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Category Archives: Holidays
Christmas Doings – Portsmouth NH of 1876
Christmas passes off very quietly here. The break of day was ushered in by the English carolers, who favored the waking residents with their music, while the Kearsarge Fife and Drum Band serenaded many citizens with some equally choice music. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1876, Christmas, Christmas tree, customs, holiday, NH, Portsmouth, Santa Claus
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“Thanksgiving in the Olden Time”: An 1876 Sermon Published in the New Hampshire Sentinel
Anybody born out of New England cannot have the true flavor of New England in his mouth, and it is to the happy saints, born in New England, that I address myself this morning, not forbidding others to catch the … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrated, celebration, customs, holiday, how, New England, olden time, sermon, Thanksgiving
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New Hampshire’s Thanksgiving Recipes from 1889
The New Hampshire newspapers of old were a great resource for women to share their special family recipes. In 1889 the following are gleaned for your enjoyment. [Editor’s note and disclaimer: Please repeat these recipes at your own risk, I … Continue reading
Poem: Ghost House, by Robert Frost (1906)
I Dwell in a lonely house I know That vanished many a summer ago, And left no trace but the cellar walls, And a cellar in which the daylight falls, And the purple-stemmed wild raspberries grow.
New Hampshire Customs and Games for Halloween in 1916
PLANS FOR HALLOWEEN from Portsmouth Herald, (Portsmouth NH) October 30, 1916 Halloween, the celebration of which has been handed down to us by the Druids of ancient times, is the one night of all nights in the year when ghosts … Continue reading
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Tagged customs, games, gathering, Halloween, haunted, holiday, party, traditions
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