The Perils of Privateer Andrew Sherburne
He went from supporting to whole family to rotting in an English prison camp
The Agony and the Ecstasy of James Kennard Jr
"Yet we have never known a happier person," Rev. Peabody wrote
Extremely Rare Diary of a New Hampshire Girl
California woman recalls early days goring up in NH seacoast in the mid-1800s
Writing Ruth Blay’s Tragic Tale
"I was so filled with anger and sorrow about what had happened to this woman."
Inside the Comic “Carpet-Bag” of BP Shillaber
Rise and fall of the nation's first humor magazine
Poet Robert Dunn Tackles Immortality
Portsmouth's "Penny Poet" cashes out
Rambling on About Charles Brewster
The Portsmouth Journal editor was passionate about the past
Anne Molloy’s Memo to the Dawnland
Molloy was a rare voice attempting to tell Indigenous history to children.
The Two Loves of Annie Fields
The Boston marriage of "Widow" Fields
George Orwell was My Writing Coach
Orwell was afraid the world was running out of truth. So am I.
Shakespeare and Me
Sometimes you have to go all the way to England to find your way back to New Hampshire
Celia Thaxter’s “A Memorable Murder” (1875)
The full, uninterrupted text, considered an early true crime masterpiece