How John Fenton Sank Gov. John Wentworth
It was not a good time to be a Tory
The Last Seacoast Days of Rev. Whitefield
The debate is building. Was Rev. George Whitefield (1714-1770) our “forgotten founding father” who paved the way for a democratic United States? Was he America’s first celebrity and the greatest Christian evangelist since the biblical Apostle Paul? Or was he a kindly workaholic and …
Tobias Lear: George Washington’s Troubled Secretary
The ups and downs of a man at the center of power in the dawning years of America
Rethinking Benedict Arnold with Nathaniel Philbrick
The good news about a bad guy
Paul Revere’s “Other Ride” Poem
With apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
A Song for the Sons of Liberty (1766)
Top tune lyrics from the New Hampshire Gazette
Judge Woodbury Langdon, Impeached in 1790
Impeached because he failed to show up for work
Copycat Portsmouth Tea Party Narrowly Avoided
Cooler heads prevailed in Portsmouth, NH in response to shiploads of tea
Thomas Jefferson Caricature has Portsmouth Connection
Presidents have always had to endure harsh criticism from comedians
Preserving the Powder Major’s Land in Madbury
Behind the scenes with the society for the Protection of NH Forests
John Langdon Finally Gets His Statue
Ignored for centuries, NH patriot gets cast in bronze in Philly
From George-Washington- Slept-Here to Micro-Apartments
A quick history of the storied Treadwell-Jenness House.