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Health & Medcine

Hall Jackson was a Revolutionary First Responder

by J. Dennis Robinson

“Hardly any other medical name in New Hampshire stands out brighter than that of Hall Jackson.”

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How I Get Around NH (Barely) Without a Car

by J. Dennis Robinson

With low vision, even the shortest trip is an odyssey

Read moreHow I Get Around NH (Barely) Without a Car

A Lovely Artifact from Philbrick’s Pharmacy

by Vintage Pics

Inside a little family shop on Congress Street

Read moreA Lovely Artifact from Philbrick’s Pharmacy

“Reefer Madness” Closed Civic Cinema in 1947

by Vintage Pics

Originally titled "Tell Your Children," this melodrama was funded by a religious group

Read more“Reefer Madness” Closed Civic Cinema in 1947

Ace Karlo, the Man who Built Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

It's 1986, and one of the city's celebrities wants me to meet him in the Square

Read moreAce Karlo, the Man who Built Portsmouth

Smashing Microbes the Victorian Way

by Vintage Pics

Junk medicine is nothing new

Read moreSmashing Microbes the Victorian Way

The Language of Flowers Revealed

by Vintage Pics

Back in the day, every flower carried a special meaning.

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Me and My Cancer

by J. Dennis Robinson

It hit out of the blue, so I went underground for a while.

Read moreMe and My Cancer

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

Three Beebe Girls Buried at the Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

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

Read moreThree Beebe Girls Buried at the Isles of Shoals

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
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