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Author Archives: Janice Brown
Warner New Hampshire’s Pearl Habor Casualty: Ensign Edward Blanchard Cloues, USN (1917-1941)
Ensign Edward Blanchard Cloues, son of Alfred S. & Hattie (Blanchard) Cloues was born 25 December 1917 at Warner, New Hampshire He was aboard the USS. Arizona when it was sunk on 7 December 1941 during the Japanese attack. His … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Arizona, Cloues, Edward, KIA, Manchester, medal, memorial, navy, New Hampshire, NH, on duty, Pearl Harbor, Purple Heart, Turret, USN, USS, war, Warner, World War II
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Current Events: A Storm of Snow
A Storm of Snow has come and gone, leaving several feet of powdery, drifting snow behind. It seems that since last autumn The Weather Channel started naming winter storms, and they called the most recent one ‘Nemo.’ WFSB Channel 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
Tagged New England, New Hampshire, newspaper, record, snow, storm
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Merrimack New Hampshire Educator and Actress: Marjorie “Maggi” Blanche Parker (1927-still living)
When I browsed the files of the Merrimack Historical Society a year ago, I found a yellowed newspaper clipping describing a remarkable woman whom I had never heard of. The people I write about on this blog are interesting in … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Entertainers, New Hampshire Women
Tagged actor, actress, educator, Hawaii, Maggi, Marjorie, Parker, principal, teacher, woman
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New Hampshire Missing Places: Bleachery
When textiles were King (or Queen depending on your view) in New Hampshire, the Bleachery served an important function–to whiten or clean fabric, and other materials which needed lightening. Back in the day when men wore straw hats and women … Continue reading
Posted in N.H. Missing Places
Tagged bleach, bleachery, bonnet, fabric, hat, leghorn, mill
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New Hampshire: Celebrating the Shark
Perhaps “celebrating” is not the word that quickly comes to your mind when you hear of a shark being spotted in New Hampshire waters. As recently as July 9th of this year, one of these fearsome beasts was reportedly roaming … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Current Events, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
Tagged Appledore, bite, fish, Isles of Shoals, Piscataqua, research, Scituate, shark, tales
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