Driving Off Corrupt Royal Governor Cranfield
Greedy, power hungry, vindictive, or just doing his job?
Lady Bird Johnson Flies Through Town
As the Vietnam War raged in 1967, Ladybird bought penny candy
Copycat Portsmouth Tea Party Narrowly Avoided
Cooler heads prevailed in Portsmouth, NH in response to shiploads of tea
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Closing “Irrevocable” in 1964
It's a good thing politicians don't predict the weather
Seacoast Rejects Aristotle Onassis Oil Refinery in 1974
The three women who defeated the richest man in the world
Rev. Andrew Peabody Protested 1847 War
The bells of one Portsmouth church did not ring out
Alemaker Frank Jones: Hero or Heel?
Despite great wealth, he did little for the common people.
Two Tragic Muskie Moments
There was the Canuck letter and then there was me
Nixon Visits in his “Wilderness Years”
Celery sticks and no fur coats at Wentworth by the Sea in 1964
Mayor Dondero as a Young Woman
Portsmouth's first female mayor was the mother of the city's longest-serving mayor.
Fascinated by Harriet Livermore
Writer, evangelist, traveler, activist, and much more.
Tightening City Laws in 1860
No more swine pens or privies on the mill pond!