A Five-Cent Discount at Rockinghma House
A 1862 nickel is worth a dollar today
The Ratcatcher and the NH Lithographer
Our obscure connection to an even more obscure song in the Smithsonian Open Access LIbrary
John Langdon Finally Gets His Statue
Ignored for centuries, NH patriot gets cast in bronze in Philly
The Forgotten Woman Behind Wentworth by the Sea
Who's ready to step up and do more research on Sarah Campbell?
“Bond Bombshell” Dorothy Lamour Visits in 1942
Raising big bucks for the war effort
When Franklin Pierce Friended Jefferson Davis
Frank offered, but luckily for Seacoast, NH, Jeff declined
A Mast for Every Day in the Week
An abundance of canvas in a race for speed
How Aristotle Came to Portsmouth
The spirit of public education blossomed in the American lyceum era.
The Tale of a French Cat
Thomas Bailey Aldrich is feline all right.
Where Have All Our Grocers Gone?
Even less shopping privacy back in the day.
Why They Called It Market Square
Portsmouth bought a parcel of land at the end of the Parade in 1794. The plan was to build a market house similar to Faneuil Hall in Boston at what is now the northern end of Pleasant Street across from the North Church. The tall two-story brick building, complete with ten marketstalls on the first …