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Category Archives: Genealogy
1823: An Awful Casualty in Hopkinton NH
It was a chance encounter with the Silver family. If you research genealogy you are familiar with how it happens. I was researching an entirely different family, gleaning tidbits from old newspapers. And then this story leaped out from the … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather, R.I.P
Tagged accident, casualty, chimney, Hopkinton, Silver
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Hoping for that Aha Moment in Genealogy
Genealogy and history are naturally connected. History is made up of a series of events on a time line. Events consist of activities of people in a specific location, on a certain date. In order to be engaging, a well-created … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Personal History
Tagged aha!, story-telling, time capsule
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Manchester New Hampshire Major League Baseball Catcher: Thomas Francis Padden (1908-1973)
A modest base ball field bears his name at Steven’s Pond Park in Manchester, New Hampshire. Reportedly it is the “same field where he learned to play ball.” At Gill Stadium, a plaque near the entrance bears his name. On … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Men
Tagged baseball, catcher, Gill Stadium, Holy Cross, league, Manchester, minor, Pirates, Pittsburgh, pro, professional, Stevens Pond Field, Tom Padden
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New Hampshire: Run-Aways, Desertions & Elopements of the 18th Century
When we think about ‘Run-Aways’ of colonial times, what first comes to mind is often run-away slaves. In fact the majority of these ‘errant’ individuals, at least in colonial New Hampshire, were either wives, apprentices or indentured servants. Indentured Servants … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women, Really Old News
Tagged ad, advertisement, apprentice, colonial, common law, contract, elope, elopement, indenture, newspaper, runaway, servant, slave, wife
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Not New Hampshire: Roscoe E. Rodda, Inventor of Peeps (1862-aft 1930)
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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