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Category Archives: Holidays
New Hampshire’s Martin Luther King Jr & Civil Rights Day
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day (I won’t dishonor the man and shorten it to MLK). These next 24 hours honor a great man AND in fact the day honors all those who who have, and do, champion civil … Continue reading
A Toast to My Readers: New Year 2020
A toast to my readers, may you continue to have keen eyesight and discerning tastes. A toast to historians, that you will offer insight into the past without embellishment and with proper credit and attribution to your sources. A toast … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Really Old News
Tagged celebrate, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, New Year, NH, resolution, toast, tradition, Year
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New Hampshire’s ‘Best Christmas’ in History
It is impossible to qualify Christmas. The holiday evokes too many complex emotions, and contains a myriad of traditions. If asked, “What was your best Christmas?” what would you reply? Would your response be upbeat or maudlin, gift-oriented or family … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, Really Old News
Tagged "Best Christmas", food, Hampshire, Historical, history, new, New Hampshire, news, newspaper, NH, plays, presents
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An 1873 New Hampshire Halloween
The Mirror and Farmer newspaper (Manchester NH) published this story on 15 November 1873, page 8 HALLOWEEN AT BRENTWOOD — A correspondent of the Exeter News-Letter gives the following account of the celebration of Halloween by some young ladies in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, Really Old News
Tagged 1873, All Hallows, apples, Brentwood, cakes, custom, customs, Eve, Halloween, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, NH, old, rings, Scotch, Scottish, soul cake, traditions
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How Newspapers Can Help Tell Your Family Story
For years I worked on my genealogy without using a newspaper as a reference. I had boxes of starter material, and of course both my parents were alive to allow me to interview them. Easily 20 years had passed before … Continue reading
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Tagged Berwin, burning, fence, Hampshire, Merrimack, motorcycle, new, New Hampshire, newspapers, NH, wall, Webster
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