Portsmouth Lyceum was TEDx of the 1800s
Between the church and the theater was the educational Lyceum Movement
Eccentric “Pilgrim Stranger” Preached to Congress
Seacoast's Harriet Livermore dreamed of a day when women would be "clothed in the sun, and walk on the moon."
William Ladd Founded The American Peace Society
The “Apostle of Peace” fought to end war
A 1927 Cartoon Map of Star Island
Plus the full First Annual Nonprofit Report from the Star Island Corporation 1917
Who Lies Under NH’s Tallest Tombstone?
Rev. Tucke was everything to the impoverished people of the Shoals and profited well in return
Evangelist George Whitefield Fish Sculpture
The famed evangelist was a "Fisher of Men"
Extremely Rare Diary of a New Hampshire Girl
California woman recalls early days goring up in NH seacoast in the mid-1800s
Thomas Morton Abandoned at Isles of Shoals
The last thing the Pilgrims wanted in America was religious or economic freedom for others
Reverend Samuel Haven Fathered 17
The park on Pleasant Street was the site of his mansion where he chatted with George Washington
Rare Glimpse of “The Temple” Bell Tower
We have no photos of two of the city's most influential public buildings.
Bishop Visits Christ Church in 1940
We need a good history of Catholics in Portsmouth, NH.
How Massachusetts Almost Ate New Hampshire
"New Hampshire was only a pimple," said the late Jere Daniells, but the Puritans wanted it badly.