Raymond Brighton, the Feisty Historian
Publisher Peter E. Randall remembers a prolific history writer
Atlantic Heights was Architecture for the Poor
Like Portsmouth, no longer low-income, but still charming and neighborly
He Met the Smuttynose Murderer
John Downs claimed Louis Wagner rocked his cradle on Star Island
Sumner Winebaum: A Sculptor’s Story
The many careers of the late, great Sumner Winebaum
Michael Stasiuk: Crafting a Joyous Life
Portsmouth as Mudd Butt Propmaster
A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Both his bad Boy novel and his lively study of Portsmouth history are readable today.
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Our quick reply to frequently asked questions
The Lost Newspapers of 1777
The author digs through Revolutionar War newspapers in search of John Paul Jones
Unknown Celia Thaxter Portrait Discovered
What's the story behind this mysterious caped crusader?
The Death of George Washington by Tobias Lear
Portsmouth-born secretary penned an eyewitness account
Sheep on the Shoals
it didn't work for Thomas Laighton and it didn't work for us
Those Addictive Daily Newspapers are Making Americans Dumber
Long before TikTok, George Lunt predicted the Penny Press would turn adults into children