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
The Murder House on Smuttynose Island Is Long Gone
Hope this clears up a longstanding confusion-- but probably not
Is This Portsmouth’s Other Ale Tycoon?
In Search of Captain Eldredge and his Brewery
A Brief Guide to Sea Serpents
They seem to show up during tourist season
Flags Fraught with Meaning and Confusion
From John Paul Jones to January 6
Why Fake Flag Legends Abound
All the more reason to teach our kids how to dig for the truth
In Search of Blackbeard’s Treasure on the Isles of Shoals
Prudy Randall spent a lifetime believing a fairytale