Rambling on About Charles Brewster
The Portsmouth Journal editor was passionate about the past
How the Civic Theater Was Born
Previously unseen records reveal failed WWII business deals
Warner House Before the Warners
Do not leave Portsmouth without taking this tour
The Lost Jaffrey Portraits Come Home at Last
Saved by the proprietors of one of the American membership libraries
Controversial McIntyre Building Stands on Historic Land
Long before McIntyre, there were the Graffort, Jaffrey, and Stoodley
How to Save a Masterwork
Conservators reveal insights about Gertrude Fiske's work
A Brief Guide to Sea Serpents
They seem to show up during tourist season
Secret Love Letters of Dorothy Vaughan Discovered
Letters donated to state historical society reveal a lively librarian
Keeping Track of Seacoast Tourists in 1886
"The Sea Shore" listed the names of hotel guests each week. It died like many others.
NH Merchants Once Minted Their Own Money
When cash was scarce, merchants printed their own
Portsmouth Razed and Portsmouth Saved
Despite the Chicken Littles, the city has an excellent preservation record
Puddle Dock: A Neighborhood Lost
We live in the shadow and sunshine of the past