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Frederick Douglass Comes to Town Twice

by J. Dennis Robinson

A powerful figure for a troubled time

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Four Tree Island Saloon Hosts Illegal Lottery in 1889

by J. Dennis Robinson

Police waited on the NH shore to scoop up Massachusetts gamblers

Read moreFour Tree Island Saloon Hosts Illegal Lottery in 1889

NH Played a Key Role at Bunker Hill

by J. Dennis Robinson

From the battle to the monument, Granite Staters were there

Read moreNH Played a Key Role at Bunker Hill

Slaves at the William Pitt Tavern

by Valerie Cunningham

Fortune, James, and the Stavers family

Read moreSlaves at the William Pitt Tavern

John Stark: Washington’s NH General

by Guest Author

Our most storied Revolutionary War hero and wife, Molly, were parents of five boys and five girls.

Read moreJohn Stark: Washington’s NH General

America’s Caldron of Discontent Still Boiling after 250 Years

by J. Dennis Robinson

History offers a chance to measure the present against the past

Read moreAmerica’s Caldron of Discontent Still Boiling after 250 Years

Controversial McIntyre Building Stands on Historic Land

by J. Dennis Robinson

Long before McIntyre, there were the Grafforts, Jaffreys, and Stoodleys

Read moreControversial McIntyre Building Stands on Historic Land

Peter Randall on NH Profiles, Publishing, and the American Revolution 

by J. Dennis Robinson

Hundreds of books, thousands of magazines, countless photographs

Read morePeter Randall on NH Profiles, Publishing, and the American Revolution 

The Resurrection of Thomas Moses

by J. Dennis Robinson

Portsmouth's patron saint of starving artists returns

Read moreThe Resurrection of Thomas Moses

John Lord: The Boy Who Hated Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

Famed 19th-century lecturer found this city harsh and pretentious

Read moreJohn Lord: The Boy Who Hated Portsmouth

June Leaves: A Forgotten 1893 Newspaper for Women

by J. Dennis Robinson

America wakes up to the buying power of women

Read moreJune Leaves: A Forgotten 1893 Newspaper for Women

Alex Herlihy Talks About His History of Rye, NH

by J. Dennis Robinson

120 years after Rev. Parsons, a new history of a seacoast town debuts.

Read moreAlex Herlihy Talks About His History of Rye, NH
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