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New Hampshire Tidbits: A Valentine Party, A Poem, and Family History

Posted on 12 February, 2020 by Janice Brown

My research projects often take me on a journey down one or more rabbit holes. What I mean by this (and any seasoned family historian would agree) that we may start off focusing on one person or event, when suddenly … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: Umbagog House of Errol

Posted on 20 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

The Umbagog House of Errol, Coös County, New Hampshire is not to be confused with any hotel or inn of a similar name located in the state of Maine.  Lake Umbagog straddles the border of both states and Oxford County, … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: Riverside Inn of Hooksett

Posted on 26 July, 2018 by Janice Brown

Riverside Inn, the focus of this story, was not the first public lodging to be famous in Hooksett. Before the American Revolution travel to this part of New Hampshire was often accomplished by boat. The boatmen and passengers would stop … Continue reading →

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New Boston New Hampshire’s Famous “Frog Rock”

Posted on 31 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

Is the Frog Rock famous, infamous or not famous at all? How many people nowadays even know about it? Is it located in New Boston, or Mont Vernon, or both places? Does the rock even look like a frog? Lets … Continue reading →

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North Conway New Hampshire: Hotel Randall–Before It Was Eastern Slope Inn

Posted on 28 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

Built prior to 1864 on the spot where Eastern Slope Inn now sits, was first a small summer boarding house of Jonathan Melvin Seavey, a Conway NH carpenter. In 1864 this structure was sold to James T. Randall. In 1888 … Continue reading →

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