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Concord New Hampshire’s First Female Physician: Dr. Lucinda S. (Capen) Hall (1815-1890)

Posted on 3 October, 2016 by Janice Brown

Mrs. Lucinda S. (Capen) Hall, M.D. was not only Concord, New Hampshire’s first woman physician, but she also was the first woman to receive a medical degree from a New England institution, graduating from the Boston Female Medical College in … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: The Wizard Tree of Intervale

Posted on 5 February, 2014 by Janice Brown

  New Hampshire has long been renown for its picturesque birch trees.  Most often I think of these tall, pale, and often slightly bent trees in a scene combined with a mountain or a crystal blue lake in the background, … Continue reading →

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Official New Hampshire State Tree: White Birch (Betula Papyrifera)

Posted on 14 September, 2007 by Janice Brown

The Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) is found from Labrador to Hudson Bay,

from the Great Bear Lake, Yukon … Continue reading →

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