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Launching the First USS New Hampshire in 1864

by J. Dennis Robinson

It had lain in mothballs for 50 years before the Civil War created a supply crisis

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Historian Survives the Battle of San Diego Bay

by J. Dennis Robinson

Privateer Lynx and the Californian lock horns in mock combat

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James Reed at Bunker Hill

by Guest Author

Though ill, he attended battle after battle

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Enoch Poor: Exeter Shipbuilder & Patriot Soldier

by Guest Author

Bunker Hill, Stillwater, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth & beyond

Read moreEnoch Poor: Exeter Shipbuilder & Patriot Soldier

Daguerreotype Reveals Face of Revolutionary War Soldier

by J. Dennis Robinson

Meet George Fishley, a Portsmouth veteran of Valley Forge, who lived into the photographic era

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Irvin Cobb Catches Fire in Portsmouth

by Vintage Pics

His coverage of the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth kicked off a smoking career

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NH Played a Key Role at Bunker Hill

by J. Dennis Robinson

From the battle to the monument, Granite Staters were there

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John Stark: Washington’s NH General

by Guest Author

Our most storied Revolutionary War hero and wife, Molly, were parents of five boys and five girls.

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America’s Caldron of Discontent Still Boiling after 250 Years

by J. Dennis Robinson

History offers a chance to measure the present against the past

Read moreAmerica’s Caldron of Discontent Still Boiling after 250 Years

Hitler Spotted at Seacoast Hotel in 1946

by Vintage Pics

Political correctness was not an issue at this post-WWII employee masquerade party

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John Robinson: The Last Sound Ranger

by J. Dennis Robinson

“We weren’t there to battle anyone. We were there to run an experiment.”

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Nazi Sub Souvenir Surfaces on eBay

by Vintage Pics

Astute readers will note that this true story found its way into the novel POINT OF GRAVES

Read moreNazi Sub Souvenir Surfaces on eBay
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