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1600s

A Quick History of the Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

400 years in a nutshell for those new to the Isles of Shoals

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How Massachusetts Almost Ate New Hampshire

by J. Dennis Robinson

"New Hampshire was only a pimple," said the late Jere Daniells, but the Puritans wanted it badly.

Read moreHow Massachusetts Almost Ate New Hampshire

Unraveling the 1694 Murder of Ursula Cutt

by J. Dennis Robinson

What do two carved "putti" have to do with the murder of the wife of NH's first governor?

Read moreUnraveling the 1694 Murder of Ursula Cutt

What Does “Piscataqua” Mean?

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Oxford English Dictionary is the wrong place to look

Read moreWhat Does “Piscataqua” Mean?

Demystifying Witchcraft in Portsmouth, New Castle, Hampton, and Salem

by J. Dennis Robinson

Replace the word "witch" with the word "terrorist" and you can see things haven't changed

Read moreDemystifying Witchcraft in Portsmouth, New Castle, Hampton, and Salem

Keys to Finding the First New Hampshire House

by J. Dennis Robinson

Despite new research, much of our early historians were wrong

Read moreKeys to Finding the First New Hampshire House

Why John Smith Never Came Back to New England

by J. Dennis Robinson

If three times you don't succeed -- give up and write another book

Read moreWhy John Smith Never Came Back to New England

How Harvard Helped Portsmouth and Vice Versa

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Wentworths were Harvard boys and they were just the beginning

Read moreHow Harvard Helped Portsmouth and Vice Versa

Myles Standish Speaks Out on Death of NH’s First Settler

by J. Dennis Robinson

Pilgrim enforcer breaks his silence on the disappearance of David Thompson in 1627

Read moreMyles Standish Speaks Out on Death of NH’s First Settler

Tracking Passaconaway

by J. Dennis Robinson

Indigenous leader still a mystery

Read moreTracking Passaconaway

Murder of Natives in 1623 by Myles Standish Shocked New England

by J. Dennis Robinson

Deadly encounter with "Captain Shrimp" is key to NH founding story

Read moreMurder of Natives in 1623 by Myles Standish Shocked New England

Driving Off Corrupt Royal Governor Cranfield

by J. Dennis Robinson

Greedy, power hungry, vindictive, or just doing his job?

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