets in 2012
Writing about Child Labor for Children
Teaching kids about past exploitation in a world where it is still widely practiced
Seacoast Quakers Tortured by Puritans
Puritans believed in religious freedom, but only for themselves.
Rye’s Underwater Petrified Forest
It reappears with the tide to remind us how things used to be
Portsmouth Adores Pageants and Parades
A city addicted to pomp for any circumstance
No History for Well-Behaved NH Women
Will American voters elect to return decorum and dignity to the presidency?
Do Not Open Until 2123
Six feet below the surface, a time capsule waits and waits and waits.
Just Wild About Hairy Ancestors
Male hairstyles from the Victorian era
Portsmouth Unplugged in 2017
A brief reminder of how everyone on the planet used to live