-
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy Search on This Blog
Copyright Disclaimer
All rights reserved © 2006-2020
Janice A. Brown,
Blog: Cow Hampshire
www.cowhampshireblog.com
Formerly
blogharbor.cowhampshire.com
All unpublished works.Translate this Page
-
Women’s History
"The ongoing invisibility of women and girls is a serious issue for our country, and for the world. The invisibility of our history, heroes, stories, challenges, and success handicaps the future of all Americans, and it deeply affects our economy and our communities."--Megan Smith, U.S. Chief Technology OfficerRecent Comments
- Jeanne Bryan Insalaco on Five Ways Genealogists Survive a Pandemic Thanksgiving
- Janice Brown on Five Ways Genealogists Survive a Pandemic Thanksgiving
- Jeanne Bryan Insalaco on Five Ways Genealogists Survive a Pandemic Thanksgiving
- Five Ways Genealogists Survive a Pandemic Thanksgiving | Cow Hampshire on New Hampshire’s Thanksgiving Recipes from 1889
- Five Ways Genealogists Survive a Pandemic Thanksgiving | Cow Hampshire on 100 Years Ago: The First Thanksgiving of WWI
Categories
- Boulders and Profiles
- Carnivals and Memes
- Cow Stories
- Creatures
- Current Events
- Genealogy
- Haunted New Hampshire
- History
- Holidays
- Humor
- Irish in New Hampshire
- Lost Faces of WW1
- Military of New Hampshire
- Military Squares
- Moovers And Shakers
- N.H. Historical Markers
- N.H. Missing Places
- Native Peoples
- New Hampshire Aviation
- New Hampshire Entertainers
- New Hampshire Glossary
- New Hampshire Men
- New Hampshire Politics
- New Hampshire Slanguage
- New Hampshire Sports
- New Hampshire Women
- NH Persons of Color
- NH Tidbits
- NH WW1 Military
- Not New Hampshire
- Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
- Personal History
- Poetry
- R.I.P
- Really Old News
- Recipes
- Speechless Sunday
- Structures
- Travel
Tag Archives: African
2019 Black History Month in New Hampshire
February is African American History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time to recognize the role of black men and women in United States and also in New Hampshire history. As I noted in my … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Sports, NH Persons of Color
Tagged African, American, black, Black History, boxer, color, Fred, Frederick, Hampshire, history, month, Moody, new, people, person, UNH, University
8 Comments
NH Tidbits: February is African American History Month
Since 1976 every U.S. President has declared February to be Black History Month. Also called National African American History Month, it is considered an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans. This month is also the time for recognizing the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, NH Persons of Color, NH Tidbits
Tagged 2017, African, American, black, famous, Hampshire, heritage, history, month, N.H., new, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, Trail
1 Comment
African-American Soprano and “Queen of Song”: Dover New Hampshire’s Nellie (Brown) Mitchell (1845-1924)
She was born, Nellie Brown, the daughter of Charles & Martha (Runnels) Brown. Her father was a shoemaker turned barber/hairdresser. In the 1850 census, Nellie along with her parents and siblings, are listed as mulatto, which would indicate that both … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color
Tagged African, American, black, Boston, Brown, color, Dover, Hampshire, Mitchell, music, Nellie, new, New Hampshire, NH, opera, people, person, prima dona, singer
3 Comments