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How The Colony is reinventing itself with a new hotel building and a year-round market
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Colony, a historic hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine, is expanding its north campus with a new...
We're not alone: A look at other places named Portsmouth around the world
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPortsmouth is a beautiful coastal city with a rich history and longstanding ties to the Navy and the...
Historically Speaking: Exeter under foreign rule
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere is a period in Exeter’s history that we do not like to talk about. We were once part of Massachusetts. The English began arriving in M’squamscook...
A brief history of the American Revolution
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEngraving of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth. | Wikimedia Commons Just under a decade before skirmishes in Concord and Lexington would set off...
We must remember that White House history is Black history. This is some of that story.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.” First lady Michelle Obama’s 2016...
On This Day, Jan. 2: Georgia is 4th of original 13 colonies to ratify Constitution
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn January 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do...
Kittery, Maine 375th: Native son William Whipple grew up to be a founding father
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article is part of a monthly series celebrating Kittery’s history, as Maine’s oldest town...
Fourth of July 2023: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAmericans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Tuesday, Fourth of July, marking the...
How many stripes are on the American flag? Here's what the 13 stripes on the US flag represent.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"The Star-Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key's famed song that went on to become the United States'...
Taunton love story transports readers back to Camp Myles Standish in the 1940s
Taunton Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTAUNTON — Local author Kerrin Willis is once more shining a spotlight on some of Taunton’s history...