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Politics & Governing

Poet Foss Spoke for the Common Man

by J. Dennis Robinson

Not just a one-hit-wonder poet, but a gifted and comic poet

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The Lost WPA Murals of Gladys Brannigan

by J. Dennis Robinson

Are the four rolled canvas murals still out there? Check your attic.

Read moreThe Lost WPA Murals of Gladys Brannigan

Stamp Act Agent Burned in Effigy

by J. Dennis Robinson

Why would young George Meserve even want to collect taxes in 1765?

Read moreStamp Act Agent Burned in Effigy

The Many Homes of Daniel Webster

by J. Dennis Robinson

Webster made a lot of real estate deals, four in Portsmouth, NH

Read moreThe Many Homes of Daniel Webster

Lincoln Fans Trash Copperhead Newspaper Office in 1865

by J. Dennis Robinson

Editor Joshua Foster hated Abraham Lincoln. And he was not alone.

Read moreLincoln Fans Trash Copperhead Newspaper Office in 1865

Dartmouth Conceived as an Indian School

by J. Dennis Robinson

Two Portsmouth figures created and saved Dartmouth College

Read moreDartmouth Conceived as an Indian School

Save the Seal, Keep the Ship

by J. Dennis Robinson

NH Legislators should study up before trashing Seacoast history

Read moreSave the Seal, Keep the Ship

TV Stars Stump for Barry Goldwater

by Vintage Pics

Republican actors on the campaign trail in 1964

Read moreTV Stars Stump for Barry Goldwater

NH Published the First Illustrated Newspaper in 1839

by Vintage Pics

Political cartoon from the WHIP & SPUR

Read moreNH Published the First Illustrated Newspaper in 1839

Captured Spanish Admiral Cervera Takes a Walk

by Vintage Pics

Dining and touring while hundreds of prisoners waited

Read moreCaptured Spanish Admiral Cervera Takes a Walk

Coming to Terms with Marshal Entwistle

by J. Dennis Robinson

For his time, he was probablu a good cop

Read moreComing to Terms with Marshal Entwistle

Tough Times for Tough Mayors

by J. Dennis Robinson

In Portsmouth, the city councilor with the most votes-- IS MAYOR

Read moreTough Times for Tough Mayors
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