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Category Archives: New Hampshire Glossary
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
Posted in History, New Hampshire Glossary
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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New Hampshire: Twenty-Five Words for Snow
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart… Continue reading
Posted in Humor, New Hampshire Glossary
Tagged funny, humor, snow, twenty-five, words
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