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New Hampshire Tidbits: The Geddes’ Great Pumpkin and Other Really Big Fruit
Ralph Waldo Emerson said “We fancy men are individuals; so are pumpkins; but every pumpkin in the field goes through every point of pumpkin history.” His words are the truth. Starting from a pumpkin seed, every pumpkin plant grows into … Continue reading
New Hampshire in World War I: U.S. Coast Guard Surfman George Henry Stenstream of Hampton and Rye
World War I was a war that most people wanted to forget. It was a terrible time both for the brave men and women in service, but also for those who remained at home. No one was safe from the … Continue reading
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100 Years Ago: Heatless Mondays
Many World War I researchers have read about “Meatless Mondays” in the United States–an effort to conserve on meat and other commodities in order to be able to ship more food to Europe. A little known conservation of fuel was … Continue reading
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New Hampshire WWI Military: The Nurses of Base Hospital No. 6 aka “The Bordeaux Belles”
According to the Massachusetts General Hospital Museum web site: “In May 1917, U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 6, a medical-surgical unit of Massachusetts General physicians and nurses, was activated under the command of Col. Frederic A. Washburn, MD, director of … Continue reading
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New Hampshire WWI Military: Private Emile St. Hilaire of Berlin NH (1889-1918)
Emile St. Hilaire was born 1 June 1889 at Saint-Romuald, Levis, PQ Canada, the son of Procul & Arthemise (Nolin) St. Hilaire. His siblings included: Lea, Yvonne, and Marie Anna (who later married Ernest J. Perron). Emile would have grown … Continue reading
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