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Sunday, April 30
Mont Vernon New Hampshire "Father of Baseball": "Doc" Daniel Lucius Adams (1814-1899)
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Janice Brown
on Sun 30 Apr 2006 12:04 AM EDT
Saturday, April 29
New Hampshire Slanguage: Rubbers
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Janice Brown
on Sat 29 Apr 2006 09:32 AM EDT
They are now typically made from latex, lycra, windtex and other modern water-proof materials...
Are "rubbers" becoming a thing ... more » Friday, April 28
Concord New Hampshire Daredevil: Joseph Albert "Jean" Lussier (1891-1971)
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Janice Brown
on Fri 28 Apr 2006 12:12 AM EDT
Niagara Falls has been known to take one's breath away.... ...literally--most notably the breath of daredevils who have tried to ... more » Thursday, April 27
New Hampshire And The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851
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Janice Brown
on Thu 27 Apr 2006 08:55 AM EDT
What does The America's Cup, Saxony Wool and Prince Albert all have in common? Tuesday, April 25
New Hampshire Celebration: John Stark Day
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Janice Brown
on Tue 25 Apr 2006 11:34 PM EDT
Today (April 25) is John Stark Day in New Hampshire... Thank you to Tom Hogan of Ninth State, ... more »
New Hampshire's Endangered Language
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Janice Brown
on Tue 25 Apr 2006 11:07 AM EDT
In New Hampshire you may hear words and phrases that are unique to our state... or at the very ... more » Monday, April 24
Webster New Hampshire Author and Illustrator: Tashua Tudor aka Starling (Burgess) McCready (1915-2008)
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Janice Brown
on Mon 24 Apr 2006 01:34 PM EDT
Tasha Tudor was a national treasure... ... an illustrator, author, or subject of more than ninety books--living her art ... more » Sunday, April 23
New Hampshire Glossary: Pocket
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Janice Brown
on Sun 23 Apr 2006 09:29 AM EDT
If you are wondering how a simple word like "pocket" ended up in this glossary.... you are assuming that ... more » Friday, April 21
Cow Abduction: Warn A Loved One
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Janice Brown
on Fri 21 Apr 2006 08:23 PM EDT
It's a serious problem. Countless cows have disappeared from dairy farms everywhere. And the numbers of missing cows are ... more »
The Genealogue Strikes Again: Beat Your Grandmother With a Stick
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Janice Brown
on Fri 21 Apr 2006 12:42 AM EDT
Just when you think you can't shed another tear...
#1 in his ... more »
New Hampshire's "Lakawaka": Terror of the Isles of Shoals
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Janice Brown
on Fri 21 Apr 2006 12:26 AM EDT
An enigmatic entry in an 1872 story speaks of something terrible--"self-illuminating, like a glow-worm," that was "seen for many years near the shore" of the Isles of Shoals... Thursday, April 20
Missing Places: "Giant's Grave," Carroll New Hampshire (?-1872)
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Janice Brown
on Thu 20 Apr 2006 09:08 AM EDT
Could "an Indian maniac's" prophecy explain the series of fires that occurred in the town of Carroll, New Hampshire... Wednesday, April 19
New Hampshire Glossary: Association Test
by
Janice Brown
on Wed 19 Apr 2006 07:43 AM EDT
Association Test (also known as the "Patriot Test")
In New Hampshire the "Association Test," or "Articles of Association," were written ... more » Tuesday, April 18
New Hampshire Inspired: "Yankee Doodle"
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Janice Brown
on Tue 18 Apr 2006 08:22 AM EDT
The tune and words of "Yankee Doodle" are familiar to most Americans.... ...but there are conflicting stories regarding its origin. Could the early verses ... more »
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Monday, April 17
Jefferson New Hampshire Doctor: Deborah "Granny" (Vicker) Stalbird (1755-1845)
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Janice Brown
on Mon 17 Apr 2006 09:12 AM EDT
She travelled, an angel of mercy, throughout northern New Hampshire, braving all kinds of dangers to relieve suffering... and was ... more » Saturday, April 15
New Hampshire Glossary: Nor'easter
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Janice Brown
on Sat 15 Apr 2006 09:59 AM EDT
nor'easter - the typical New England pronunciation (both seafaring and not), would be “naw-THEE-stuh" |
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