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
The Superman of Puddle Dock
The good old days before urban renewal
An Amazing Animal Farm Movie Collection
Australian collector taps into strange totalitarian cartoon
Yes, That Was Me on Fox TV
Publicity is publicity, right? So I agreed to appear on Boston Fox
Warner House Lightning Rod Legend Lives On
Ben Franklin was in town at the time
Little Lynx Launched in Portsmouth Pond
By J. Dennis Robinson I missed the launch of the $3 million Privateer Lynx in Rockport, Maine in October 2001. It was an incredible event, I hear, with thousands of cheering spectators. I interviewed people who were on the scene for my book, America’s Privateer: Lynx and the War of 1812. Ten years …
Where Have All the Online Auctions Gone?
By J. Dennis Robinson Since the auction website appeared 30 years ago, I’ve purchased about 700 items on eBay, the auction website. Almost all were for research on my articles and books about local history. Back then, I got a few treasures–an 1847 letter written by 12-year-old Celia …