Understanding the Portsmouth African Burying Ground
I happened to be among those passing the intersection of Chestnut and Court streets
Tracking the Elusive “Daniel Boone” of New Hampshire
Even local historians stare back blankly when asked about Estwick Evans.
Last Letter from Hog Island
Inside the mind of 12-year-old Celia Thaxter
Blood Science on Trial in 1873
Among the earliest examples of blood science, but wrong
Burned Building was Once “Newspaper Row”
The 2017 fire scarred the historic corner of State and Pleasant streets and almost took out my old aparemtn!
Two Women by the Sea
The woman on the left wears the old New Castle, NH hotel like an epaulet on her shoulder.
Portsmouth Seal Depicts Largely Forgotten City
No factories, no ships, no train
Boatbuilders Return to Strawbery Banke Museum
We were a boat-building city. As early as 1690 Portsmouth was making large wooden ships.
A Few Quick Shark Tales
The demon of the deep has been kind to the NH seacaost