Where Kittery Got Its Name
A New England town named after a house in Devon, England
Did the Haddock Family Found Maine in 1610? Not Likely.
Family legends are often fueled by passion, not proof
NH’s Forgotten First Female Settler
Amias Cole Thompson Maverick survived half a century in New England
Thomas Morton Abandoned at Isles of Shoals
The last thing the Pilgrims wanted in America was religious or economic freedom for others
How Mr. Fields Saved “The Scarlet Letter”
Without Mr. Fieldsm you might never have written the term paper
The Hexploitation of Goody Cole
What did she do to earn 300 years of disrespect?
Would NH Be Here Without Pocahontas?
Capt. John Smith was not the most trustworthy narrator
Witchcraft in NH
RAMBLE CXLIV: Witchcraft in Portsmouth and New Castle – Death of Molly Bridget – Stone Throwing Devil of New Castle.
Sam Allen Bought New Hampshire
For a quarter million dollars, he owned it all, or thought he did
What About Seacoast Indigenous Peoples?
We're trying, but 12,000 years of Native history is still often ignored or stereotyped
Turkeygate: A Thanksgiving Scandal
Some stories never let go. I've been retelling this one for half a century.
Spencer Tracy Steers the Mayflower in 1952
Romance and a possible suicide aboard the Hollywood Mayflower in 1952