Author Archives: Janice Brown

New Hampshire 1877: Disastrous Mardi Gras Transplant

Posted on 17 February, 2015 by Janice Brown

The attempt to transplant the Old World ceremonies of Carnival and Mardi Gras to our northern soil has always proved disastrous. Southern cities have had considerable success in frolics of this kind, but as a rule such attempts elsewhere turned … Continue reading →

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A New Hampshire Valentine Warning of 1850

Posted on 14 February, 2015 by Janice Brown

ST. VALENTINE’S–On Thursday, St. Valentine will hold his annual festival. Single ladies and gentlemen may expect the usual quantity of favors, while “the little god Cupid” acts as post-boy. Old bachelors should fortify their bosoms with an extra covering of … Continue reading →

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The Kangas Family: Finnish Immigrants to New Hampshire

Posted on 10 February, 2015 by Janice Brown

Between 1890 and 1920 1,558 immigrants from Finland became New Hampshire residents. This fact is dwarfed by the statistics that show in the same time period that 44,420 of the immigrants were French Canadian, 14,890 were Irish, followed by those … Continue reading →

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John B. Varick Co. — New England’s Largest Hardware Business in 1915

Posted on 6 February, 2015 by Janice Brown

This brief description of the JOHN B. VARICK COMPANY is the perfect way to begin this blog post.  “The John B. Varick Co. was established in 1845, on the same spot where the present Varick Building stands, by John P. … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Slanguage: Cunnin

Posted on 2 February, 2015 by Janice Brown

Recently the word cunnin(g) was brought up in a FaceBook discussion group, as to whether or not it was New England slang.  To be honest, I am not certain.  But it was in a New Hampshire household where I heard … Continue reading →

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