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Hawthorne on the Isles of Shoals
ISLES OF SHOALS September 1852 We knew that American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne had stayed at the Isles of Shoals. But we had no idea he left a 10,000 word journal of his visit. Plymouth State College student Craig Brown suggested we take a deeper...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/hawthorne-on-the-isles-of-shoals/
Celia's Mystery Cloak
Unknown Celia Portrait Discovered What's the story behind this mysterious caped crusader? Celia Thaxter never smiles. In more than a dozen portraits spanning her 59 years, the lips of the "Island Poet" are turned fashionably and perpetually down. This...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/celias-mystery-cloak/
Portrait of Harriet Livermore
SEACOAST LITERARY LIONS Harriet was almost normal. Legend says that, had she not been spurned by her fiance, Harriet might have lived like a wealthy socialite. Instead she became one of the nation’s first female preachers, and author, an evangelist for...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/portrait-of-harriet-livermore/
John Paul Jones Film Summary
JOHN PAUL JONES FILM The 1959 film John Paul Jones is the only major Hollywood movie about the naval hero. Portsmouth, NH is the only American site of a John Paul Jones house museum. The film premiered here as a fundraiser for the founding of Strawbery...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/john-paul-jones-film-summary/
Hot Girls Pose in Portsmouth
SeacoastNH.com Presents Historic Portsmouth #373 I may get into hot water with this one. There is no data available on this small gilt-edged photo card by the Davis Brothers, then located at 15 Pleasant Street in downtown Portsmouth. I could simply be,...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/hot-girls-pose-in-portsmouth/
The Ranger Flag Legend
FLAGS OF JOHN PAUL JONES The story of Helen Seavey's quilting party is among Portsmouth's most cherished stoires. Yet it is, as far as we can tell, totally untrue. Here Clara Lynn, the blind poet, puts the tale into rhyme for an early 20th century...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-ranger-flag-legend/
March 2006 Contest
WIN! WIN! WIN! March 2006 from NH Gazette Answer a Seacoast history question and you might win a prize from (Be sure to read the rules first) GRAND PRIZE NH GAZETTE GIFT PACKGE Two winners get the whole crazy package You’ve heard about "the nation’s...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/march-2006-contest/
Letters February 2006
A complete archive of mail from February 2006
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January 2006
NOTES FROM AMERICA'S SMALLEST SEACOAST (SM) SeacoastNH.com Update January / February 2006 BODE MILLER FLYING DOWNHILL Newsweek and Time magazine stole our idea. We’re featuring NH skier Bode Miller and those guys both stick him on the cover. Perhaps...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/january-2006/
November 2005
NOTES FROM AMERICA'S SMALLEST SEACOAST (SM) SeacoastNH.com Update November / December 2005 History Feature DAVID AND THE THANKSGIVING GOLIATH Imagine, just for a moment, that America was not founded as a haven from religious persecution. Imagine,...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/november-2005/
Breakfast in the Bathtub
SEACOAST BOOKS The way things have been going lately, we could all use a book of smiles. Well, here it is. Poet Fred Samuels and columnist Joann Snow Duncanson have teamed up to produce "Breakfast in the Bathrub". If you’ve had enough of nasty weather,...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/breakfast-in-the-bathtub/
July 2005
NOTES FROM AMERICA'S SMALLEST SEACOAST (SM) SeacoastNH.com Update (c) 2005 History Feature WHEN THE CASWELLS RULED STAR ISLAND Long before the famous Laightons and their Isles of Shoals hotels – were the Caswells. Hard living, hard drinking, this...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/july-2005/
May 2005
NOTES FROM AMERICA'S SMALLEST SEACOAST (SM) SeacoastNH.com Update New History Feature DRUNKEN MOB TRASHES NEWSPAPER OFFICE Over a thousand boozed-up Portsmouth Republicans smashed their way into the Democratic offices of a local anti-war newspaper....
http://www.seacoastnh.com/may-2005/
Lowell Heritage State Park
HISTORIC TOURS Lowell, MA Lowell is the nation's only urban state park. Built on the backs of immigrant labor, the great brick mills still dominate the city. Lowel'''s network of museums, unlike most, tell the tales of working class Americans. Restored...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/lowell-heritage-state-park/
Evan Thomas on John Paul Jones
JOHN PAUL JONES Captain Jones has inspired scores of biographies since he burst into history during the American revolution. Evan Thomas has managed to capture both the latest scholarship and the elusive personality of the well-known, but rarely...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/evan-thomas-on-john-paul-jones/
SeacoastNH Earns DAR Patriotism Medal
SEACOAST HISTORY IN THE NEWS Our sincere thanks to the Daughters of the American Revolution for recognizing this web site's seven years of service. SeacaostNH has reached millions of readers around the world with original articles about New Hampshire...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/seacoastnh-earns-dar-patriotism-medal/
Inventations
SITE OF THE WEEK It’s a cute opening. When you click the Inventations (say: in-ven TA-tions) homepage, assuming your computer Flash plug-in is up to speed, the screen percolates with dots and up pops a huge red flower. The mood is whimsical and, with...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/inventations/
Good Food Info
SITE OF THE WEEK My approach to eating, as shown in recent columns, revolves largely around the two basic food groups – cheap food and tasty food. Nutrition consultant Cynthia Harriman says all well and good, but what about "healthy" food?
http://www.seacoastnh.com/good-food-info/
World War II Hits the Berwicks
MARK YOUR CALENDAR What was life like on the American home front during World War II? Peggy Konitzky, Historic New England site manager, will examine how American communities like the Berwicks survived. The program will be held on Thursday, April 23,...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/world-war-ll-hits-the-berwicks/
In the Green Room with Anita Shreve
Seacoast History Blog #12 November 21, 2008 Bestselling author Anita Shreve was signing books like a house afire. Seated behind a folding table in the rough hewn “green room” behind the stage at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, she talked as she signed...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/in-the-green-room-with-anita-shreve/

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