Tobias Ham Miller: Our Forgotten Columnist
WANTED: Someone to edit the voluminous writing of "Uncle Toby"
Federal Fire Society Adds a Bucket to Its List
Founded in 1789, the city's Federal Fire Society survives as a festive dinner club
Portsmouth Adores Pageants and Parades
A city addicted to pomp for any circumstance
No History for Well-Behaved NH Women
Will American voters elect to return decorum and dignity to the presidency?
Historian Searches for Lost Mother and Son
A Victorian photo leads us on a merry chase right back to where we started
Celia Thaxter’s First Known Letter
Excerpts from the historic Hog Island letter discovered on eBay
Clara Lynn’s Ranger Flag Ballad
A heartfelt patriotic poem about a quilting party that never happened
Three Lives of the Portsmouth Marine Society
Mariners and their wealthy investors stuck together, and then the name was adopted by a history publishing group
Are We Still “The City of the Open Door”?
“Acres of Sunshine, Miles of View, Oceans of invigorating Air.” Really? Getting our share of the tourist pie.
Evangelist George Whitefield Comes to Portsmouth
America's first celebrity saved Seacoast souls
A Tale of Two Port Cities
Sister cities Portsmouth and Newburyport look similar but live worlds apart.
Hollis Broderick Captures Fort William and Mary
The auction price kept climbing, but the antiquarian held his ground.