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More Manchester New Hampshire World War I Heroes
For three years I have dedicated much of my time to researching New Hampshire heroes of WWI (heroes being a general term to include both women and men). For Memorial Day 2020 I decided to follow up and try to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1, action, died, flu, Hampshire, hero, heroine, I, influenza, killed, Manchester, new, New Hampshire, NH, nurse, One, war, world, WWI
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Additional New Hampshire WWI Heroes
This is an ongoing series of stories about the men and women of New Hampshire who laid down their lives for their country during World War One. Whether they died in battle, or of various diseases contracted while in service, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 1, died, Hampshire, hero, I, killed, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, World War, WW
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New Hampshire Missing Places: Spring Valley Campground, near Lake Massabesic–Manchester
An intriguing story on the front page of a 1911 Manchester (New Hampshire) Union newspaper caught my eye. “Living Out At Spring Valley” boasted the headline, “Picturesque Camp Not Far From Lake Massabesic, Colony Increasing Yearly.” There is, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, N.H. Missing Places, New Hampshire Entertainers, R.I.P
Tagged 1911, 20th, camp, campground, Candia, century, Hampshire, Manchester, Massabesic, new, New Hampshire, NH, road, spring, Spring Valley, Summer, tenting, Valley
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New Hampshire Matrilineality and Mothers Day
This year for Mother’s Day, I thought I’d try something different when it comes to story telling. I was looking at my personal matrilineality–the tracing of kinship through my female line. In some cultures people are identified through their “matriline” … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women, Personal History
Tagged Charlestown, Goodwife, Great Island, Hampshire, Jane, new, New Castle, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, Walford, Weymouth, Wilford, witch, witchcraft, Wolford, Woolford
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Famed Civil War Era Singer and Song Writer Joseph Philbrick Webster of New Hampshire (1819-1875)
Joseph Philbrick Webster was born 18 Feb 1819 on the shore of Massabesic Lake, near Manchester NH, son of Amos & Bethia (DeCosta/Costen) Webster, and grandson of Major John & Phebe (Haseltine) Webster. Both of Joseph’s grandfathers were patriots of … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Entertainers, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Boston, computer, Elkhorn, Hampshire, Historical, Indiana, Joanna, Joseph, new, New Hampshire, New York, NH, Philbrook, Racine, singer, society, song, Walworth, Webster, Wisconsin, writer
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