Digging Up Stories From Portsmouth’s Oldest Cemetery! A Walking Tour With Juniper Pickwick (Halloween Bonus!)
Juniper Pickwick
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Inside this conversation
Juniper Pickwick joins Troy Farkas on Seacoast Stories for a walking-tour conversation about Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This Halloween bonus explores stories from the Point of Graves cemetery, the city's early nineteenth-century fires, and John Paul Jones. It is a local-history interview told through Pickwick's accounts, rather than a visitor booking guide.
Which Seacoast Stories episode explores the Point of Graves?
The October 30, 2026 Halloween bonus features Juniper Pickwick discussing stories from Portsmouth's Point of Graves cemetery. Her conversation with Troy Farkas connects those stories to life in colonial Portsmouth.
What other Portsmouth history does Juniper Pickwick discuss?
The published show notes identify Portsmouth's early nineteenth-century fires and the complicated history of John Paul Jones as additional subjects. The conversation also returns to Pickwick's perspective on the city's haunted past.
Based on the October 30, 2026 show notes, not a transcript. Details reflect the episode's publication date.
Published show notes
Historical show notes, published Oct 30, 2026. Past event dates and time-limited offers may no longer apply. See upcoming events.
In a special bonus episode of Seacoast Stories , Juniper Pickwick returns the show to tell more stories of Portsmouth's haunted past.
This time around, Pickwick tells host Troy Farkas tales from Portsmouth's oldest cemetery, the Point of Graves, which give a fascinating window into what life in colonial Portsmouth was really like.
Plus, the real story behind the fires that burned the city down, and a look inside the complicated life of John Paul Jones, one of Portsmouth's most famous figures.
To support Juniper, you can pay her a visit at Deadwick's, Pickwick's, or Fezziwig's.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS:
Shoutout to Great Bay Community College (00:00) Changes coming at Deadwick's (02:20) Tales from the Point of Graves (08:05) The great fires of the early 19th century (19:00) Keep monsters out of your home with Budget Blinds of the Seacoast (30:21) Conquer your cold plunge fears at SWTHZ Portsmouth (31:18) The wild story behind the Vaughan Tomb (32:28) Portsmouth's role in early America (40:45) The complicated history of John Paul Jones (44:50)