Walking the Historic Streets of Portsmouth NH
Explore one of the nation's most walkable heritage destinations
Who Started Strawbery Banke Museum?
It was not a single speech at Rotary, but the effort of many ito launch the museum idea
What the Cushings Left Behind
Family treasures from before the disposable era
Declaration Copy Discovered in Exeter Attic
Written on request for SeacoastHistory.com By the American Independence Museum On the night of July 4 (into the wee hours of July 5th) a1776 Philadelphia printer, John Dunlap, printed approximately 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence. The broadside copies were couriered by horseback to …
Two Monuments Honor the Man Who Named New England
Dueling John Smith Monuments on Star Island and Rye Harbor in 2014
Kittery’s Little Red Schoolhouse on Life Support
Move it, sell it, restore it, or lose it.
With Apologies to Kittery
Much of the history Portsmouth, NH claims really belongs to Maine
York Indian Legend Has Canadian Origin?
Sometimes a myth turns out to be a fact
Lafayette was the First American Idol
Lafayette's return in 1824 and again in 2024 drew cheering crowds
Thank You, Joe Sawtelle
Joe believed half of every dollar earned should be given back to the community
A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Both his bad Boy novel and his lively study of Portsmouth history are readable today.
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