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Sadie (Kane) Prichard of Weare and Hillsborough New Hampshire (1870-1933)
There are many Kane, Kean, and Keane families who hail from pre-Civil War New Hampshire. A photograph of “Sadie Kane” popped up for sale on E-bay and thinking her face was a lovely one, I bought it, determined to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Irish in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Bean, Civil War, Henniker, Hopkinton, Kane, Kean, Keane, New Hampshire, NH, Prichard, Templeton, Tilton, Warner, Weare
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Hickman Square: Corner Milford and South Main Streets in Manchester NH
This modest monument is easy to miss, sitting in a shaded corner of land next to what is now Darlings Tire and Auto. At the time that the monument was placed, the land belonged to the Hickman family, as did … Continue reading
Lancaster NH’s John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926) — the “Weeks” behind the “Weeks Act”
In 2011 the United States Forest Service celebrated the 100th anniversary of one of the most successful land conservation efforts in the United States. The Weeks Act was signed into law in 1911, after a decade-long debate about the role … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged alderman, appropriation, conservation, forest, John W. Weeks, Lancaster, MA, Massachusetts, mayor, New Hampshire, Newton, NH, Secretary of War, US Congress, US Senate, Weeks Act
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Portsmouth NH Navy Yard: Genealogy Gleanings from the Life Buoy
The Industrial Department Life Buoy was a magazine issued free, on a monthly basis, to employees of the Industrial Department of the Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Portsmouth New Hampshire. It was intended to inspire, to give a sense of collective … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged builders, Department, industrial, Life Buoy, magazine, naval, navy, navyyard, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, ship, shipyard, staff, workers, Yard
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New Hampshire Tidbits: Temple and The First Glass Factory
“A glass factory of considerable extent and remarkable for its employment of Hessians and Waldeckers who were deserters from the British army was established 1779 or 1780 at Temple, NH by a Mr. Hewes of Boston, but was burned down … Continue reading
Posted in History, NH Tidbits
Tagged bottle, factory, glass, glassworks, Hewes, Jamestown, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NH, Robert, Salem, Temple, window
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