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Category Archives: New Hampshire Glossary
First Female County Register of Probate in the U.S.: Marlow New Hampshire’s Ella F. Gee (1853-1937)
She was born in 1853 as Fannie Ella Gee, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In 1899 she legally changed her name in Cheshire County (NH) Court from Fannie Ella Gee to Ella Fannie Gee. Ella’s father, Ebridge B. Gee, was from Marlow, … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Glossary, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Slanguage, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Brown, Butterfield, Cheshire, country, county, female, first, Gee, Gee Brook, Hampshire, Keene, Marlow, new, NH, Parker, Probate, Register, Registrar, Registry, United States, woman
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New Hampshire Glossary: Steeplejack (and Steeplejill)
A chance encounter with a blog story about a Baltimore Steeplejack suddenly raised my awareness of an interesting New England occupation–a steeplejack. And yes, I know steeples can be found outside of the northeast, but we probably have more per … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Glossary
Tagged chimney, church, clock, dangerous, fall, jack, jill, killed, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, steeple, steeplejack, tall, top, tower, weathervane
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New Hampshire Glossary: Tableaux
Also called “Tableau” and “Tableau vivant“, these words describe a custom posed scene consisting of actors (either amateur or professional), often in costume with backdrops, created for entertainment purposes. One of the most popular stage entertainments of the nineteenth century … Continue reading
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Tagged New Hampshire, NH, performance, show, tableau, tableaux
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New Hampshire Glossary: Skylarking and Watermelon Frolics
“Clowning around, acting up, horsing around, showing off, showboating” — all of these are terms that probably bring energetic pranks to mind. While researching the “Squog” section of Manchester, New Hampshire, I came across a sad newspaper notice about one … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Glossary
Tagged glossary, horseplay, jokes, nautical, pranks, sailor, sea, skylarking, tricks, watermelon frolics
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New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail
New Hampshire is thought of as the birth place of many innovations, from tupperware to the motorcycle. But was it … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Humor, New Hampshire Glossary, New Hampshire Men
Tagged alcohol, alcoholic, birth, cocktail, colonial, drink, first, New Hampshire, The Farmers Cabinet
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