HISTORY MATTERS

Haunted tales and haunted tours are holiday fun – but beware. A revival in supernatural stuff should not be confused with historical fact. Spooky stories, taken literally, can distract us from the true lesson of the past. Hey, someone had to say it out loud.

AS I PLEASE

This letter was written and sealed into the time capsule buried in Portsmouth, NH in October 1998. The capsule also includes books, photographs, magazine articles, coins, and other curios from an era of Monica Lewinsky and Y2K.

HISTORY MATTERS

Every day we send message to the future, but they cannot answer back. Once in a rare while we make it formal – with a time capsule. This one was buried in 1998 and is scheduled to be opened by the citizens of Portsmouth, NH inn 2123. Here’s how we did it, with original photos exclusively on SeacoastNH.com

HISTORY MATTERS

For the last half century she was the "little old lady" of Portsmouth history. Bright, formal, sometimes formidable, Dorothy Vaughan helped launch a preservation revolution that shaped a city. Now her private letters revela a loving and lively librarian