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Snow Fell All Summer Two Centuries Ago

by J. Dennis Robinson

President James Monroe faced the climate change crisis, in 1816

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Reaction to the FB-111A Jet Crash Anniversary

by Vintage Pics

Pease AFB workers recover the jet fighter that crashed in Portsmouth, NH in 1981

Read moreReaction to the FB-111A Jet Crash Anniversary

Cyclone Disaster at Navy Yard

by Vintage Pics

A reader's letter sparks a burst of research

Read moreCyclone Disaster at Navy Yard

The Day the Shipyard Burned

by Ray Brighton

Warships, the first submarine, even a balloon were built at Franklin Shiphouse

Read moreThe Day the Shipyard Burned

Frozen Facts, Fake or Real?

by Vintage Pics

ICE BREAKING NEWS: February 11, 1918

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Two Men Who Tore Down Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

Treadwell and Wentworth mansions lost to history.

Read moreTwo Men Who Tore Down Portsmouth

I Saw the FB-111A Crash in Portsmouth

by Guest Author

We asked Mark Chwalek to tell us what he saw in 1981 in his own words

Read moreI Saw the FB-111A Crash in Portsmouth

Miss Nancy Underhill Swept Off Star Island in 1848?

by J. Dennis Robinson

Suicide, accident, or a massive rogue wave? Write your own ending.

Read moreMiss Nancy Underhill Swept Off Star Island in 1848?

Governor John Wentworth Lost Three Mansions

by J. Dennis Robinson

He was driven from homes in Portsmouth and Wolfeboro, NH and Halifax Nova Scotia

Read moreGovernor John Wentworth Lost Three Mansions

A Warning to All Others: First Women Executed in NH

by Guest Author

Guest historian Christopher Benedetto examines the executions of December 27, 1739.

Read moreA Warning to All Others: First Women Executed in NH

Boats Crash into Portsmouth Ferry Landing

by Vintage Pics

What happened here? Inquiring minds want to know.

Read moreBoats Crash into Portsmouth Ferry Landing

The Death of George Washington by Tobias Lear

by Guest Author

Portsmouth-born secretary penned an eyewitness account

Read moreThe Death of George Washington by Tobias Lear
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