Remembering Daniel Webster in Portsmouth
His manner was "lofty and sour," but he had great influence and skill.
Declaration Copy Discovered in Exeter Attic
Written on request for SeacoastHistory.com By the American Independence Museum On the night of July 4 (into the wee hours of July 5th) a1776 Philadelphia printer, John Dunlap, printed approximately 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence. The broadside copies were couriered by horseback to …
Kittery’s Little Red Schoolhouse on Life Support
Move it, sell it, restore it, or lose it.
Which Bartlett is Bartlett Street?
Research is all about WHO you know and WhAT they know
Governor John Wentworth Lost Three Mansions
He was driven from homes in Portsmouth and Wolfeboro, NH and Halifax Nova Scotia
Red Lights on Water Street
It is a familiar chapter in cities across the nation at the dawn of the 20th century
Daniel Fowle Prints First NH Newspaper
Still standing in one form or another since 1756, The NH Gazette
President Grant Zips THrough Town
Portsmouth's fourth presidential visit was in 1871 says author Ray Brighton
Thank You, Joe Sawtelle
Joe believed half of every dollar earned should be given back to the community
FW Hartford Founded Portsmouth Herald
His influence on the city is hard to underestimate. Feature by John Tabor.
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