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Laconia Motorcycle Week History: 100 Years Old
Laconia Motorcycle Week is quickly approaching [June 10-18, 2017] and once again discussion arises as to how old this event really is. The official commercial web site says that it is 99 years old. In my humble opinion, that’s fake … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, New Hampshire Men, NH Tidbits
Tagged 1 WW1, 100 anniversary, 2017, 99, Bike Week, event, first, Gypsy, gypsy tour, Hampshire, Harley, Harley Davidson, history, I, Indian, Laconia, motorcycle, Motorcycle Week, new, New Hampshire, news, NH, One, war, world, WWI
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New Hampshire EVENT: Marilla Ricker Portrait Unveiling May 16, 2016 at 3:30 PM
Back in 2014 I first wrote about Marilla Marks (Young) Ricker, the first woman in New Hampshire to attempt to cast her vote during elections (1870), and the first to run for governor (1910). She failed in both attempts [details … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New Hampshire Women
Tagged event, Governor, Hampshire, lawyer, leader, Marilla, new, New Hampshire, NH, portrait, prisoners, Ricker, rights, State House, suffragist, unveiling, womens, Young
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2016: Celebrating New Hampshire’s Presidential Primary 100th Anniversary
I enjoy anniversary celebrations as much as everyone else. Make a champagne toast, toss the confetti, ring the bells, cast a vote. New Hampshiremen and New Hampshirewomen never seem to need an excuse to party. But I like to know … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, New Hampshire Politics
Tagged 100, 100th, 1913, 1916, 2013, 2016, anniversary, birthday, celebration, elect, election, event, first, Hampshire, hundred, in, law, nation, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, President, Presidential, primary
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Current Event: New Hampshire Caddie Camp Reunion September 11-13, 2015
In 2007 I wrote a story about Caddie Camps in New Hampshire. One source states that over 2,000 young men learned to caddie, and to golf this way. Based on the comments to that blog post, many seemed to enjoy … Continue reading