Black and white photo of the Soldiers' Monument in Soldiers Circle in Greenlawn Cemetery. In 1862 the Ladies Aid Society purchased the Civil War Union Soldier Monument dedicated on May 30, 1869. More than 2300 combat veterans, including 670 from…
Colorized image of a child and a sign promoting Portsmouth industries and services. The scene shown on the sign is West Second (2nd) Street in the early 1900's.
Black and white photo image of tree house in Timmonds Park, a park developed by Samuel Timmonds, who was a member of the board for the Biggs House, a popular Portsmouth hotel. The headline in Portsmouth Times May 11, 1897: "The New Park. Sam…
Colored photo image of forest land near Bear Creek in Morgan Township, the location of Girl Scout Camp Molly Lauman. A few years before her death in 1933, Mary Elizabeth Dever Lauman (Molly) donated about 100 acres for a girls' camp site.
Colorized photo image of Washington Street showing the German Methodist Church, Bigelow Methodist Church at the left on the northwest corner of Fifth Street, and the German Evangelical Church.
Colored image of the church at the southeast corner of Franklin Avenue and Logan Street. The building was constructed in 1917, and in 2001 the congregation merged with three others to form Cornerstone United Methodist Church.