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Thursday, May 8
Francestown New Hampshire Attorney, Governor, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and Navy, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice: Levi Woodbury (1798-1851)
by
Janice Brown
on Thu 08 May 2008 12:00 AM EDT
Levi Woodbury was born on 22 December 1789 in Francestown NH,
named after his uncle Levi, who had been captured during ... more » Saturday, February 16
The American Winston Churchill (1871-1947)
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Janice Brown
on Sat 16 Feb 2008 12:00 AM EST
Winston Churchill was born 10 November 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri
 and died in 1947 in Winter Park, Florida. He ... more » Wednesday, December 5
Farmington New Hampshire Vice President of the United States: Jeremiah Jones Colbath, aka Henry Wilson (1812-1874)
by
Janice Brown
on Wed 05 Dec 2007 12:00 AM EST
He was born Jeremiah Jones Colbath in Farmington, Strafford Co., NH on 16 February 1812.
 He led the usual life ... more » Monday, November 19
Metallak: "The Lone Indian of the Magalloway"
by
Janice Brown
on Mon 19 Nov 2007 01:00 AM EST
Reputedly the "son of a chief," Metallak [sometimes spelled Mettalak] was one of the Native Peoples. He lived in the ... more »
Sunday, July 15
Swanzey New Hampshire Actor and Playwright, Henry Denman Thompson (1833-1911)
by
Janice Brown
on Sun 15 Jul 2007 12:00 AM EDT
Henry Denman Thompson, eldest son of Rufus and Anne (Baxter) Thompson, was born near Girard, Erie Co PA 15 Oct ... more »
Monday, July 9
New Hampshire's Mount Washington Cog Railway
by
Janice Brown
on Mon 09 Jul 2007 12:00 AM EDT
The Mountain Washington Cog Railway is unique--it is the first cog railway built in the world, and it has the ... more »
Monday, May 21
The Transatlantic Cable & New Hampshire
by
Janice Brown
on Mon 21 May 2007 12:00 AM EDT
In order to speed up delivery of messages and news between Europe and the United States (normally it took weeks ... more »
Thursday, May 3
New Hampshire Missing Places: Gosport, Isles of Shoals
by
Janice Brown
on Thu 03 May 2007 12:00 AM EDT
Situated on the northern end of Star Island,
 one of the sevens isles of the Isles of Shoals, sits a ... more » Tuesday, May 1
Newport New Hampshire Milliner, Author, Poet, Editor and "Mother of Thanksgiving": Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale (1788-1879)
by
Janice Brown
on Tue 01 May 2007 12:00 AM EDT
Born Sarah Josepha Buell, on a farm in the small town of Newport New Hampshire, she had a limited ... more »
Monday, March 12
The Last New Hampshire Man of the American Revolution: Samuel Downing (1764-1867)
by
Janice Brown
on Mon 12 Mar 2007 12:00 AM EDT
There were many patriots of the American Revolution, but few of them survive in photographs. Private Samuel Downing is an ... more »
Sunday, February 4
Bretton Woods and the 1944 International Monetary Conference
by
Janice Brown
on Sun 04 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST
From July 1 to July 22, 1944 representatives of forty-five nations gathered in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire for an International ... more »
Friday, January 19
New Hampshire Historical Markers
by
Janice Brown
on Fri 19 Jan 2007 01:00 AM EST
Today I've added a new category to my list of topics for this blog, namely "New Hampshire Historical Markers."
 I ... more » Tuesday, December 12
New Hampshire's Historic (and Secret) Handshakes
by
Janice Brown
on Tue 12 Dec 2006 12:00 AM EST
New Hampshire's Historic Marker #188 recognizes a somewhat dubious "Historic Handshake."
The marker officially commemorates the following historical ... more » Sunday, December 10
Stark New Hampshire's German Prisoner of War Camp
by
Janice Brown
on Sun 10 Dec 2006 12:00 AM EST
New Hampshire's only World War II prisoner of war camp was located in Stark New Hampshire,
on the south side ... more » Wednesday, December 6
Jefferson New Hampshire Inventor & Aeronaut, Prof. Thaddeus S.C. Lowe (1832-1913)
by
Janice Brown
on Wed 06 Dec 2006 12:00 AM EST
Thaddeus S.C. Lowe was a brilliant inventor.
Even the items on a list of his 'major' accomplishments would seem ... more » Monday, November 6
Candia New Hampshire Journalist, Editor and Poet, Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)
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Janice Brown
on Mon 06 Nov 2006 12:00 AM EST
During his lifetime, he was called "Poet of the People," and "Master of the Yankee Dialect," but today he is ... more » |
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