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A Case of Mistaken Identity: Maria Stevens of Manchester New Hampshire
I purchased a photograph on eBay being advertised as “CDV Photo ID’s Maria Annan Stevens 1878 wife of George, Manchester New Hampshire.” I presumed that the ID was correct, the reverse side of the photograph only had “Maria Stevens” written … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Amoskeag, Amoskeag Chimney, Annan, Ash Street School, Bedford, designer, draftsman, druggist, George, Hampshire, locomotive, Manchester, Maria, Mariah, Marie, Mitchell, new, New Hampshire, NH, sketcher, Stevens, teacher, Walter
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New Hampshire Stereoview, Landscape and Portrait Photographer: John Gilman Ellinwood of Manchester (1844-1924)
If you are a peruser of early Manchester New Hampshire photographs, no doubt you have seen his work. Known usually as “J.G. Ellinwood” John Gilman Ellinwood was born on 12 November 1844 in Deering NH, son of John B. & … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Amoskeag, Charles, Ellenwood, Ellinwood, Gilman, Hampshire, J.G., JG, John, Manchester, McClary, new, NH, photo, photographer, photography, scene
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New England Poetry: The Last Day of Summer
–THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER– To ZEPHIRA. Come hither, come hither, my May-day queen, The last day of summer is here; But weep not,–nor sigh, for merry old Time Will bring us another year. Yet ’tis hard to part with … Continue reading
Posted in History, Poetry, Really Old News
Tagged Boston, Hampshire, last day, new, New Hampshire, NH, poem, poetry, Summer
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New Hampshire Slanguage: “It was a floorer.”
I was researching and came across a saying that I remember my father using, though it is rare for me to hear it today. When something happened that was totally a shock and surprise that made you speechless, you would … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, colloquialsim, England, floorer, Hampshire, it was a floorer, new, New England, New Hampshire, NH, slang, slanguage, source
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New Hampshire WWI Military: “Hello Girl” Lydia C. Gelinas of Nashua
In a previous story 2 years ago I wrote about Agnes Theresa (Houley) O’Brien, a Groveton NH woman who moved to Boston and eventually ended up in Europe working for the United States Army as an telephone operator there. Agnes … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lost Faces of WW1, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1, bilingual, Corp, Corps, English, first, France, French, Girl, Hampshire, Hello, I, Nashua, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, operator, signal, speaker, telephone, translator, war, world, WW1, WWI
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