Yearly Archives: 2007

New Hampshire: Home of the Whooper…Award

Posted on 8 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

I have a whooper of a tale to tell you about a promotion to “sell New Hampshire.”

It was the … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Poem: "The Skater’s Song," by Rev. Ephraim Peabody

Posted on 6 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Away! away! — our fires stream bright
 Along the frozen river,
And their arrowy sparkles of brilliant light
 On the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Hampshire Men, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Patriot, Tutor, Secretary, and Peace Envoy: Col. Tobias Lear, Esq. (1762-1816)

Posted on 4 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Through his journal and correspondence, Tobias Lear is probably responsible for much of what we know about the personal life … Continue reading →

Posted in Genealogy, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Do You Have a Famous New Hampshire Name?

Posted on 2 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Randy over at Genea-Musings, brought Chip Rowe's site to my attention. He writes about George magazine and how they tracked down regular people who have politician's names. Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

New Hampshire: The Privy’s Murky History

Posted on 28 February, 2007 by Janice Brown

Traditionally death and taxes are considered to be two of life's inevitable occurrences. 

To this I'll add a third: the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, New Hampshire Glossary | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment