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Cow Hampshire Blog Turns 13

Posted on 16 April, 2019 by Janice Brown

Some consider the number 13 to be unlucky, but then some folks think cows are useless animals.  Both are wrong. On 16 March of 2006 after losing my twin sister to cancer, I began writing a blog, for it had … Continue reading →

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200 Years Old: The New Hampshire State House in Concord

Posted on 17 January, 2019 by Janice Brown

  I first wrote about the New Hampshire State House in 2006, when the building was only 187 years old, and since then I’ve updated that story several times.  This year (2019) the building is officially 200 years old, and … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Tidbits: Old Toasts and Traditions of the New Year

Posted on 29 December, 2018 by Janice Brown

Tradition is interwoven with the changing of the year. On New Year’s Day it is common to bid farewell to the old and to welcome in the new with an optimistic perspective. For a brief moment at the striking of … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Hudson

Posted on 19 May, 2018 by Janice Brown

When World War I was declared in the United States, Hudson like its neighbors, provided young men to the “cause”–70 in all [by my estimate]. They served in all branches of the military–army, navy, marines, and fledgling army air force. … Continue reading →

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The New Hampshire WWI Service Medal

Posted on 5 February, 2018 by Janice Brown

World War I (called simply ‘The World War’ at the time) officially ended on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918. In the ensuing months military that had been deployed in war time would return home to the United States. Draft boards … Continue reading →

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