President Grant Zips THrough Town
Portsmouth's fourth presidential visit was in 1871 says author Ray Brighton
Victorian Bicycles on the Water
Major David Urch and his aquacyclists pedal on the Piscataqua River
FB-111A Jet Bomber Crashes at Portsmouth in 1981
"The good Lord was nice to us," a resident reported when no one was killed.
A Lifetime of Loving Gilleys
Photos of one of Portsmouth's oldest dining institutions
On the Road with Alvan Fuller
A brief biography of the man with the roses at Fuller Gardens in Seacoast, NH
A Deadly Train Wreck in 1909
Fireman Edward Harnden of the switching engine was killed instantly
On the Trail of Tom Thumb’s Carriage
How did Charles Stratton’s mini-coach end up at UNH?
Hop on a Train to the Rockingham
We were easy to reach by railroad q century ago, but not anymore
Zoffoli Motors Super-88 Model with Rocket Engine
Drive this baby right off the lot for $2,000
Visit Portsmouth in Your 1955 Ford
“Portsmouth is a proud town,” Eleanor Early wrote, “full of descendants and an occasional ghost.”
Forgetting the Atlantic Corporation
The company died, but the cozy brick neighborhood it spawned lives on.