Who Was William Whipple?
He was in the right room at the right time, one of three NH :signers"
Still Untangling the Prince Whipple Legend
The black man in the boat is not Prince Whipple, although symbolically, he is.
Governor John Wentworth Lost Three Mansions
He was driven from homes in Portsmouth and Wolfeboro, NH and Halifax Nova Scotia
Lafayette was the First American Idol
Lafayette's return in 1824 and again in 2024 drew cheering crowds
Daniel Fowle Prints First NH Newspaper
Still standing in one form or another since 1756, The NH Gazette
A Warning to All Others: First Women Executed in NH
Guest historian Christopher Benedetto examines the executions of December 27, 1739.
The Lost Newspapers of 1777
The author digs through Revolutionar War newspapers in search of John Paul Jones
The Death of George Washington by Tobias Lear
Portsmouth-born secretary penned an eyewitness account
Our John Paul Jones 1959 Movie Summary
He got one film long ago played by an unlikely tall romantic lead
John Paul Jones Sued in New Hampshire Court
Gen. John Sullivan of Durham for the defense.
George Washington Slept and was Painted Here
Centuries later, his visit is still a big deal
Henry Tufts Wrote our First Criminal Autobiography
"The Autobiography of a Thief" is a rare trip into 1700s underworld