Seacoast Authors Captured the Christmas Spirit
THree women authors teach children the joys of giving
Abstracting the Seacoast
The author gets a rare chance to chat with five local abstract artists in 2021
Directing the 1986 Little Italy Reunion
We've come a long way since VHS tape, but the heart of the lost neighborhood shines through
Ornate Olympia Theater Lost to Progress
Five downtown cinemas vied for patrons. Only one survives.
Portsmouth was a Failed Mining Colony
New Hampshire historians have been getting our origin story wrong
In the Fashion of John Paul Jones
Fair enough. Jones was a dandy and insisted on designing his own uniforms.
Jane Blalock’s Stellar Career
Former Portsmouth mayor proud of his famous sister
Sarah Haven Foster Struck by Trolley in 1900
The grandmother of Portsmouth heritage tourism died at the dawn of the 20th century
Christening USS Billfish in 1942
Backstory to the baptism of a submarine
A Moving Memorial to Ensign Charles Hovey
The stripped-down memorial moved from the city center to a waterfront park
The Painted Woman in the Window
The mystery of the missing Market Square madame solved.
Surviving Pandemics in Our Past
Portsmouth has been here before