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Let’s Create a Portsmouth Cultural Center

by J. Dennis Robinson

A 2007 grassroots effort saved the Old Library from being sold off by he city

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The Sleepwalking Murder of Sally Cochran

by J. Dennis Robinson

Abraham Prescott was not guilty of murder, he claimed, because he was asleep at the time.

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Why Eileen Foley is Beloved

by J. Dennis Robinson

Elected eight times at Portsmouth, NH mayor

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How Maine Killed the Death Penalty

by J. Dennis Robinson

Wavering at first, Mainers ended capital punishment in 1887

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Portsmouth’s Forgotten Textile Business

by J. Dennis Robinson

A brief high-tech investment in the stocking market

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Our Two-party System was Forged in Even Angrier Times

by J. Dennis Robinson

1795 obelisk is a reminder of divisive politics after the Revolution

Read moreOur Two-party System was Forged in Even Angrier Times

The Hexploitation of Goody Cole

by J. Dennis Robinson

What did she do to earn 300 years of disrespect?

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What George Washington Thought about Seacoast NH

by Guest Author

The president comments on five days in New Hampshire in 1789

Read moreWhat George Washington Thought about Seacoast NH

Norman Muscarello Recalls His UFO Incident at Exeter

by Guest Author

15 years after he inspired a bestseller, Norman talks to student reporters--Full Transcript

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The Rise and Fall of Sparhawk Hall

by J. Dennis Robinson

A surviving colonial cabinet tells tales of a lost Seacoast mansion

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Witchcraft in NH

by Guest Author

RAMBLE CXLIV: Witchcraft in Portsmouth and New Castle – Death of Molly Bridget – Stone Throwing Devil of New Castle.

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Pat Wall Talks about “Beyond Freedom”

by Guest Author

Enslaved in Portsmouth, freed in Boston, two books for children

Read morePat Wall Talks about “Beyond Freedom”
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