The Compassionate Magic of Signor Blitz
"Create a laugh," Signor Blitz wrote, "rather than a tear."
The isles of Shoals
The classic Shoals history by a true Victorian scholar
New Hampshire’s Historic Seacoast
She loved New Hampshire folklore, died at 96
Ona Judge Staines: Famous at Last
A thesis by Evelyn B. Gerson about an enslaved woman becomes a bestseller
Blacks Banned at 1964 Hotel Dinner
Wentworth Hotel was integrated in a NAACP Fourth of July "sting" operation
Tobias Ham Miller: Our Forgotten Columnist
WANTED: Someone to edit the voluminous writing of "Uncle Toby"
Starving Writer Seeks Food Stamps in 1970s
Half a century later, still a cartoon.
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