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Holidays

How Santa Sold Out

by J. Dennis Robinson

What Scrooge and the Grinch Learned and Santa Forgot

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Piccola: The Lost Christmas Classic of Celia Thaxter

by J. Dennis Robinson

includes a BONUS study guide on "Little Piccola"

Read morePiccola: The Lost Christmas Classic of Celia Thaxter

Strange Halloween Characters from Seacoast History

by J. Dennis Robinson

Make Halloween a teachable moment for your kids

Read moreStrange Halloween Characters from Seacoast History

A Simpler, Cheaper Halloween in 1932

by Vintage Pics

Before giant human skeletons sold at Home Depot

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A Christmas Card to Foye’s Store

by Vintage Pics

All this info from a dimple penny postcard

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How My Finch Stole Christmas

by J. Dennis Robinson

The awesome weight of two tiny birds

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Gingerbread House Win was Grandfather’s Gift

by J. Dennis Robinson

Law student Martina Berger built a confectionery model of family home

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Mrs. Partington Didn’t “Keep” Christmas

by Vintage Pics

Mrs. Partington refused to pay more than 50 cents for things that cost half a dollar.

Read moreMrs. Partington Didn’t “Keep” Christmas

Snowshoe Shenanigans at UNH in ’63

by Vintage Pics

10 years later, there was little fun to be had

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An Open Heart Vintage Valentime

by Vintage Pics

A crafty look at the "Heart of Portsmouth"

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Breaking Thanksgiving Tradition in 1980

by J. Dennis Robinson

Recalling holidays of the past amid the pandemic of 2020

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Happy Lucky Leather Pig New Year

by Vintage Pics

The farmer turned good luck into bad

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