William Ladd Founded The American Peace Society
The “Apostle of Peace” fought to end war
Murder at the Home of NH’s Founder
In 1628, an English celebrity was assassinated at the home of NH founder, John Mason.
How I Get Around NH (Barely) Without a Car
With low vision, even the shortest trip is an odyssey
Childhood Memories of the Appledore Island Hotel, Part 2
Native basket sellers, the organ grinder’s monkey, blackface music, a lost bear, board games, and life along the piazza.
Childhood Memories of the Appledore Island Hotel, Part 1
Thomas Laighton’s granddaughter recalls the end of an era
Being a Boy in New Castle in 1887
An 11-year-old remembers one day at a cottage in New Castle, NH.
The 1832 Sea Rescue of Hartwell Walker
A family letter describes a harrowing Piscataqua boating accident that left one dead
Sorry, Not the Prescott Sisters
When you spend too much time in the past, you begin to see dead people you know.
Fifty Years in a Printing Office
Charles Brewster sums up his quiet historic life in Portsmouth, NH
Gullzilla: Attack of the Killer Seagull
For one brief shining moment, I was king of the island.
A Lovely Artifact from Philbrick’s Pharmacy
Inside a little family shop on Congress Street
Restoring the Athenaeum Reading Room
Channeling the past to shape the future