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Author Archives: Janice Brown
New Hampshire Celebration: John Stark Day
Today (April 25) is John Stark Day in New Hampshire…
Thank you to Tom Hogan of Ninth State, … Continue reading
Concord New Hampshire’s State House – Celebrating 199 Years
Prior to the American Revolution, Portsmouth was the undoubted “capital” of New Hampshire. In 1778 New Hampshire's first Constitutional Convention … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Historical Markers, Structures, Travel
Tagged building, Concord, Daniel Webster, Exeter, Franklin Pierce, General, house, John Hale, John Stark, Law Enforcement Memorial, legislature, Liberty Bell replica, New Hampshire, NH, orator, Plumer, President, state, statehouse, statue, statues, Stuart J. Park, William
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New Hampshire Slanguage: Hoodsie
To New Hampshirites, and other New Englangers, a “hoodsie” is a cup of ice cream.
This word, that originated … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged cup, H.P. Hood & Sons, hoodsie, ice cream, New Hampshire
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Not New Hampshire: Roscoe E. Rodda, Inventor of Peeps (1862-1941)
When you think about Easter, you can't help but think of “Peeps…” Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Humor, Not New Hampshire
Tagged candy, chick, Easter, marshmallow, marshmellow, peeps, Rodda, spring, sweets, yellow
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Manchester New Hampshire Baseball Pitcher and Baltimore Orioles Official, Michael Kendall Flanagan (1951-2011)
Michael Kendall Flanagan was born December 16, 1951. He grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire,
and graduated from Manchester Memorial High … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Sports
Tagged baseball, Manchester, Memorial High School, Mike Flanagan, New Hampshire, Orioles, pitcher
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