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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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HISTORY MATTERS
The editor ponders history, mostly, in this popular Seacoast column. This index contains over 100 original columns by J. Dennis Robinson. The author has been writing about the "America's Smallest Seacoast" (sm) for over two decades.
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A personal column about history and stuff
ARCHIVED ESSAYS by J. Dennis Robinson
DEAR READER: We are in the process of moving this archive to our databased format. Items that have already been moved and NEW essays can be found by clickiung here. A few titles are temporarily offline while we're reconnecting the links. Thanks for your patience.
The Coffins UNder the Steet October 12, 2003
Fremont: NH's Most Historic Town, September 22, 2003
Old Shady Tree Tales, August 22, 2003
Rethinking the Role of Strawbery Banke, July 27, 2003
Unseen Celia Portrait Discovered, June 20, 2003
The First 130 Years are the Hardest, May 14, 2003
George Orwell's FBI File, January 10, 2003
Living with the Dead, October 27, 2002
Maryellen's Magic Dress, August 23, 2002
The Resurrection of Thomas P. Moses, July 22, 2002
Defining the Swift & Wily Piscataqua, June 22, 2002
Digitizing Emilio's Restaurant, May 12, 2002
The Unflappable, Unforgettable Esther, March 10, 2002
Luring Seacoast Tourists Since 1850, February 17, 2002
The Crack in White Island Lighthouse, January 28, 2002
How Aristotle Onassis Lost Great Bay, January 6, 2002
Last Chance for Paul Wentworth, December 15, 2001
Rusticating in Tamworth Village, October 15, 2001
Beneath the Underground Railroad, September 2, 2001
Which Bartlett is Bartlett Street?, August 10, 2001
The Smuttynose Diary (Part Two), July 20, 2001
The Smuttynose Diary (Part One), July 14, 2001
Harriet Livermore is Local "Shero", June 23, 2001
The Making of the Squalus Movie, June 2, 2001
Clipper Nightingale & the Jenny Lind, May 8, 2001
The Truth About Ocean Born Mary, April 21, 2001
Seeking NH Women Online, March 30, 2001
A Yankee in the Desert Part II, March 10, 2001
A Yankee in the Desert, February 24, 2001
Waiting for Bill (Til the Last Dog Dies), January 27, 2001
A Murderous History of Portsmouth, January 13, 2001
400 Years Loitering in Market Square, December 30, 2000
Almost Famous (Not Really), November 4, 2000
The Devilish Fall of General Moulton, October 22, 2000
In Search of Blackbeard's Treasure, October 7, 2000
The Tragic Tale of Beebe's Babies, September 24, 2000
They Still Come to Fish, September 10, 2000
Louis Wagner Beats the Press, July 30, 2000
Who is the New Patriot?, July 15, 2000
Freedom, Fireworks & Little Kids, June 30, 2000
The Many Stories of Paul Jones' House ..May 20, 2000
Thank You, Joe Sawtelle, May 6, 2000
The Taxing Life of George Meserve, April 10, 2000
The Gospel According to Brewster, March 24, 2000
Battle Cry of an eBay Warrior, March 11, 2000
Black Heroes, White Poets, February 27, 2000
Presidents, Portsmouth & Bottle Caps, February 13, 2000
The Day Mark Twain Wore Black, January 26, 2000
Oh-So-Sorry, Kittery, January 16, 2000
The Heck With Local History!, January 1, 2000
Making the Goodwin Monument Sing, November 5, 1999
Dressing for the Dead Zone, October 23, 1999
Deathbed Masterpiece of James Kennard, October 9, 1999
Hurricanes, Fallout, Dynamite & Y2K, September 26, 1999
Topless to Tapas in Downtown Portsmouth August 28, 1999
Jeff Meets the Beatles on MP3, July 30, 1999
Souvenirs from the Dawn of Tourism, July 18, 1999
Poetry Don't Love History No More, July 7, 1999
Smokin' Down the NH Campaign Trail, June 20, 1999
Land-locked With Celia Thaxter, June 6, 1999
The Building in the Center of the Road, May 8, 1999
Who Stole the Wentworth Hotel?, April 24, 1999
Amanda Visits Seaport World, March 14, 1999
NH Slave Stories Thrive Online, March 3, 1999
Mr. Smith Meets Mr. Jones, January 15, 1999
I am Addicted to Bibliofind.com!, January 4, 1999
The Flickering Fame of Portsmouth's Baddest Boy
Bye-bye 375, December 7, 1998
The Hex-ploitation of Goody Cole, October 24, 1998
Message to 2123 A.D., October 11, 1998
Can We Rebuild the Ranger?, September 27, 1998
Dynamite in the Rock Pasture, September 1, 1998
A Big Bridge and a Little Girl, 1923, August 16, 1998
Smuttynose Fever Spreads, May 4, 1998
Hail Hale, the Hype's All Here, Mar. 1, 1998
Clinton, Sex and Local Weather, Feb. 1, 1998
Big Parties That I Missed, Jan. 3, 1998
Packing for the March to Quebec, Nov. 1, 1997
The Stones of Monhegan, July 26, 97
Shakespeare, Lincoln, Lucy & John, May 10, 1997
Just Over The Dead Line, Apr 25, 1997
Report From The Vermont Frontier, Mar 13, 1997
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