Goody Cole (Not) and Spirit Photography
Engineered paranormal images are nothing new
Strange Halloween Characters from Seacoast History
Make Halloween a teachable moment for your kids with historically accurate costumes
Indigenous History is American History
Before Europeans, a local historian wrote, “the noble Piscataqua was unvisited and unknown.”
Tales of a Real Ghostbuster
Haunted tales and haunted tours are holiday fun – just don't call it history
Miss Nancy Underhill Swept Off Star Island in 1848?
Suicide, accident, or a massive rogue wave? Write your own ending.
Why I Avoid Fake Pirates
They evoke a spirit of the past that never happened and teach us nothing
The Saga of the “Jenny Lind” Figurehead
Was it really attached to a Portsmouth-built clipper ship?
The Myth of Hampton’s Viking Grave
A 1902 article kicked off a legend that refuses to die
The Other John Paul Jones House
It's now privately owned in Fredericksburg
William Morris Hunt Dies Mysteriously at Isles of Shoals
Depressed or too infirm to save himself?
Did the Haddock Family Found Maine in 1610? Not Likely.
Family legends are often fueled by passion, not proof
The Devil and Jonathan Moulton
A heroic and successful life tainted by poetry and popular opinion