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Author Archives: Janice Brown
New Hampshire Missing Places: The Whittier Pine of Center Harbor
It had been called the Whittier Pine. The famed poet John Greenleaf Whittier had his own personal name for this great tree–Wood Giant. It was located on land near the Sturtevant Farm on Route 25B/Dane Road, Center Harbor NH. [Editor’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Historical Markers, N.H. Missing Places, R.I.P
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The Grieving Gold Star Mother Statue — Stanton Plaza at Manchester New Hampshire
One of Manchester New Hampshire’s more recent statues, and one of the few that honors women, can be found in Stanton Plaza, on the southwest corner of Pleasant Street and Elm, opposite Veterans Park. Called the Grieving Gold Star Mother, … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women, NH WW1 Military
Tagged Association, Daughter, dead, Elm, Gold, gold star, Grieving, Hampshire, Manchester, mayor, memorial, military, mother, mother's, new, New Hampshire, NH, park, plaza, son, Stanton, star, statue, Street, tear, telegraph bronze, war, woman, world, WW2, WWII
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How Newspapers Can Help Tell Your Family Story
For years I worked on my genealogy without using a newspaper as a reference. I had boxes of starter material, and of course both my parents were alive to allow me to interview them. Easily 20 years had passed before … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Holidays
Tagged Berwin, burning, fence, Hampshire, Merrimack, motorcycle, new, New Hampshire, newspapers, NH, wall, Webster
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New Hampshire Tidbits: Not On The Fourth of July
Many Americans accept the Fourth of July as the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. However it was not signed on that day. The Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times of 26 March 1885 credits the research of … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, NH Tidbits
Tagged 4, 4th, Boston City Library, Chamberlain, Dartmouth, declaration, Fourth, Hampshire, Harvard, historian, Independence, July, librarian, Mellen, new, New Hampshire, NH, Not, Pembroke, sign
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