Naval Hero George Dewey Loved Susan Goodwin of Portsmouth
They married at the governor’s mansion, but she died young
Living with the Ghost of Ichabod Goodwin
When your house is haunted by history--write a book about it.
President Grant Zips THrough Town
Portsmouth's fourth presidential visit was in 1871 says author Ray Brighton
The Morning Star: Dover’s Antislavery Newspaper
Dover historian Ed Wentworth recounts a Free Will Baptist struggle
Three Beebe Girls Buried at the Isles of Shoals
"I don't want to die," Mitty Beebe told her father.
The Last Battle of Fitz-John Porter
Cowards don't get statues, but this one took decades to unveil
“Snow-Bound” Poem Made Whittier Wealthy
John Greenleaf Whittier and the United States were recovering from storny times
The “Bad Boy” Book Genre was Born Here
A "human boy" BP Shillaber theorized, needs to find his own way to adulthood without parental interference
How We Got Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The miraculous new “white bronze” turned out to be a poor investment.
Lincoln Fans Trash Copperhead Newspaper Office in 1865
Editor Joshua Foster hated Abraham Lincoln. And he was not alone.
The Day History Died
Hundreds of souls lost in minutes as vandals destroy Civil War glass negatives