Chatting with the Gravedigger in New Castle
John Albee meets a man with three dead wives
Roosevelt Used Paul Jones’ Body to Pitch His Great White Fleet
Only those who wanted a bigger Navy were fit to be in the room with Captain Jones, the president claimed
Finding the Body of Admiral Paul Jones in Paris
An accurate account reprinted from Scientific American following the discovery in 1905
Are These Really the Remains of John Paul Jones?
Results of the official 1905 forensic analysis of the body
Goody Cole (Not) and Spirit Photography
Engineered paranormal images are nothing new
Strange Halloween Characters from Seacoast History
Make Halloween a teachable moment for your kids with historically accurate costumes
The Dead Tree on South Road
A few years after he wrote this, Charles Brewster was a resident of South Cemetery too
Tales of a Real Ghostbuster
Haunted tales and haunted tours are holiday fun – just don't call it history
Three Women Hanged in Portsmouth
NH’s first two executions rarely discussed, still troubling
Miss Nancy Underhill Swept Off Star Island in 1848?
Suicide, accident, or a massive rogue wave? Write your own ending.
The Skeleton in My Closet was Real
For most families, the skeleton in the closet is a metaphor.
Frank Jones is Dying, But Slowly
A premature eulogy from the New York Times