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Author Archives: Janice Brown
Manchester New Hampshire Major League Baseball Catcher: Thomas Francis Padden (1908-1973)
A modest base ball field bears his name at Steven’s Pond Park in Manchester, New Hampshire. Reportedly it is the “same field where he learned to play ball.” At Gill Stadium, a plaque near the entrance bears his name. On … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Sports
Tagged baseball, catcher, Gill Stadium, Holy Cross, league, Manchester, minor, Pirates, Pittsburgh, pro, professional, Stevens Pond Field, Tom Padden
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New Hampshire: Run-Aways, Desertions & Elopements of the 18th Century
When we think about ‘Run-Aways’ of colonial times, what first comes to mind is often run-away slaves. In fact the majority of these ‘errant’ individuals, at least in colonial New Hampshire, were either wives, apprentices or indentured servants. Indentured Servants … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color, Really Old News
Tagged ad, advertisement, apprentice, colonial, color, common law, contract, elope, elopement, indenture, newspaper, people, person, runaway, servant, slave, wife
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New Hampshire’s First Female Aviator, Well-Known Photographer and Philanthropist: Bernice Blake Perry (1905-1996)
Bernice Gertrude Blake was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on 2 March 1905, one of four children born to Edward C. & Gertrude (Hurd) Blake. Her father was an English-Canadian immigrant who had founded Blake’s Creamery, originally as a milk … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Aviation, New Hampshire Women
Tagged aviator, Bernice Blake, Bernice Perry, Blakes Creamery, charter member, first, license, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Milford, music, ninety-nines, philanthropist, philanthropy, photo, photographer, photography, pilot, scholarship, Wilton, Winthrop
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New Hampshire Glossary: Skylarking and Watermelon Frolics
“Clowning around, acting up, horsing around, showing off, showboating” — all of these are terms that probably bring energetic pranks to mind. While researching the “Squog” section of Manchester, New Hampshire, I came across a sad newspaper notice about one … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Glossary
Tagged glossary, horseplay, jokes, nautical, pranks, sailor, sea, skylarking, tricks, watermelon frolics
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New Hampshire’s Irish Myths and Legends
I grew up in a New Hampshire household where St. Patrick’s Day and my Irish heritage was held in high esteem. God forbid that I should not wear green on March 17th. And it was entirely a ‘mortal sin’ if … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Irish in New Hampshire
Tagged famous, Irish, legends, lies, myths, New Hampshire
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