Really enjoyed reading about all the different magazines (As I Please: Just Over the Dead Line) It was a real writer's trip down memory lane. I do hope you'll update your info on Penumbra. We published 7 issues in 1979-81. However there was also a "coda" to our series--a free insert to Re:Ports that I did without Chip. It came out in 1983. Talk about a collector's item. If you're interested (and I can find them in my closet), I'll send you one.
Alice Boatwright

The colony of Pannaway was in what state?
Pat Ferro

(Editor's Reply: If you've been searching in our HISTORY/Colonial section, try HISTORY/Contact Era for links to Pannaway which, legend tells us, was at Rye in New Hampshire near present day Odiorne Point (#33 on Region MAP). An artist's conception of Pannaway which was the first "permanent" settlement in NH, founded by a group of fisherman and an apothecary named David Thompson in April of 1623, seven years before the founding of Strawbery Banke seven miles up the road in Portsmouth. Thompson's brilliant idea was to double the profit on annual fishing trips to the Isles of Shoals by surviving the winter and catching and salting twice as many fish for export to England. David, his son John and wife Amais were the first known family to winter in NH, though they moved quickly on to found a colony in Boston Harbor. Brewster talks about seeing the foundation of the Manor House there more than 200 years later, but little is known of life at Pannaway. SeacoastNH.com has obtained three privately published books on Thompson and plans to create a David Thompson Theme Page next year in celebration of the 375th anniversary of the state's first foreign settler. Pannaway is referenced in the journal of one of the Plymouth Plantation founders who says Miles Standish traveled to NH to beg Thompson's assistance to save the starving Pilgrims in 1623. Being good "neighbor," Thomspon complied, kicking off a second Thanksgiving at Plymouth. JDR)

Hi! We're planning an early summer trip to the Seacoast and need to know if your Jazz Festival is Sunday, June 22 or Saturday June 21? The info I downloaded showed Sunday, June 21, which doesn't happen in 1997!
Thanks! K. Nash

(Editor's Reply: Yes, it can be confusing. The Jazz Festival is being held on Sunday June 22 at Prescott Park starting at noon. The confusion may come from the fact that the Park is featuring the Seacoast Big Band on Saturday evening and the same band is also playing at the festival the following day. Originally the concert was a day-long block party affair in the port area (click to see MAP) sponsored by the now defunct Seacoast Council on Tourism. The new Seacoast Jazz Festival has moved a few blocks upriver and is sponsored by the Prescott Park Arts Festival and the donation is only $5. See you there. JDR)

I am searching for a Hall, Lodge, Historical Building, or someplace that can accommodate 75-100 people for a reunion luncheon Saturday, August 9, 1997. Our base is Seabrook Beach, we would like to stay within a half hour or so of that location
T. Nolan

(Editor's Reply: You might start with our Seacoast-wide list of Convention Centers in the Business section. A list of halls for hire in the region is also a great idea. We'll put it in our suggestion box. We also instantly refer all reader inquiries to the chambers of commerce currently on-line in the region. JDR)

Your site looks really good, content, interaction, design. How do you see your business model evolving, revenue sources? Any success stories for travel/tourism, retail, business to business?
D. Maddox

(Editor's Reply: Thanks! We seem to be reaching a critical mass at which advertisers are coming toward us enthusiastically as the idea of a central regional web site takes shape. The encouraging part is that our support seems to be coming from a wide variety of sources -- local teachers, chambers, artists, historic groups, businesses as well as virtual and real tourists from around the world literally. Our plan is simply to expand our content and services slowly but with consistently high quality as the world continues to discover us, one web surfer at a time. We've mapped out a five year plan that would make your head swim, but for now we're keeping our day jobs. TD)

Software Enhancement Services (SES) recently opened in Dover. One of the many programs offered is Pre-school and Elementary computer training. This program includes introduction to the computer, mouse & keyboard. For more info our services go to www.ses-training.com
E. Spear

Hello! I was wondering if you could give me some information regarding craft fairs in the Seacoast NH area. I am looking to attend some craft fairs this summer, fall and winter and would very much like to attend a couple in your area.
L. Leighton

(Editor's Reply: You've found our weak spot. We'll try to scurry up a list, but maybe our READERS can help send along the info. This is a very crafty area, but our lists now include only the Bow Street Fair in July in Portsmouth and League of NH Craftsmen outlet in Exeter. JDR)

Sorry it took me so long, but I finally put a link on my site to your NH Seacoast site. It's on the New Hampshire lighthouse links page. Your site is really beautifully done. I'm sure I'll be visiting it often. Take care,
Jeremy

-- New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide
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We like your site content. Let's consider linking! We invite you to visit InfoNET and add your site along with a brief description of your site content to our Internet Resource Center. Although, our "Add Your Link" service is FREE, we do ask you to reciprocate with a LINK at your site .... not required but highly appreciated. Our site visitation now exceeds 2,000 per/day! 25% Europe.... 70% North America... 5% Asia Regards,
Frank Bertotti

(To Our Readers: SeacoastNH.com regularly receives link requests and we are in the process of continually making connection with sites everywhere. Readers will continue to find more and more "outside" links as we develop our content. Each link is carefully considered and monitored for content and quality. If you find a dropped link or a problem, e-mail us any time at info@SeacoastNH.com. Thanks. TD)

Just wanted to express my appreciation for Dennis's very entertaining article on Lucy Hale. Very good writing.
M. Power

Dear SeacoastNH.com
I have just finished reading Dennis Robinson's fascinating article, "Shakespeare, Lincoln, Lucy and John" in the May 10th Seacoaost New Hampshire.So now, perhaps, we know what motivated Booth to kill President Lincoln...a broken heart! I am sending the info on to a colleague who is producing a Lincoln documentary film. Great stuff!
G. Keef-Feldman

(Editor's Reply: Many thanks. Separate web pages are under development for both Lucy Hale and her dad JP Hale of Dover. You won't believe how cool and controversial this father/daughter team from the 1800s is going to get! Who says history is dead? We are working a performance version of the story we hope to someday produce. JDR)

My daughter will be a freshman student at UNH in Durham this fall. I would like to get a list of banks where I may be able to establish a checking account. I would prefer a bank that also does business in Georgia i.e. First Union, NationsBank, etc. Any ideas? Many thanks.
G.Kenna

(Editor's Reply: We did our best to facilitate this one, but our READERS may know best. Although we were featured in last month's UNH Alumni news magazine, our financial expertise is limited mostly to checking our change at McDonald's. TD&JDR)

I finally got a minute to check out your site while my 12 year old is in school and off the computer. It's excellent! I love the what's happening in Portsmouth info. because many times we'd like to go, but are too far away to know what's going on. The historical pieces are fantastic and I'm going to inform my sons' teachers about your site. I'm glad I finally got to take a look.
A.Bascom

Dear Sir
I am looking for detailed pictures of John Paul Jones' ship the "Providence". I am trying to assist a friend who builds model ships, so any pictures or even plans of this ship would be helpful. I work in a library so if you know of books which have this, please let me know the title and author, date of publication, etc. If you sell any pictures or books with more information that would be helpful too.
R. Pizzi

(Editor's Reply: Although we are writing to you from the grounds of the historic John Paul Jones House, alas, we don't have the Providence, just "The Ranger" in on our John Paul Jones web site. The starting point for all JPJ research is the Sameul Elliot Morrison biography now out in paperback from the press at Annapolis. JDR)

What did most people do for a living in the Colonial Era? What would a help wanted ad look like?
Ben Freedman

(Editor's Reply: Good question, Ben! In colonial times, many people were self supporting or had specific trades. There was little need for help wanted ads since there was, first, no newspapers, and secondly, few companies to hire anyone. Most young people worked for their fathers (girls did housework, but had no trades in most cases). Sometimes a craftsman like a cooper (makes barrels) or blacksmith would take on an apprentice. Workers usually got room and board or a minimal income and were expected to work for years before earning an income. NH's first newspaper did not arrive until 1756 in the Revolutionary Era. There is a famous local Want Ad billboard posted on the walls around here from John Paul Jones who was seeking workers to travel on a ship with him. The problem was that most people could not READ the want ad which promised a small sum of money for those who would travel to Europe by ship and the balance of payment on the return. So few men wanted to go that JPJ had to conscript soldiers from local forts and practically drag them along. As the city evolved there were more and more people who could read, more and more newspapers and more and more jobs. Those ads looked pretty much like they do today although early Americans were not shy about exaggerating and offering things they did not always intend to pay. The concept of "truth in advertising" was not then known. JDR)

Just a minor point about the piece you ran on the New Hampshire Gazette (The Nation's Oldest Newspaper). I'm not descended from Daniel, neither is anyone else. Daniel and Lydia (Hall) Fowle had three babies but none survived infancy. My link is through Peter Fowle, second son of George Fowle (1610-1682); Daniel was descended from Peter's older brother, Captain John Fowle.
Steve Fowle