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Poem: The Vane of the Old North Church

by Guest Author

If weathervanes could talk by Charles Brewster

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NH Jewish Community Deeply Rooted in Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

Portsmouth is home to New Hampshire’s oldest active synagogue.    

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Edward Warren Clark was a Magic Lantern Man

by J. Dennis Robinson

Almost forgotten travel lecturer projected the world on the wall

Read moreEdward Warren Clark was a Magic Lantern Man

How Harvard Helped Portsmouth and Vice Versa

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Wentworths were Harvard boys and they were just the beginning

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Subversive “Infidel” Nathan Parker Founded Unitarian Church in NH

by J. Dennis Robinson

Here's why South Church ended up a block behind North Church in downtown Portsmouth

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of James Kennard Jr

by J. Dennis Robinson

"Yet we have never known a happier person," Rev. Peabody wrote

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Going Crazy in Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

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

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Tracking Passaconaway

by J. Dennis Robinson

Indigenous leader still a mystery

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An Idyllic Chapel Among the Pines

by Vintage Pics

Pastoral scenery, spiritualism, and classic architecture in one woodsy spot

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Chatting with the Dead 

by J. Dennis Robinson

Spiritualism and séances attracted millions in the 1800s

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The Last Seacoast Days of Rev. Whitefield

by J. Dennis Robinson

After thousands of sermons, he spoke his last words here

Read moreThe Last Seacoast Days of Rev. Whitefield

Martin Luther Meets Louis de Rochemont in 1953

by J. Dennis Robinson

Two men struggling to make an impact on the world

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