A Warning to All Others: First Women Executed in NH
Guest historian Christopher Benedetto examines the executions of December 27, 1739.
The Candidates at the Fair
Sam Walter Foss tackles local politicans again
The Death of George Washington by Tobias Lear
Portsmouth-born secretary penned an eyewitness account
The 1892 Siege of Cedar Island
Shoaler news ripped from the pages of the Boston Globe
Portsmouth’s 1814 Brick Act Was an Unpopular Law
Even without the brick law, Portsmouth would likely look much as it does today
Portsmouth Dressed Up and Partied in 1923
The tercentennial Pageant of Portsmouth was a full-on tribute to the city's history
Repairing Sir Peter Warren
Who was that man in the giant portrait at the Portsmouth Athenaeum?
How Massachusetts Almost Ate New Hampshire
"New Hampshire was only a pimple," said the late Jere Daniells, but the Puritans wanted it badly.
Portsmouth Herald Seeks Its Own Birth Date
Who, what, when, why, and how did it all begin? We may never know.
Five Reasons to Skate at Puddle Dock
It was as if it had always belonged there
The Day the River Exploded
Even John Paul Jones would be pleased, one newspaper reported.
Unloved President Franklin Pierce Had Seacoast Connections
NH's only US president was a complex character in a complex time