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Author Archives: Janice Brown
New Hampshire’s First Woman Embalmer and Funeral Director: Minnie (Edwards) Atwood (1854-1904)
Before it became a profession, care of the dead often fell to women. Generally preparation was bathing the body, and readying the newly departed for a wake and burial. In America, that process changed during the Civil War when those … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Atwood, director, Edwards, embalm, embalmer, female, first, funeral, Hampshire, Lisbon, Minnie, new, New Hampshire, NH, undertaker, woman
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100 Years Ago: New Hampshire’s Irish Celebration of 1917
On March 17, 1917 New Hampshire, along with many other places in the United States, celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. No one knew that 20 days later, this country would be at war [announced April 6, 1917]. In New Hampshire where … Continue reading
Posted in History, Irish in New Hampshire, NH WW1 Military, Really Old News
Tagged 1917, celebrate, celebration, Concert, Day, Ireland, Irish, One, patrick, saint, St., war, world, WW1, WWI
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Dover New Hampshire Suffragist and UNH Administrator: Carmita Aileen (Cameron) Murphy (1925-2003)
New Hampshire women take for granted that they can vote. Many believe that with the passage of the federal suffrage amendment in 1919 New Hampshire women were automatically given complete voting rights. It is not so. Constitutionally women did not … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1918, 1919, 1958, administrator, Carmita, constitution, constitutional, convention, Dover, educator, Hampshire, male, Murphy, new, New Hampshire, NH, suffrage, suffragist, teacher, UNH, University
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Newport New Hampshire Teacher, Suffragist, Civic & Club Leader, Business Woman: Mary Matilda (Putnam) Sibley (1860-1927)
There was very little that Mary Matilda (Putnam) Sibley could not do. She was the daughter of Marshall & Mary M. (Carroll) Putnam, born in 1860 in Croydon, Sullivan County New Hampshire, just before the Civil War began. She was … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women
Tagged aged, American, business, club, Co., Company, conservation, county, DAR, Daughter, education, educator, forest, Hampshire, history, Homer, league, monument, new, New Hampshire, Newport, NH, philanthropy, preisdent, revolution, sailor, soldier, suffrage, suffragist, Sullivan, sythe, teacher, trustee, woman, women
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