Eccentric “Pilgrim Stranger” Preached to Congress
Seacoast's Harriet Livermore dreamed of a day when women would be "clothed in the sun, and walk on the moon."
Murder at the Home of NH’s Founder
In 1628, an English celebrity was assassinated at the home of NH founder, John Mason.
Fifty Years in a Printing Office
Charles Brewster sums up his quiet historic life in Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth Seal Depicts Largely Forgotten City
No factories, no ships, no train
The Day They Razed the State House
Charles Brewster was the last reporter
to set foot in the fated building
A Detailed Timeline of the Old NH State House
From the heart of NH's provincial capital to a trailer full of rotten timbers
Was Henry Shute the Mark Twain of Exeter?
He was a judge by day and a children's author by night, recalling his misspent youth.
First Ladies Visit Wentworth by the Sea in 1948
There was almost no room for Governor and Mrs. Dewey
Henry Ford “Pleased with Portsmouth” in 1924
He brought along his yacht and Thomas Edison
Snow Fell All Summer Two Centuries Ago
President James Monroe faced the climate change crisis in 1816
Recycling Old Portsmouth Tree Tales
“They are not going to live forever,” says Peter Loughlin, the Johnny Appleseed of Portsmouth.
Judge Woodbury Langdon, Impeached in 1790
Impeached because he failed to show up for work