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Monthly Archives: March 2011
New Hampshire’s Haruspices of Spring
I hear the sound of people diving for their dictionary…I'll make it easy for you– March 21st, the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Humor
Tagged Granite State, groundhog, Hollis, Mother's Day, New Hampshire, Pennichuck Chuck, Punxsutawney Phil, spring, tulips, vernal equinox, Wiarton Willie
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A New Hampshirite’s Irish Surprise
The Irish people walk among you. They carry leprechauns in their pockets. A few of them remember wee bits of the ancient language. Sadly some descendants today are not aware of their Celtic ancestry… Continue reading
Posted in Carnivals and Memes, Irish in New Hampshire, Travel
Tagged customs, Irish, New Hampshire, traditions
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New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail
New Hampshire is thought of as the birth place of many innovations, from tupperware to the motorcycle. But was it … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Humor, New Hampshire Glossary, New Hampshire Men
Tagged alcohol, alcoholic, birth, cocktail, colonial, drink, first, New Hampshire, The Farmers Cabinet
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Imbibing a New Hampshire Cocktail
Engraving above from: page 3; “How to mix drinks: or, The bon-vivant’s companion,” by Jerry Thomas, New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, No. 18 Ann Street; 1862, page 49. SEE article: New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail.
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged alcohol, beverage alcoholic, bottle, cocktail, glass, sip
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Manchester New Hampshire Restaurant Innovators: Richard "Dick" and Maurice "Mac" McDonald
There is no doubt that much credit should be given to Ray Krok for the idea of franchising McDonalds.
However, … Continue reading
Posted in Irish in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men
Tagged burger, corporation, Dick, drive-in, first, franchise, hamburger, Irish, Mack, Maurice, McDonald, McDonalds, Morris, New Hampshire, original, Ray Krok, restaurant, Richard
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