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Tag Archives: music
The Singing Dairy Farmer of Contoocook NH: Don Rondo (1930-2011)
He was born Donald Theodore Rondeau, but his fans knew him as “Don Rondo.” He grew up on his father’s dairy farm and later would work as a milk-tank truck driver, bulldozer operator. He was a plumber’s apprentice when he … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Entertainers, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Bob Hope, Contoocook, Don, Donald, entertainer, Hampshire, music, new, New Hampshire, NH, Rondeau, Rondo, singer
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New Hampshire Missing Places: Lone Star Ranch, Reeds Ferry
What: Lone Star Ranch was a rustic, outdoor summer-autumn entertainment venue located in Reeds Ferry (Merrimack) New Hampshire. [When the weather got colder they would hold indoor “barn dances.” ] It focused on Country & Western, and Hillbilly music, comedy … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Missing Places
Tagged C&W, country, famous, Ferry, Gene, Hampshire, Hillbilly, LaVerne, Lone, Lone Star Ranch, Merrimack, missing, music, new, New Hampshire, NH, opry, outdoor, place, places, Ranch Lone Star, reeds, Reeds Ferry, stage, star, Summer, venue, Western
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Blog Caroling: This Time of Year
My dear friend fM’s favorite holiday tradition (she says) is Blog Caroling. I suspect that her ritual of dressing up in flannel jammies with hot toddy in hand are as important as the musical production. Last year I presented a … Continue reading
African-American Soprano and “Queen of Song”: Dover New Hampshire’s Nellie (Brown) Mitchell (1845-1924)
She was born, Nellie Brown, the daughter of Charles & Martha (Runnels) Brown. Her father was a shoemaker turned barber/hairdresser. In the 1850 census, Nellie along with her parents and siblings, are listed as mulatto, which would indicate that both … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color
Tagged African, American, black, Boston, Brown, color, Dover, Hampshire, Mitchell, music, Nellie, new, New Hampshire, NH, opera, people, person, prima dona, singer
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New Hampshire’s First Lady, Artist, Author, Trustee: Rachel Leona (White) Adams (1905-1979)
Rachel Leona White was born in 1905 in Mount Holly, Rutland Co. VT. Her father was a house painter and decorator (her grandfather was a carriage painter) in a rural area of Vermont. She had a great interest in the … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Women
Tagged art, arts, author, autobiography, award, chief, citation, college, Commission, Concord, Eisenhower, first lady, genealogy, Governor, Hampshire, Holly, Lincoln, Mount, Mount Holly, Mt, music, new, New Hampshire, NH, Orchestra, Rachel, recognition, staff, UNH, University, Vermont, VT, white, wife, Youth
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