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Author Archives: Janice Brown
Hetchel from early 1800s
A hetchel is an instrument or tool used in converting the flax plant to thread, in order to create linen … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s Castles
For a fairly small state, we sure have our fill of castles…
there is New Castle, Castle in the … Continue reading
Posted in Structures, Travel
Tagged Anam Cara Castle, castle, Castle in the Clouds, famous, Hales Castle, Hampshire, J.B. Hunt Castle, Kimballs Castle, Moultonborough, new, New Castle, New Hampshire, NH, Rindge, Searles Castle, Wentworth Castle, Windham
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Kimball Castle, Gilford New Hampshire
Built in 1897 to replicate an ancient European castle located on the Rhine River in Germany. The castle sits atop … Continue reading
Flax
The largest item in the photograph is a bundle of dried flax. One of the earliest steps to preparing … Continue reading
New Hampshire Genealogy Help: Freebies and Generators
Everyone enjoys finding free stuff….
…especially New Hampshire genealogists, who are a thrifty lot.
Perhaps this obsession with having … Continue reading