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Naval Hero George Dewey Loved Susan Goodwin of Portsmouth

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Snow Fell All Summer Two Centuries Ago

Recycling Old Portsmouth Tree Tales

The Coroner’s Team Arrives at the Smuttynose Murder Scene in 1873

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Ben Baldwin & The Big Note in 1980

by: J. Dennis Robinson in: As I Please

Five decades ago, another Big Note baby was born

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When a Building You Love Dies

Ace Karlo, the Man who Built Portsmouth

Reviving the Good Old Days

Remembering Jay Smith

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The Superman of Puddle Dock

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The good old days before urban renewal

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A 1927 Cartoon Map of Star Island

Judge Woodbury Langdon, Impeached in 1790

NH’s Un-Constitutional Summer of 1998

Oh, the Horrible Things We Do to Lobsters

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1623: Pilgrims, Pipe Dreams, Politics & the Founding of New Hampshire

1623: Pilgrims, Pipe Dreams, Politics & the Founding of New Hampshire

Shrouded in myth, mystery, and misinformation, the true story of New Hampshire’s founding family has never been fully told–until now. Why do we know so little about David and Amias Thompson of Plymouth, England? And why is what we think we know so often wrong? Barely three years after the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts, a wholly different plan for America was in play. Popular journalist J. Dennis Robinson exhumes the facts and connects the dots to reveal a forgotten journey that will challenge your perception of how New England was born.

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Other Books by J. Dennis Robinson

Wentworth By The Sea: The Life and Times of a Grand Hotel
Strawbery Banke: A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making
New Castle: New Hampshire's Smallest, Oldest, & Only Island Town

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The Superman of Puddle Dock

by: Vintage Pics in: Vintage Pics

The good old days before urban renewal

Read moreThe Superman of Puddle Dock

“A Tryst” by Celia Thaxter

Snow Fell All Summer Two Centuries Ago

Recycling Old Portsmouth Tree Tales

The Coroner’s Team Arrives at the Smuttynose Murder Scene in 1873

Ben Baldwin & The Big Note in 1980

by: J. Dennis Robinson in: As I Please

Five decades ago, another Big Note baby was born

Read moreBen Baldwin & The Big Note in 1980

About the Author/Editor

J. DENNIS ROBINSON is a former educator and creative service provider. He is the author of 20 books and a couple thousand published articles. Dennis lives by the swirling Piscataqua River within sight of Maine. He has a mortgage, but no pets.

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