Remembering “Aunt Rozzie” Thaxter
Celia Thaxter's granddaughter enjoyed a life of privilege, travel, friends, and philanthropy.
Portsmouth versus Portsmouth
A city can be its own worst enemy and its own best freind
Getting Prince Whipple Right
He is every African-American who continues to fight in the battle for equality that rages on and on with no end in sight.
History Detectives Solve Photo Mystery
Amid a pandemic, trapped indoors, a virtual team of historians tracks a one-of-a-kind theater cast image found on eBay
Looking Back Four Centuries from 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the new decade began, we had no clue what was coming. This article appeared in December 2019 as COVID lurked only a few months over the horizon. 400 years ago Portsmouth has a love-hate relationship with the arrival of the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620. This city likes to …
When the Caswells Ruled Gosport
On Star Island, the Caswell family dominated the harsh fishing village in the 19th century. Hardworking and hard-drinking, they scraped out a living on the Isles of Shoals for generations. Then, in 1873, the Caswells and all the citizens of Gosport Village, NH disappeared./ From Thomas …
Understanding the Portsmouth African Burying Ground
I happened to be among those passing the intersection of Chestnut and Court streets
Tracking the Elusive “Daniel Boone” of New Hampshire
Even local historians stare back blankly when asked about Estwick Evans.
Last Letter from Hog Island
Inside the mind of 12-year-old Celia Thaxter
Burned Building was Once “Newspaper Row”
The 2017 fire scarred the historic corner of State and Pleasant streets and almost took out my old aparemtn!