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Author Archives: Janice Brown
New Hampshire Slanguage: Fagged Out
I remember my grandparents and parents using the term, “fagged out,” to mean exhausted or weary. Although I cannot prove that the term originated in New Hampshire, an ancient newspaper from this state seems to contain the earliest usage … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged colloquialism, end, exhausted, fag, fagged, frayed, nautical, New Hampshire, NH, out, rope, sailor, slanguage, tired, untwisted, worn
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Merrimack NH Honors World War 2 Veterans
At least 207 of Merrimack, New Hampshire’s citizens were veterans of World War 2. When that war ended, a high schools student named Lester Langley built a wooden memorial, hand-painting their names. The memorial was placed by the town’s public … Continue reading
The Baldwin Family of Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire
It would be a sad event if the Baldwin family of Pittsburg New Hampshire were only remembered for their trained deer. Though owning performing deer that jumped through hoops was an interesting part of this family’s history, they had a … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s Most Celebrated Artist: Exeter’s Elizabeth Jane (Gardner) Bouguereau (1837-1922)
Elizabeth (Gardner) Bouguereau was one of the most celebrated women painters in the world. She was born in Exeter New Hampshire in the old colonial home of the Gardners, near the square. She attended the public and private schools of … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Adolphe, artist, Bouguereau, celebrated, classical, EJ, Elizabeth, Exeter, famous, Gardner, Jane, Lasalle, New Hampshire, NH, noted, painter, Paris, portraits, salon, William, William-Adolphe
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A 2015 New Hampshire Halloween
When you have been alive for longer than a half-century, you tend to have plenty of memories. Halloween used to be one of my very favorite days. But then I grew up in a time when celebrating that holiday was … Continue reading