First Blacks of Portsmouth, Part 2
Through the American Revolution and into the 19th century
The Many Doors of Harry Harlow
Historian Richard Candee honors the work of artist Harry Harlow
Celia Thaxter Sold Typewriters
Writers have come a long way since 1887, more or less.
The Men in “The Tent on the Beach” by Whittier
A beach, a poem, and three writers in a tent in 1867
Folsom Tavern Has a Moving History
A dozen uses later, Exeter's historic tavern is a museum at last
First Blacks of Portsmouth, Part 1
Historian Valerie Cunningham explores the origins of black lives in early New Hampshire
A Brush with the Shaggs
A chat with Dot Wiggin of the Seacoast-based sister band that reinvented music
The Slave Trade in New Hampshire
Early research that evolved into the book Black Portsmouth.
Things You Never Knew About Old Portsmouth Library
The life of the Portsmouth Academy building over 200 years
Turkeygate: A Thanksgiving Scandal
Some stories never let go. I've been retelling this one for half a century.
Turning Seacoast Fact into Historical Fiction
Kenneth Roberts drew heavily from local history for his novels and many have followed
Two Men Who Tore Down Portsmouth
Treadwell and Wentworth mansions lost to history.