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York Indian Legend Might be Real: HISTORY MATTERS Sometimes you have to turn a legend upside down to find the truth. A Noca Scotia historian traces the legend of a York Maine Indian back to its roots and offers a refreshing new theory on a dramatic series of events. Is the mysterious...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/york-indian-legend-might-be-real/
Tobias We Hardly Knew Ye: WASHINGTON'S BELEAGUERED SECRETARY Life was a roller coaster ride for Tobias Lear. Selected as secretary to George Washington, his checkered career zoomed up and crashed down. Portsmouth's native son lived with the nation's #1 family, but finally took...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/tobias-we-hardly-knew-ye/
The New Dying Words of John Wilkes Booth: NH's LINCOLN CONNECTION April 1865 Behind the curtain of the Lincoln assassination is a strange New Hampshire love story. Lucy Hale, daughter of an abolitionist senator, was reportedly engaged to the man who killed President Lincoln. Whether it wasa...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-new-dying-words-of-john-wilkes-booth/
Twelve Vignettes of Portsmouth: EARLY PORTSMOUTH GUIDES Helen Pearson’s pencil sketches remain among the best images ever made of her beloved Portsmouth. This little souvenir book from 1913 still pops up in used bookstores, but you don’t have to go searching. Here are half of the...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/twelve-vignettes-of-portsmouth/
4000 Yankees Attack Canada: PEPPERRELL AT LOUISBOURG We won. But can you name the first major military victory in American history? It made England rejoice, France despair and set the wheels in motion for an American Revolution three decades later. And it all started here.; http://www.seacoastnh.com/4000-yankees-attack-canada/
The Truth About Ocean Born Mary: INSIDE NH LEGENDS According to New Hampshire legend, Ocean Born Mary was born at sea. Her birth saved the life of the passengers from pirates on an early sailing ship. The story involves romance and buried treasure, but alas, it is not true. So many...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-truth-about-ocean-born-mary/
The Railroad Through the Farm: SEACOAST POETRY The passenger train is back in Seacoast, New Hampshire after disappearing for decades. Severed from passenger service in the middle of the 20th century, the region is coming to terms with 85 miles per hour commuting again? And how did...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-railroad-through-the-farm/
Did NH Governor John Langdon Own Slaves?: HISTORY MATTERS He led the 1774 raid against the king’s fort, built America’s first frigates, fought, financed the war, designed and signed the US Constitution, served as New Hampshire senator, “president,” and governor. So was this “founding father”...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/did-nh-governor-john-langdon-own-slaves/
Anne Molloy, Adventure Author: SEACOAST LITERARY LIONS She is best known locally for her book Celia’s Lighthouse , about a young poet-in-the-making at the Isles of Shoals. But author Anne Molloy wrote 22 juvenile books in her 40 year career. Two books about Native Americans – Wampum...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/anne-molloy-adventure-author/
As I Please Index: 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. See...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/as-i-please-index/
The Revolutionary Era: IT HAPPENED HERE TOO The heart of the Revolution beat strongly in Seacoast New Hampshire. Four months before Lexington and Concord, Portsmouth had thrown off its British governor. George Washington's secretary Tobias Lear was a local boy. His father...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-revolutionary-era/
Ballad of Louis Wagner: SMUTTYNOSE MURDER Especially in March we think of the lyrics to this classic Portsmouth ballad and the moonlight murders at Smutty Nose Island. Now 25 years old, this song more than any artistic interpretation we know strikes at the dark heart of the...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/ballad-of-louis-wagner/
The Three Fires of Christmas: DOWNTOWN BURNS IN THE 1800s Again and again Portsmouth burned, making hell of the holidays. The three devastating fires of Portsmouth each arrived near Christmas – 1802, 1806, 1813. Out of the ashes came a new city – one built of brick instead of wood...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-three-fires-of-christmas/
Snowbound With Mr Whittier: SEACOAST POETS A snowstorm can be threatening or a snowstorm can be peaceful. For John Greenleaf Whittier it was also profitable. His pastoral poem about a family farm hidden under a blanket of snow became his first bestseller. This childhood memory...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/snowbound-with-mr-whittier/
Which Bartlett is Bartlett Street?: SEACOAST HISTORY Remembering a reader email that sent us into a tailspin. Sometimes the simplest request can lead to bottomless research. Something as simple as a street name may not be simple at all.; http://www.seacoastnh.com/which-bartlett-is-bartlett-street/
Frederick Douglass Comes to Town: SEACOAST BLACK HISTORY Born a slave, he became the most famous Black man in America and advisor to Abraham Lincoln. Even as the Civil War raged Frederick Douglass visited Portsmouth and lectured on the future of black Americans. His two sons were...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/frederick-douglass-comes-to-town/
Read Our Mail -- September 2005: A complete archive of mail from July 2005; http://www.seacoastnh.com/read-our-mail-september-2005/
Read Our Mail -- May 2004: A complete archive of mail from May 2004; http://www.seacoastnh.com/read-our-mail-may-2004/
Read Our Mail -- December 2004: A complete archive of mail from December 2004; http://www.seacoastnh.com/read-our-mail-december-2004/
Seacoast NH Film Classics: SEACOAST MOVIE TRIVIA Trivia quiz! How many major films can you name that have connections to this region? The Last Detail, yes. Don’t forget A Separate Piece, The Mighty and Northwest Passage. We can think of about 20. Help us discover more, no matter...; http://www.seacoastnh.com/seacoast-nh-film-classics/

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