Martin Luther Meets Louis de Rochemont in 1953
Two men struggling to make an impact on the world
Louis de Rochemont’s Hollywood, New Hampshire
Dozens of films, but no biography
Teen Arsonist Hanged for Starting Newburyport Blaze
Two towns, five fires, hundreds of buildings, one casualty
Tobias Lear: George Washington’s Troubled Secretary
The ups and downs of a man at the center of power in the dawning years of America
Two Invalid Poets Found Friends in Portsmouth
Clara Lynn and James Kennard Jr. turned adversity into verse
The Abduction of Mehitable Goodwin
Kidnapped to Canada in 1690, she found her way home
The Fall and Rise of Portsmouth Economy
In the economic doldrums of 2008, the author predicts the coming boom --for good or ill
Gingerbread House Win was Grandfather’s Gift
Law student Martina Berger built a confectionery model of family home
Unraveling Stories of Old York Artifacts
Modern curators turn objects back into human lives
Yes, Virginia, There Was Slavery in New Hampshire, Too
Despite pushback, the history of slavery in America is being studied and taught
Celia Thaxter’s Kaleidoscopic Appeal, Part 1
Child, mother, wife, poet
Aboard a Fishing Smack to Portsmouth in 1911
Unpublished memoir reveals harsh and bawdy lifestyle