HISTORY

SEACOAST HISTORY
			As I Please Historical Societies Jesse James Films
MARITIME HISTORY
The Shipyard Old Ironsides John Paul Jones
FAMOUS PEOPLE
		Link Free or Die John Paul Jones Celia Thaxter John Smith
Thomas Bailey Aldrich Tobias Lear Framers of Freedom
BLACK HISTORY
			NH Black History Black Heritage Trail Black History Links
PLACES & EVENTS
Smuttynose Murders Brewster's Rambles Historic Tours
				The Grave Site Isles of Shoals Wentworth by the Sea
		NH History Old Portsmouth
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Portsmouth Timeline The Industrial Era	Prehistoric Era	The Contact Era	The Colonial Era	The Revolutionary Era

The Lost WPA Murals of Gladys Brannigan

gladys_00 They’re out there somewhere. Keep your eyes peeled for four, large, rolled paintings on canvas. Each one measures 7.5 x 11.5 feet and each depicts a pivotal scene from Portsmouth history. These four mural panels by artist Gladys Brannigan hung in the auditorium at Portsmouth Middle School on Parrot Avenue. The paintings were installed with great pomp in the fall of 1936. It is not yet clear exactly when they were taken down or where they ended up. (Continued below)

Waging Peace in 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth

HISTORY MATTERS

It was Portsmouth's finest hour. In August 1905 two warring nations sent envoys half way around the globe to talk about peace. Half a million men had already died in a gruesome territorial conflict over a harsh Asian landscape. Now the future of those nations, perhaps the world, hung on the success of failure of these emissaries. (Full article below)

Subversive Nathan Parker Founded Unitarian Church in NH

HISTORY MATTERS

The Nathan Parker House at the dead end of Livermore Street in Portsmouth is on the market for $3,750,000. Nathan who? The name no longer rings a bell, but in the 1820s Parker was the talk of the town. (Continued below)

What the Cushing Family Left Us

Unknown Boy with Bird HISTORY MATTERS

We live in an age of miraculous technology and super-discounted products. So what will you bequeath to your heirs? And will they care about your old 21st century junk? (Continued below)

Fannie Sprague Murder Still Unsolved

Fannie_sprage00 HISTORY MATTERS

Some murder stories are told and told again. Others fade quickly from public memory. Why? It has been more than a century since this horrific crime in South Berwick, Maine. The murder is still unsolved. The story has never been told in full – until now. (Story and photos below)

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