The Day History Died
Hundreds of souls lost in minutes as vandals destroy Civil War glass negatives
The Miracle of Three Christmas Fires
1802, 1806, and 1813 saw the city swallowed in flame
Horrific Boon Island Tragedy Has Portsmouth Connection
A terrible wreck, stranded at sea, a legal scandal, and, oh yes, cannibalism
FB-111A Jet Bomber Crashes at Portsmouth in 1981
"The good Lord was nice to us," a resident reported when no one was killed.
Puddle Dock: A Neighborhood Lost
We live in the shadow and sunshine of the past
The Brief Life of the First Fated Oceanic Hotel
John Poor destroyed the town of Gosport to build a luxury hotel that burned
Teen Arsonist Hanged for Starting Newburyport Blaze
Two towns, five fires, hundreds of buildings, one casualty
Kearsarge Pumper Fought the Great Boston Fire of 1872
Back in Portsmouth after 100 years and searching for a permanent home.
A Deadly Train Wreck in 1909
Fireman Edward Harnden of the switching engine was killed instantly
Seacoast Rejects Aristotle Onassis Oil Refinery in 1974
The three women who defeated the richest man in the world
Peace and Thanksgiving, then Flames in 1963
A building best remembered for its role in the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth