Nathaniel Hawthorne: 10-Days at the Isles of Shoals in 1852
Arguably, the most compelling word-picture of life at the Shoals as tourism challenged two centuries of fishing culture
Two Monuments Honor the Man Who Named New England
Dueling John Smith Monuments on Star Island and Rye Harbor in 2014
With Apologies to Kittery
Much of the history Portsmouth, NH claims really belongs to Maine
Workers Strike at Portsmouth Shipyard
Did shipyard workers have any rights at all in 1854?
Nazi U-Boats Surrender at Portsmouth
Day to day coverage from WHEB's Charlie Gray in 1945
Thank You, Joe Sawtelle
Joe believed half of every dollar earned should be given back to the community
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
A Quick History of the Isles of Shoals
400 years in a nutshell for those new to the Isles of Shoals
Raymond Brighton, the Feisty Historian
Publisher Peter E. Randall remembers a prolific history columnist
Atlantic Heights was Architecture for the Poor
Like Portsmouth, no longer low-income, but still charming and neighborly
Boats Crash into Portsmouth Ferry Landing
What happened here? Inquiring minds want to know.
When Old Ironsides Was Ours
The USS Constitution survived because it was considered in use as a housing facility while afloat on the Piscataqua River