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Wednesday, May 31

New Hampshire: 1872 Sporting Hazards

by Janice Brown on Wed 31 May 2006 12:00 AM EDT

One sportsman testing his skill at Highland Lake in East Andover New Hampshire...

narrowly escaped with his life.... more »

Keywords: crane, hunter, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, die, bird

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Monday, May 29

New Hampshire's Militia: Gathering for Annual Muster Day

by Janice Brown on Mon 29 May 2006 12:00 AM EDT

For countless years, in the month of September...

militia belonging to various regiments, comprising those able-bodied citizens, between the ages of eighteen and forty... more »

Keywords: revolution, Newhampshire, New, militia, Hampshire

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Sunday, May 28

New Hampshire: When Frankenstein Roamed the White Mountains

by Janice Brown on Sun 28 May 2006 12:00 AM EDT

Yes, Frankenstein really did roam the White Mountains of New Hampshire...there is a train trestle, and a cliff, named in his honor. more »

Keywords: trestle, railroad, Newhampshire, New, mountain, landscape, history, Hampshire, Frankenstein, artist

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Saturday, May 27

Wonalancet New Hampshire Chinook Breeder, Dog Trainer, and Antarctica Dog Driver - Arthur Treadwell Walden (1871-1947)

by Janice Brown on Sat 27 May 2006 12:00 AM EDT

Arthur Treadwell Walden, the son of a famous Episcopal preacher, was born in Indiana in 1871.

As a young ... more »

Keywords: explorer, dog, breeder, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, Chinook

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Friday, May 26

New Hampshire's Most Expensive Colonial Necessity

by Janice Brown on Fri 26 May 2006 12:31 AM EDT

So, what are you guessing was colonial New Hampshire's most expensive necessity?

If you think that tea is the ... more »

Keywords: wool, woman, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, clothing

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Thursday, May 25

New Hampshire: Visions of Dorothy and Toto--It's Tornado Season

by Janice Brown on Thu 25 May 2006 12:04 AM EDT

New Hampshire residents appeared surprised when a tornado, albeit a fairly 'weak' one

touched down in Hampton Falls, New ... more »

Keywords: storm, weather, tornado, Newhampshire, New, history, Hampshire

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Wednesday, May 24

Boscawen New Hampshire Inventor, Prof. Moses Gerrish Farmer (1820-1893)

by Janice Brown on Wed 24 May 2006 12:15 AM EDT

When asked who invented the electric light bulb, most people say Benjamin Franklin...

This simply is not true. ... more »

Keywords: Newhampshire, New, inventor, invention, Hampshire

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Tuesday, May 23

New Hampshire Slanguage: Tonic

by Janice Brown on Tue 23 May 2006 09:50 AM EDT

tonic - [pronounced TAHN-ik] a carbonated soft drink. Use of the word with this meaning appears the greatest in New Hampshire ... more »

Keywords: tonic, slanguage, slang, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, advertising

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Sunday, May 21

New Hampshire Missing Places: Indian Stream Republic (1829-1836)

by Janice Brown on Sun 21 May 2006 03:05 PM EDT

In 1832 a group of hardy settlers created an independent nation called the Indian Stream Republic, named after the ... more »

Keywords: republic, stream, nation, Newhampshire, New, Indian, Hampshire, Coos

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Saturday, May 20

Gilmanton New Hampshire Serial Killer: Herman Webster Mudgett (1861-1896)

by Janice Brown on Sat 20 May 2006 09:37 AM EDT

Herman Webster Mudgett, using the alias of "Dr. H.H. Holmes"...

was the first "identified" American serial killer. ... more »

Keywords: Newhampshire, New, native, murder, monster, man, killer, hotel, history, hanged, Hampshire, Gilmanton, genealogy, exhibition, castle

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Friday, May 19

New Hampshire Flooding: Don't Blame Dan Brown or Da Vinci

by Janice Brown on Fri 19 May 2006 09:04 AM EDT

I had good intentions--to delay posting this article about historical flooding in New Hampshire...

At least until all this water ... more »

Keywords: predictive, flooding, flood, water, Newhampshire, New, Merrimack, Hampshire

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Thursday, May 18

Penacook New Hampshire Sportsman and Coach: Robert Abial "Red" Rolfe (1908-1969)

by Janice Brown on Thu 18 May 2006 12:57 AM EDT

"Red" Rolfe signed with the New York Yankee's baseball team in 1931 ...

and never looked back.

Red Rolfe ... more »

Keywords: Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, genealogy, coach, baseball, American

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Wednesday, May 17

New Hampshire: Subliminal Advertising Whoas

by Janice Brown on Wed 17 May 2006 08:22 AM EDT

Question: How do you advertise tourism in the State of New Hampshire?

Answer: carefully...

Have New Hampshire advertising ... more »

Keywords: tourist, slang, Newhampshire, New, idiom, humor, Hampshire, bobblehead, advertising

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Tuesday, May 16

New Hampshire: Paying the Letter "L" Forward

by Janice Brown on Tue 16 May 2006 08:24 AM EDT

In an oddly alphabetic way of "paying it forward,"

Grain of Salt has assigned me the letter "L." ... more »

Keywords: lawyer, Winnipesaukee, legislature, Loeb, Lincoln, loon, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, glossary, American

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Monday, May 15

Claremont New Hampshire Author: Constance Fenimore Woolson aka Anne March (1840-1894)

by Janice Brown on Mon 15 May 2006 12:20 AM EDT

Did she commit suicide, or did she simply lose her balance on a Venetian balcony?

...probably the mystery will never be ... more »

Keywords: writer, woman, travel, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, genealogy, author, American

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Sunday, May 14

New Hampshire: Localvores Make More Than Cents

by Janice Brown on Sun 14 May 2006 12:42 PM EDT

Two hundred thirty years ago everyone was a localvore.

Farming was the predominant economic activity in New Hampshire in ... more »

Keywords: fruit, farming, meal, localvore, vegetable, farm, Newhampshire, New, landscape, history, Hampshire, food, cow, colonial

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