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Lost Faces of WWI: More Gold Star Nurses
In 2017 I posted a story about some of the World War I nurses (sometimes called ‘Gold Star Nurses’) who lost their lives in service. I also wrote extensively about New Hampshire’s nurses, telephone operators and other women who gave … Continue reading
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New Hampshire Tidbits: Christmas Tree Trivia
Christmas is big business in New Hampshire, at least when it comes to those popular symbols of the season–Christmas trees. In New Hampshire there are nearly 200 tree farms that cater to providing trees, wreaths and other holiday greenery. Having … Continue reading
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New Hampshire WWI Military: They Died of Disease
The United States World War One Centennial Commission has published an excellent narrative on the infectious diseases of World War I. The so-called Spanish Flu (that was not Spanish at all) was the primary killer of the World War I … Continue reading
New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Center Harbor
Center Harbor is a town that sits snugly between Squam Lake and Lake Winnepesauke. Even today the population hovers just above 1,000 people, rising many fold during the summer tourist season. In 1920 it had just 422 year-round residents. That … Continue reading