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Wednesday, February 28

New Hampshire: The Privy's Murky History

by Janice Brown on Wed 28 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

Traditionally death and taxes are considered to be two of life's inevitable occurrences.

To this I'll add a third: the ... more »

Keywords: toilet, privy, outhouse, outdoors, bathroom

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Monday, February 26

The New Hampshire Gazette: the Oldest Newspaper in America

by Janice Brown on Mon 26 Feb 2007 01:00 AM EST

Portsmouth, the only port worthy of the name on New-Hampshire's eighteen miles of sea-coast, was originally planted as a mercantile ... more »

Keywords: oldest, Portsmouth, gazette, newspaper, news, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire

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Saturday, February 24

Raising a Little Hell in New Hampshire: Dublin's Doris Ethel "Granny D" (Rollins) Haddock (1910-Still Living)

by Janice Brown on Sat 24 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

"We honor certain people in history not so much for what they did during their turbulent lives,

but for what ... more »

Keywords: Dublin, woman, Laconia, activist

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Thursday, February 22

New Hampshire's Common Loon (Gavia immer)

by Janice Brown on Thu 22 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

There is nothing common about the Common Loon (Gavia immer). It is believed to be the most primitive bird on ... more »

Keywords: nh, Newhampshire, New, loon, Hampshire, fishing, bird

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Tuesday, February 20

New Hampshire Missing Places: The Rocking Stone of Durham

by Janice Brown on Tue 20 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

There was an unusual, but natural landmark that was once located in the Durham Point district of Dover, New Hampshire. ... more »

Keywords: Dover, stone, rocking, rock, Logan

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Sunday, February 18

New Hampshire Glossary: Cordwainer

by Janice Brown on Sun 18 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

A cordwainer was a boot and shoemaker, and is sometimes called a "cobbler."

Before the 16th century, a cobbler was ... more »

Keywords: cordwainer, shoemaker, shoe, glossary

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Friday, February 16

Merrimack New Hampshire Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman, USN (1896-1951)

by Janice Brown on Fri 16 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

Forrest P. Sherman, a native of Merrimack,

was born October 30, 1896 on Depot Street, in the Reeds Ferry section. ... more »

Keywords: Newhampshire, New, navy, Merrimack, Hampshire, genealogy, admiral

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Wednesday, February 14

A Valentine's Day Story: New Hampshire's Bette Davis Connection

by Janice Brown on Wed 14 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

Actress Bette Davis often summered in New Hampshire. In 1939, she had finished the movie "Elizabeth." Its opening was arranged ... more »

Keywords: Easton, Sugar, Hill, rescue, Pecketts, farnsworth, davis, coppermine, bette

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Monday, February 12

Predicting Valentine's Day's Soft Impeachments

by Janice Brown on Mon 12 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

Sometimes, despite the best of efforts, our predictions end up out in the New Hampshire puckerbrush.

Early in 1858 the ... more »

Keywords: valentine, prediction, card, candy

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Saturday, February 10

Goffstown New Hampshire's Uncanoonuc Mountains

by Janice Brown on Sat 10 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

In the southwest end of the town of Goffstown, New Hampshire, and 3 miles west of Manchester, New Hampshire are ... more »

Keywords: Goffstown, Newhampshire, New, mountain, Hampshire

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Thursday, February 8

Derry New Hampshire Astronaut: Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard Jr. (1923-1998)

by Janice Brown on Thu 08 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

Alan B. Shepard Jr. was born 18 Nov 1923 in the small town of Derry, New Hampshire.

He attended grammar ... more »

Keywords: golf, moon, admiral, pilot, Newhampshire, New, navy, Hampshire, Derry, astronaut, American

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Tuesday, February 6

New Hampshire Glossary: Chowder

by Janice Brown on Tue 06 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

Chowda (or chowder as the locals pronounce it) is New England comfort food. This hearty soup is made with salt ... more »

Keywords: chowder, soup, slanguage, Newhampshire, New, Hampshire, fish

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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 »

Keywords: Newhampshire, New, money, monetary, Hampshire, fund

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Friday, February 2

Poem: "Our Little Back Star" by Sam Walter Foss

by Janice Brown on Fri 02 Feb 2007 12:00 AM EST

Oh, we do fairly well on this little back star, This world in the suburbs of space... more »

Keywords: Star, poetry, poet, poem

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