Hamilton Smith, We Hardly Knew Ye
Turns out he's a real person, not just a building at UNH
History Detectives Solve Photo Mystery
Amid a pandemic, trapped indoors, a virtual team of historians tracks a one-of-a-kind theater cast image found on eBay
The Mysterious Old Statehouse Balcony
Did George Washington once stand on this old balcony? Probably note.
Portsmouth Brothel Owners Go for a Ride
A unique image of the city's early sex traffickers posing in a Victorian photo studio.
Placenames of Portsmouth
Who knew there was a history of every street in Portsmouth?
A Fashionable Unhappy Kid, circa 1887
Victorian boy would rather wear breeches
Looking Back Four Centuries from 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the new decade began, we had no clue what was coming. This article appeared in December 2019 as COVID lurked only a few months over the horizon. 400 years ago Portsmouth has a love-hate relationship with the arrival of the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620. This city likes to …
When the Caswells Ruled Gosport
On Star Island, the Caswell family dominated the harsh fishing village in the 19th century. Hardworking and hard-drinking, they scraped out a living on the Isles of Shoals for generations. Then, in 1873, the Caswells and all the citizens of Gosport Village, NH disappeared./ From Thomas …
