The Coffins Under the Street
Did Portsmouth's "Negro Burying Ground"
fall victim to early commercial expansion?
Buried Treasure in Little Harbor?
The rumors in 1882 boosted attendance at the Wentworth Hotel nearby
The Day History Died
Hundreds of souls lost in minutes as vandals destroy Civil War glass negatives
The Miracle of Three Christmas Fires
1802, 1806, and 1813 saw the city swallowed in flame
Inside the Comic “Carpet-Bag” of BP Shillaber
Rise and fall of the nation's first humor magazine
The Tarnished Tale of Robert Rogers
From fierce fighter and effective commander to abandoning spouse and traitor.
The Forgotten Hilarity of Henry Clay Barnabee
He was, he modestly claimed, the funniest man in the world.
Horrific Boon Island Tragedy Has Portsmouth Connection
A terrible wreck, stranded at sea, a legal scandal, and, oh yes, cannibalism
FB-111A Jet Bomber Crashes at Portsmouth in 1981
"The good Lord was nice to us," a resident reported when no one was killed.
Frederick Douglass Comes to Town Twice
A powerful figure for a troubled time
The Escape of George Washington Frosst
A Maine Yankee detainee in a Confederate POW camp
Was That a Bellamy Eagle?
On the trail of a rare and elusive wooden bird