Portsmouth’s 1814 Brick Act Was an Unpopular Law
Even without the brick law, Portsmouth would likely look much as it does today
Unraveling the 1694 Murder of Ursula Cutt
What do two carved "putti" have to do with the murder of the wife of NH's first governor?
Teaching an Old Library New Tricks
Newington, NH, center looks much the same today, if you can find it.
Heavenly Days at the Hellish Portsmouth Naval Prison
Rod Watterson's "Whips to Walls" explored Portsmouth Naval Prison History
Poem: The Vane of the Old North Church
If weathervanes could talk by Charles Brewster
Why Portsmouth Went to Virginia in 1907
A copy of the Langdon Mansion went to Virginia in 1907--and stayed there.
Keys to Finding the First New Hampshire House
Despite new research, much of our early historians were wrong
What Happened to Portsmouth’s North End?
A neighborhood destroyed and largely undeveloped for 50 years
Captain Hull of Old Ironsides Jumpstarts Portsmouth Shipyard
From battle to a desk job, Isaac Hull changed the War of 1812
Prescott Park Created by Millionaire Sisters
They broke their brother's will and re-imagined the city's waterfront
Experts Agree: First NH State House Not Worth Reconstructing
After decades of planning, studies show the remaining timbers are too far gone
I Crawled Inside the Crumbling Monument
It was a wreck waiting to happen when preservationists stepped up