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War & Peace

The Perils of Privateer Andrew Sherburne

by J. Dennis Robinson

He went from supporting to whole family to rotting in an English prison camp

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Going Crazy in Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

Baha'i school founder Sarah Jane Farmer isolated in local clinic

Read moreGoing Crazy in Portsmouth

Tracking Passaconaway

by J. Dennis Robinson

Indigenous leader still a mystery

Read moreTracking Passaconaway

The Tarnished Tale of Robert Rogers

by J. Dennis Robinson

From fierce fighter and effective commander to abandoning spouse and traitor.

Read moreThe Tarnished Tale of Robert Rogers

The Escape of George Washington Frosst

by J. Dennis Robinson

A Maine Yankee detainee in a Confederate POW camp

Read moreThe Escape of George Washington Frosst

Recalling Portsmouth in the War of 1812

by J. Dennis Robinson

You may know more that you think about the Forgotten War

Read moreRecalling Portsmouth in the War of 1812

Murder of Natives in 1623 by Myles Standish Shocked New England

by J. Dennis Robinson

Deadly encounter with "Captain Shrimp" is key to NH founding story

Read moreMurder of Natives in 1623 by Myles Standish Shocked New England

Remembering Henry Warder Carey at Creek Farm

by Vintage Pics

People preserve architecture, and vice versa

Read moreRemembering Henry Warder Carey at Creek Farm

Newington Filmmaker Created 1942 US Marine Docudrama

by Vintage Pics

Another forgotten film from Louis de Rochemont

Read moreNewington Filmmaker Created 1942 US Marine Docudrama

Hollywood Does Portsmouth in “Northwest Passage”

by Vintage Pics

For a few fleeting seconds, the film almost captured our city.

Read moreHollywood Does Portsmouth in “Northwest Passage”

Rev. Andrew Peabody Protested 1847 War

by J. Dennis Robinson

The bells of one Portsmouth church did not ring out

Read moreRev. Andrew Peabody Protested 1847 War

Let’s Meet at the Y in 1905

by Vintage Pics

Where historic events come together

Read moreLet’s Meet at the Y in 1905
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