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2022: Celebrating New Hampshire Black History Month
When Black History Month arrives some are”passive celebrators” as if we think we are not connected to this portion of shared history. New Hampshire has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years. The Black Heritage Trail … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History, NH Persons of Color
Tagged Alethea, black, Cisco, color, Ethnicity, Hampshire, history, new, New Hampshire, NH, research Month, Rhode Island, Richard, Sisco
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Some Descendants of Newmarket New Hampshire Black Patriot: Wentworth Cheswell (1746-1817)
I am not the first to write about a remarkable man–Wentworth Cheswell of Newmarket New Hampshire. Many have sung his praises and brought to light his many “firsts” in New Hampshire. His grandfather, and earliest known ancestor, Richard Cheswell, was … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, NH Persons of Color
Tagged African, American, archaeologist, black, builder, Carpenter, Cate, Cheswell, Cheswill, color, colored, coroner, elected, Exeter, first, framer, freed, Hampshire, historian, Hopestill, house, housewright, Jane, Jose, land, March, market, negro, new, New Hampshire, Newmarket, NH, office, own, patriot, Paul Revere, public, Richard, Rider, selectman, slave, statistician, Wentworth
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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
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The Celebrated Ventriloquist and Professor of Legerdemain & Namesake of Potter Place, New Hampshire: Richard Potter (1783-1835)
I was reading a 1968 article in the Nashua Telegraph about how Potter Place, New Hampshire is reportedly haunted. I suppose anywhere mankind has lived and died is haunted–Potter Place not less so. Besides, the official New Hampshire state marker … Continue reading
Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History, N.H. Historical Markers, NH Persons of Color, R.I.P, Travel
Tagged black, black art, buried, cemetery, color, conjure, dark arts, first, ghost, grave, Harris, haunt, haunted, illusion, legerdemain, magician, mesmerism, mesmerist, mulatto, necromancer, people, perform, performance, performer, person, Potter, Potter Place, Richard, Sally, stage, throw, tricks, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, voice
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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
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