General John Sullivan Honored as NH Mason
Often taken to task for his war record, legal actions and personality, John Mason remains a beloved Masonic figure
Gen. John Sullivan, a Contentious Hero
We built a bridge in his name and then we tore it down
Indigenous History is American History
Before Europeans, a local historian wrote, “the noble Piscataqua was unvisited and unknown.”
Nora Perry and Portsmouth’s Other “Lady Wentworth”
A second seacoast New Hampshire marriage scandal in an 1875 poem
Timeline: The Life of John Paul Jones
A quick chronology of a complex Revolutionary War hero
Evan Thomas on John Paul Jones
Our interview with the bestselling biographer
Three Women Hanged in Portsmouth
NH’s first two executions rarely discussed, still troubling
Miss Nancy Underhill Swept Off Star Island in 1848?
Suicide, accident, or a massive rogue wave? Write your own ending.
Submerged: Making the USS Squalus Movie
An interview with director James Keach about his close-to-history submarine drama
Longfellow’s “Lady Wentworth” of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
May-December romance or cringeworthy scandal?
Sing Along with Frank Jones Brewery Song
Rare printed campaign lyrics claim that Jones Ale drives away all pain
Why I Avoid Fake Pirates
They evoke a spirit of the past that never happened and teach us nothing