Primus Fowle Ran the First NH Printing Press
We have only snippets of Fowle's biography, all from white writers
Experts Agree: First NH State House Not Worth Reconstructing
After decades of planning, studies show the remaining timbers are too far gone
Did NH Governor John Langdon Enslave Workers?
Although his family enslaved farm workers, John leaned toward Abolitionism
Stamp Act Agent Burned in Effigy
Why would young George Meserve even want to collect taxes in 1765?
Writing Ruth Blay’s Tragic Tale
"I was so filled with anger and sorrow about what had happened to this woman."
Save the Seal, Keep the Ship
NH Legislators should study up before trashing Seacoast history
The Tarnished Tale of Robert Rogers
From fierce fighter and effective commander to abandoning spouse and traitor.
Colored Patriots of New Hampshire
An excerpt from the classic work of William Cooper Nell
Painting Portsmouth on the Eve of the Revolution
F.W. Des Barres' extraordinary 1773 maps, charts, and illustrations
How John Fenton Sank Gov. John Wentworth
It was not a good time to be a Tory
The Last Seacoast Days of Rev. Whitefield
After thousands of sermons, he spoke his last words here
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