Portsmouth’s Many Old Custom Houses
For the record, this is not where we hid the dreaded delivery of British tea in 1774
Legend of the Bos’n Allan House
It was only a myth, and then they tore it down, but the postcards are everywhere.
Pat Paulsen for President in NH
"Guns are not the problem. The problem is bullets.” -- Pat Paulsen on the campaign trail
Portsmouth’s Hard Times Token
Think of them as coupons made of metal. Kevin Lafond explains.
Rye Gets Transatlantic Cable in 1874
It used to be a privilege to speak with people across the sea.
Comedy LP Roasted Aristotle Onassis in 1968
The not-so-funny comedy of the man who tried to destroy Seacoast New Hampshire
School days with Ike Partington, a Roguish Little Fellow
Being bad and being a boy is at the core of Portsmouth's literary tradition
Readers React to Rickover Report
The ghost of Admiral Rickover still radiates here amid the fallout of the USS Thresher disaster.
A Scrapbook of Lost Children
Unnamed, unclaimed, and all grown up, their photos haunt online auctions
David’s Trunk Shop on Ceres Street
Some people are born characters. They are the ones that make life memorable.
The Mysterious Old Statehouse Balcony
Did George Washington once stand on this old balcony? Probably note.
Portsmouth Brothel Owners Go for a Ride
A unique image of the city's early sex traffickers posing in a Victorian photo studio.