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Three Beebe Girls Buried at the Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

"I don't want to die," Mitty Beebe told her father.

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Top 10 Seacoast Natural Disasters

by J. Dennis Robinson

Hard weather, pestilence, earthquake, lightning, fire, and more

Read moreTop 10 Seacoast Natural Disasters

Subversive “Infidel” Nathan Parker Founded Unitarian Church in NH

by J. Dennis Robinson

Here's why South Church ended up a block behind North Church in downtown Portsmouth

Read moreSubversive “Infidel” Nathan Parker Founded Unitarian Church in NH

The Agony and the Ecstasy of James Kennard Jr

by J. Dennis Robinson

"Yet we have never known a happier person," Rev. Peabody wrote

Read moreThe Agony and the Ecstasy of James Kennard Jr

Our Ancestors’ Opiate Addiction

by J. Dennis Robinson

History repeats, but who is anyone paying attention?

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Exercising at Home in 1903

by Vintage Pics

Your home gym for only $5

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Zen and Danger: Sculling on the Piscataqua

by J. Dennis Robinson

The day I gave away my rowing shell

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Two Invalid Poets Found Friends in Portsmouth 

by J. Dennis Robinson

Clara Lynn and James Kennard Jr. turned adversity into verse

Read moreTwo Invalid Poets Found Friends in Portsmouth 

Now, That’s What I Call a Face Mask

by Vintage Pics

PANDEMIC MEMOIRS, 2020 Who knew we’d all be checking our pockets every time we leave the house as someone shouts, “Don’t forget your mask!” Until a few weeks ago, face masks conjured up images of super heroes, the Lone Ranger, bank robbers, the Phantom of the Opera, sports goalies and catchers, and …

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Harriet Ryan Albee Dedicated Her Life to Terminally Ill Women

by J. Dennis Robinson

An unsung Seacoast NH woman who died saving others

Read moreHarriet Ryan Albee Dedicated Her Life to Terminally Ill Women

Meet Edward Stickney, the American Apollo

by J. Dennis Robinson

The greatest dumbbell lifter in the world, Stickney claimed

Read moreMeet Edward Stickney, the American Apollo

Dr. Simon Says Abduction Was a Dream

by Vintage Pics

Benjamin Simon's introduction to "The Interrupted Journey" says it all

Read moreDr. Simon Says Abduction Was a Dream
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