Author Archives: Janice Brown

New Hampshire and the Easter Bonnet

Posted on 19 April, 2014 by Janice Brown

I am not making a claim that New Hampshire invented the ‘Easter Bonnet.’   Head-gear has been worn by women as far back as the Middle Ages, and probably much earlier in both cold and warm climates. It would not be … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: Antlers Tea Room, Wonalancet

Posted on 14 April, 2014 by Janice Brown

I came across a series of postcards–“The Antlers Tea Room, Wonalancet, N.H.” they read.  One shows a rustic log cabin in a clearing, the second apparently the inside of the same building with a collection of thin, antique furniture, a … Continue reading →

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Merrimack New Hampshire Poet and Author: Hannah Eayrs Barron (1809-1891)

Posted on 7 April, 2014 by Janice Brown

IT IS FIRST RATE TO BE A YANKEE That we are yankees is first rate, And natives of the Granite State; We love this place as well we may, So near the banks of Nashua. By and by comes vacation, … Continue reading →

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Now gloomy winter shews his hoary head . . .

Posted on 30 March, 2014 by Janice Brown

on winter Now gloomy winter shews his hoary head, And nature’s face is with confusion spread; Stern Boreas rambles forth with blust’ring sweep, T’ explore the continent, and storm the deep: A while he ranged with despotic sway, Till vanquish’d … Continue reading →

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Gordon’s Fried Sea Food and Other Shops at 215 Hanover Street in Manchester NH

Posted on 20 March, 2014 by Janice Brown

Yes, I realize that “Gordon’s Fried Sea Food and Other Shops at 215 Hanover Street in Manchester NH” is a long title for a blog post.  However it is very fitting, because my research took me on a long, convoluted, … Continue reading →

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