William Dean Howells Loved Kittery Point
"What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending."--WDH
Yankee Humor: The Lucky Horseshoe
Portsmouth boy makes good in the literary world and penned this little poem
Sarah Orne Jewett of Maine
A fine writing legeacy and fine Georgian home in South Berwick, ME
Anne Molloy, Adventure Author
A true professional with a deep interest in local history, she desires more attention today
Jeffrey Bolster on Black Jacks in the Age of Sail
Our exclusive 1997 interview with W. Jeffrey Bolster and his breakthrough maritime and black history book
FW Hartford Founded Portsmouth Herald
His influence on the city is hard to underestimate. Feature by John Tabor.
Raymond Brighton, the Feisty Historian
Publisher Peter E. Randall remembers a prolific history writer
Donald Murray Taught Writing By Writing
Writing is a craft, not a gift. To teach it, you have to do it.
A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Both his bad Boy novel and his lively study of Portsmouth history are readable today.
The Candidates at the Fair
Sam Walter Foss tackles local politicans again
Portsmouth Herald Seeks Its Own Birth Date
Who, what, when, why, and how did it all begin? We may never know.