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Chief Nurse of WW1 Expeditionary Forces, Red Cross Chief Nurse Harvard Unit, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital School of Nursing Founder, National Association President and Pioneer of American Nursing: Nashua New Hampshire’s Carrie May Hall (1873-1963)
Carrie M. Hall’s career was long and varied. She was first an educator, then an organizer, and always a nurse. Because of her essential and important role in the American Red Cross, as Chief Nurse of the World War 1 … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Women
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Downing & Abbot Company Founder and Carriage Builder of Concord New Hampshire: Lewis Downing (1792-1873)
As early as 1835 the word was out that Downing & Abbot were the makers of quality conveyances. The New Hampshire Patriot and Gazette (Concord, New Hampshire), dated Monday, June 1, 1835, page 2, carried this story: “A splendid Coach.” … Continue reading
Concord New Hampshire: A Year of Celebration in 2015
Concord is a city with a complex past. Its not surprising that people aren’t quite sure what anniversary, or even which ‘founder,’ to celebrate historically. In the case of anniversaries–they celebrate them all. Anyone who was present for Concord New … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, New Hampshire Men, Really Old News
Tagged anniversary, celebrate, celebration, centennial, Concord, Eastman, family, first, founder, founding, Henry, jubilee, Malden, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NH, origin, Penacook, Pennycook, Richard, Rolfe, Rumford, settler, Uran, Urann, Urin
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New Hampshire’s Famous Concord Coach and the Abbot-Downing Company
Mark Twain described it as “an imposing cradle on wheels.”
In 1867 Wells Fargo, the operators of the largest stagecoach … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, N.H. Historical Markers, Travel
Tagged Abbott, Albany, body, builder, coach, Concord, creator, Downing, factory, founder, J. Stephens, Joseph, Maine, New Hampshire, NH, owner, stage, stagecoach, Stephens, Steven, transportation, west
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Newport New Hampshire Milliner, Author, Poet, Editor and "Mother of Thanksgiving": Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale (1788-1879)
Born Sarah Josepha Buell, on a farm in the small town of Newport New Hampshire, she had a limited … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Buell, cookbook, editor, founder, Godeys, Hale, New Hampshire, Newport, NH, promoter, Sarah, Sarah Josepha, Thanksgiving, writer
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