The Myth of Hampton’s Viking Grave
A 1902 article kicked off a legend that refuses to die
Hall Jackson was a Revolutionary First Responder
“Hardly any other medical name in New Hampshire stands out brighter than that of Hall Jackson.”
Eccentric “Pilgrim Stranger” Preached to Congress
Seacoast's Harriet Livermore dreamed of a day when women would be "clothed in the sun, and walk on the moon."
They Left New England for Canada and Took Their Houses
A Canadian perspective on early migration north to Nova Scotia and beyond
Shopping Privacy, Then and Now
Attention shoppers! Your privacy died long ago
Murder at the Home of NH’s Founder
In 1628, an English celebrity was assassinated at the home of NH founder, John Mason.
Childhood Memories of the Appledore Island Hotel, Part 2
Native basket sellers, the organ grinder’s monkey, blackface music, a lost bear, board games, and life along the piazza.
Childhood Memories of the Appledore Island Hotel, Part 1
Thomas Laighton’s granddaughter recalls the end of an era
The 1832 Sea Rescue of Hartwell Walker
A family letter describes a harrowing Piscataqua boating accident that left one dead
Fifty Years in a Printing Office
Charles Brewster sums up his quiet historic life in Portsmouth, NH
Restoring the Athenaeum Reading Room
Channeling the past to shape the future
Sam Haley: Shipwrecks Were His Business
Salvage and Rescue at the Isles of Shoals