Category Archives: Seacoast (mostly) History
The storm of the century, 35 years ago today
Thirty-five years ago today, February 6, 1978 began like any other Monday at my childhood home in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The fact that nothing stands out about that morning suggests that it was ordinary – I probably got up about 6:45, … Continue reading
Posted in Good reads, Seacoast (mostly) History, Uncategorized
Tagged Blizzard of 78, famous storms, storm of the century
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Why I go to church on Christmas Eve
Growing up in an Irish-Catholic suburb south of Boston, I went to church 60 days out of the year: 52 Saturday or Sunday masses, seven holy days of obligation, and Thanksgiving, which was recommend by the church but not required, … Continue reading
In the Wild River Valley, a November blizzard, deep snow, and a man who perseveres to save his cat
We are hiking along Blue Brook and up the Basin Trail through a golden forest of beech trees, the color made more vibrant by the gray background of an overcast sky. Halfway up Blue Brook, a granite cliff towers over … Continue reading
Nathaniel Sparhawk and the art of swagger
“A wealthy merchant of Kittery, Maine”. So reads the caption, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, beneath this John Singleton Copley portrait of Nathaniel Sparhawk, one of Kittery’s most prominent citizens of the 18th century, mostly because he had … Continue reading
A ghostly perspective on Fort Constitution and Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
Motivated by my son’s interest in the paranormal, we joined a “haunted lighthouse tour” at Fort Constitution in Newcastle, N.H. on a recent summer evening. The tour of the Fort and Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse was led by ghost hunting expert Ron … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Kids, Seacoast (mostly) History
Tagged ghosts, lighthouses, Seacoast history
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On Bridges and the Jet Set
At our Rice Public Library, I recently attended a fascinating slide show featuring photographs of “old Kittery” that was put together by Frank Totman of Kittery Point. Of special interest to me were the photos of the Portsmouth, Kittery and … Continue reading
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Tagged Kittery history, Memorial Bridge, PK & Y, Portsmouth history, Seacoast history
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