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Author Archives: Janice Brown
Celebrating Women’s History Month in New Hampshire 2014
March is Women’s History Month–when we have thirty-one days to celebrate women’s contributions to history. In the case of this blog, it is the stories of New Hampshire women that I mostly share. Why is women’s history important? Because women … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged herstory, New Hampshire, NH, women, womens history
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Wilfred Ernest Burpee (1860-1948) and Other Early Opticians of New Hampshire
Many of my blog stories are generated based on the view of a curious, old postcard. “Reception Room, Brown & Burpee” was inscribed on the front of this particular postcard. Three men are present–one sitting. There are display cases in … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 1911, Ben & Jerrys, Brown & Burpee, Burpee, early, Elm Street, eye, eyeglasses, eyes, Gerould, glasses, John W. Foster, Keene, license, Manchester, Markens, Moses, NH, ocular, oculist, optician, optometrist, optometry, Portsmouth, specialist, spectacles, testing parlor
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New Hampshire Missing Places: State Theatre of Manchester
Manchester New Hampshire’s State Theatre was built on the then most important street in the city, at 1118 Elm Street on the corner of Baldwin or Washington (now called Wall Street). It reportedly opened to a sizable crowd on Thanksgiving … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Missing Places
Tagged art nouveau, demolished, entertainment, Manchester, missing, movie, movies, muse of comedy, New Hampshire, NH, St. Anselm College, state, stone head, theater, theatre
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Four More Manchester (NH) High School Graduates of 1888
In November of last year, I wrote about four graduates of Manchester (NH) High School of the class of 1888. So that I do not repeat myself, please see this link for the history and a photograph of that high … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1888, female, graduate, graduation, High School, Manchester, Manchester High School, women
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Valentine’s Day in New Hampshire, 1872
Farmer’s Cabinet (Amherst NH) Vol 70, Issue 31, Page 2; Wednesday, February 14, 1872 To day, (the 14th) is known in the calendar as St. Valentine’s Day. Many believe St. Valentine a myth like Santa Claus; but this is an … Continue reading