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2022: Celebrating New Hampshire Black History Month
When Black History Month arrives some are”passive celebrators” as if we think we are not connected to this portion of shared history. New Hampshire has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years. The Black Heritage Trail … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History, NH Persons of Color
Tagged Alethea, black, Cisco, color, Ethnicity, Hampshire, history, new, New Hampshire, NH, research Month, Rhode Island, Richard, Sisco
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Merrimack New Hampshire Post Office History and Its First Woman Postmaster.
New Hampshire has a long and interesting post office history dating back to 1673. This story is specific to the area that is now the town of Merrimack in Hillsborough County. For New Hampshire’s early post office and post road … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Asaph, Evans, first, Hampshire, Harriet Lewis, Hattie A Evans, master, Merrimack, new, NH, office, Post, postmaster, South, South Merrimack, woman
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Penacook NH Woman’s Club Founder, Temperance Leader, Musician: M. Annie Fiske (1855-1909)
She was born Mary Anna Fiske, daughter of Rev. William Albert & Mary Ann (Whipple) Fiske on 4 July 1854 in Kittery Maine. When her father began to preach in Fisherville New Hampshire on 21 Dec 1856, she moved with … Continue reading
Some Descendants of Newmarket New Hampshire Black Patriot: Wentworth Cheswell (1746-1817)
I am not the first to write about a remarkable man–Wentworth Cheswell of Newmarket New Hampshire. Many have sung his praises and brought to light his many “firsts” in New Hampshire. His grandfather, and earliest known ancestor, Richard Cheswell, was … Continue reading
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Tagged African, American, archaeologist, black, builder, Carpenter, Cate, Cheswell, Cheswill, color, colored, coroner, elected, Exeter, first, framer, freed, Hampshire, historian, Hopestill, house, housewright, Jane, Jose, land, March, market, negro, new, New Hampshire, Newmarket, NH, office, own, patriot, Paul Revere, public, Richard, Rider, selectman, slave, statistician, Wentworth
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How Horses Arrived in New Hampshire
In the past Ive spent a great deal of time researching how cows came to New Hampshire, but gave little thought to horses. It might surprise you to know that several ancient species of horses WERE native to North America–however … Continue reading