Monthly Archives: December 2007

"The Leakeys of White Mountain Geology": Hanover New Hampshire's James Walter Goldthwait (1880-1947), Richard Parker Goldthwait (1911-1992) and Lawrence Goldthwait (1914-2001)

Posted on 29 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

For countless years the Goldthwait name was synonymous with geology and geography, not only in New Hampshire, but throughout the … Continue reading →

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2008 New Year Resolutions: Feeling Like A King

Posted on 28 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

Today I am feeling like Janus, the mythical king of early Rome who could look back on past events and … Continue reading →

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The Season of Hospitality: 1840

Posted on 27 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

CHRISTMAS, that season of hospitality, bluff and hearty honesty, open-heartedness and merriment is close at hand; the old year is … Continue reading →

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Poem: "Merry Christmas," by Louisa M. Alcott

Posted on 25 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

In the rush of early morning,
When the red burns through the gray,
And the wintry world lies waiting
For … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On A Christmas Tree

Posted on 24 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

One of the prettiest things that Charles Dickens wrote is this:
 ”I have been looking on, this evening, at a … Continue reading →

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