I am riding in the tour-de-cure this coming Sunday, and decided to make a weekend out of it. We live in the New London area and have never been to the seacoast. From this outstanding web-site we were able to make hotel reservations, get names and addresses of restaurants, find stuff for the kids (4 and 7) to do, etc. A model web-site for towns and attractions across America.
Scott Berger

(Editor's Reply: Thanks Scott. You've driven to the very heart of what we're trying to do here. Wait until you see our SIX clickable maps. JDR)

What was the population of Portsmouth N.H. in 1776?? How many people live there now??
Pete Trottier

(Editors Reply: The current Portsmouth population is about 26,000. A Revolutionary Era census listed the population at around 4,500, but this figure did not include women, children, ethnic minorities or Native Americans. JDR)

Just a quick note regarding the Battle of Bunker Hill. In your text you talk about the troops from CT and MA who fortified the heights of Breed's Hill in June, 1775. In fact one entire company of Col. William Prescott's Battalion who not only helped build the redoubt, but also defended it during the battle were from Hollis, New Hampshire. The Company was commanded by Capt. Reuben Dow, who was wounded in the thigh during the battle. Hollis also had several men in other companies and other regiments at the hill, and sustained the largest number of casualties and fatalities of any town on that day.

I read further in the article and the author did mention Dow's Company being credited to NH. The Source for the information on Dow's Co. Prescott's Battalion is from :The History of the Town of Hollis, NH; Samuel Worcester, 1879 also information in Massachusett's Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolution. If I can be of any help in any further information regarding Revolutionary War or Colonial matters, please let me know.

Jim Hayden, Capt. Commanding,
Reuben Dow's Co., Prescott's Battalion
also Sergeant, 1st New Hampshire Regt.

(Editor's Reply: I'm sure we'll be calling on you a lot Captain. IN fact, check out the following letter. JDR)

Hello! We found John Langdon via your site.........thank you!!!! We have handwritten accounts of our ancestor Wentworth Cheswell marching with him on Saratoga...but your pages are SUPERB for my genealogy !!! Thanks! Can you put me in touch with someone who did the research, or someone who can tell me how to get more info? Up to now...I have the ONLY xerox copy of handwritten notes from a relative who died....geez...talk about no one keeping records here! I would LOVE to be able to confirm more and more of these records. Perhaps someone would get in touch with me??? I would so appreciate it! The Bressler Family is on the Internet!
http://www.ns.net/~bbb
bbb@ns.net

(Editor's Reply: Most of the best places to look are still off-line. The most complete is our list of local historical societies. Check also with the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Strawbery Banke librarian, most local libraries including Portsmouth, Exeter, Rye, Greenland, Hampton. Also check the NH Historical Society. Due to many request, we will work toward an on-line list for those who want to track their families to the Seacoast. JDR)

Hey Guys,
I'm from Protsmouth too. Portsmouth in the UK Anyone wanna be email pals ?
Gary Mailer

We were stationed at Pease AFB from 1962 to 1964... lived in Newington and Hampton... remember with fondness Yoken' Restaurant... York Beach, Maine... a little tavern in downtown Portsmouth which had fried clams worth dying for... Hampton Beach... Salisbury Beach... a trip to the mountains...I supposed that Portsmouth has changed dramatically in the past 30+ years... I hope not too much...
D Sutherland
Baltimore, MD

(Editor's Reply: Just checked. ALL the things you mentioned are still here. C'mon back and see. We're interested in setting up a Pease site. Any ideas where WE can get started? JDR)

I just read your web site -- I am floored with the little bits which you've turned into a "wealth" of information. I recently started a genealogy search and have the name of both great grandparents who clearly lived during slavery. I would like to subscribe to your web page, or do you have a book or can you suggest how and where I should go about finding these families. My mother's side grandparents -- Laura Blackmon married Jessie Moore in Mississippi. My father's side grandparents -- Annie Grahamn married a (no first name) Dove in North or South Carolina. Congratulations, you must feel so proud! Thank you!
Jill

I enjoy your site, its one of the best I seen, And I've seen alot. I'm currently starting a new local non-profit site http://www.seacoastscene.com (.com is used only for the ease of the user). Being non-profit, I do not want to compete with other sites. The site's goal is offer for free a place for non-profit orgs, musicians, ect to post info pages and links. With your permission I may want to put a link to your site. Advice and help is greatly appretiated.
Cundarid@cybertours.com

(Editor's Reply: Glad to help in any way we can. Note that musicians can sign up for our Arts Pages by clicking to ARTS. We expect that section out in the fall with free links and lists. You should be one of them. JDR)