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- Janice Brown on Manchester NH’s First Casualty of WW1: Pvt. Henry John Sweeney (1897-1918)
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
New Hampshire Tidbits: Land Serpents of the Granite State
Down deep in that hollow the bees never come– The shade is too black for a flower; And jewel winged birds, with their musical hum, Never flash in the night of that bower:– But the cold blooded snake, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged giant, granite, land, large, largest, monster, New Hampshire, NH, rattle, serpent, snake
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Manchester, New Hampshire’s Distinguished Artist, Instructor, Director, Civic Leader: Maud Briggs Knowlton (1870-1956)
Although I credit Maud Briggs Knowlton to Manchester, New Hampshire where she lived and worked for most of her life, I should mention that she was not a native of this city. She was born in Penacook, which was then … Continue reading
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1835 New Hampshire Toasts for Independence
For many years following America’s war for independence, it was traditional to offer a series of toasts to those involved living or dead, to our country and to our leadership. The American Centuries web site states that in the early … Continue reading