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Author Archives: Janice Brown
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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A New Hampshire Mom: On Losing A Child
Losing a child is not a typical topic on this blog, but when a very young child of my neighbors died suddenly, it brought to mind something my mother had said to me–that ‘mothers should never have to experience losing … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Women, Personal History
Tagged baby, child, children, courage, death, died, disability, infant, loss, motherhood, retarded, special, sudden
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Cow Hampshire: That Remarkable Snowtober
It was reported that over three million people were directly affected by what New England is calling Snowtober (and 60 million indirectly in some way). Trees, laden with too heavy snowcoats, snapped and tumbled over like children over-bundled in their … Continue reading