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New Hampshire in WWI: Changes in Mourning Customs

Posted on 14 March, 2018 by Janice Brown

Even before World War I the customs of mourning were changing. More of the seriously ill were dying in hospitals rather than at home. Undertakers (then called) were taking the place of home-based wake preparations. When the influenza pandemic struck, … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Tidbits: Manners and Customs of Olden Time [1760s]

Posted on 23 September, 2015 by Janice Brown

It may be amusing and entertaining to have some account of the customs and manner of living, of the people, sixty-five, seventy, and seventy-five years ago [i.e. 1760’s]. As to what took place in sea-port towns, and places which had … Continue reading →

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The face of Claremont New Hampshire’s Mary Farrar Jones (1789-1879)

Posted on 19 September, 2015 by Janice Brown

Mary Farrar Jones gazes out at you from the photograph. It was taken at the Stephen Piper Photography Studio in Manchester, New Hampshire, between 1866 and 1879, when she died. (The Piper photography studio opened in 1866 and continued until … Continue reading →

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