A Detailed Timeline of the Old NH State House
From the heart of NH's provincial capital to a trailer full of rotten timbers
Was Henry Shute the Mark Twain of Exeter?
He was a judge by day and a children's author by night, recalling his misspent youth.
Henry Ford “Pleased with Portsmouth” in 1924
He brought along his yacht and Thomas Edison
With Apologies to Kittery
Much of the history Portsmouth, NH claims really belongs to Maine
William Morris Hunt Dies Mysteriously at Isles of Shoals
Depressed or too infirm to save himself?
Did the Haddock Family Found Maine in 1610? Not Likely.
Family legends are often fueled by passion, not proof
The First Romance of Admiral Dewey
A rarely seen 1899 interview about Susan Goodwin of Portsmouth, NH
Naval Hero George Dewey Loved Susan Goodwin of Portsmouth
They married at the governor’s mansion, but she died young
“A Tryst” by Celia Thaxter
Her poem foreshadowed a Titanic-like disaster
Snow Fell All Summer Two Centuries Ago
President James Monroe faced the climate change crisis in 1816
Recycling Old Portsmouth Tree Tales
“They are not going to live forever,” says Peter Loughlin, the Johnny Appleseed of Portsmouth.
The Coroner’s Team Arrives at the Smuttynose Murder Scene in 1873
Behind the horrific scene on a dark winter night on an empty, isolated island