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Author Archives: Janice Brown
New Hampshire’s Witches’ Night of 1879
WITCHES NIGHT From the earliest times men have been trying to look ahead. The ancient Egyptians had oracles where their gods were supposed to answer the questions of men by dreams and other ways; the ancient Greeks also had famous … Continue reading
Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History, Holidays, Really Old News
Tagged customs, Halloween, history, NH, superstitions
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Penacook New Hampshire’s First Female Legislator, Physician, Educator and Civic Leader: Mary Louise (Rolfe) Farnum (1870-1965)
Nineteen hundred and twenty was a landmark year for the women of New Hampshire. The 19th Amendment, which granted women’s suffrage (the right to vote) nationwide in 1920, was ratified. New Hampshire ratified the amendment on September 10, 1919, but … Continue reading
Posted in History, Moovers And Shakers, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1920, 19th Amendment, Boscawen, civic leader, Concord, court, educator, election, first, General, legislator, legislature, New Hampshire, NH, Penacook, physician, teacher, women, womens history, write-in
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Old Haunted Houses Reported in New Hampshire Newspapers
DANGER OF HAUNTED HOUSES (1792). — A girl who was a servant in a house reputed to be haunted, was suspected, and at length fairly convicted, of pregnancy; she fell on her knees before her mistress, craving forgiveness, alleging indeed … Continue reading
Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History, Really Old News
Tagged ghost, haunted, haunting, house, place, spectres
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New Hampshire’s Missing Heirloom Apples
The conversation had started off innocently enough. I purchased a scabbed and ugly, but still interesting looking apple at the Merrimack Farmer’s Market from Tom Mitchell who runs Ledge Top Farm in Wilton, New Hampshire. His apples are certified naturally … Continue reading
New Hampshire: Leaf Peeping Through Time
AUTUMN (1831). — The later weeks in autumn possess a pensive interest from the change of the forest foliage–The fresh, beautiful green, that girded the mountain, and waved over the vales like the graceful folds of a mantle, is now … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Travel
Tagged autumn, Autumn in New Hampshire, colorful, foliage, leaf peeping, leaves, NH, peep, tourism, tourist
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