Category Archives: Current Events

"Roots of American Cookery" at Remick Museum – January 22, 2011

Posted on 16 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

Have you ever wondered what colonial women went through to make a meal for their family?

You can discover how!… Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: Top Ten List For 2010

Posted on 29 December, 2010 by Janice Brown

It has been said that the very first “Top Ten” list originated in People magazine

 (although similar lists were also … Continue reading →

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Lebanon New Hampshire’s Inventor, Mesmerist, Mental Healer, and "Father of New Thought": Phineas Parkhurst "Park" Quimby (1802-1866)

Posted on 12 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

Phineas Parkhurt Quimby was born in 1802 to a blacksmith and his wife. 

They moved to Belfast Maine when Phineas … Continue reading →

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A New Hampshire Fourth of July — 200 Years Ago

Posted on 4 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

Portsmouth, Tuesday, July 5, 1808–THE FOURTH OF JULY

This Glorious anniversary of American independence was celebrated by the Republicans in … Continue reading →

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You say Catsup, I say Ketchup

Posted on 2 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

Although today we think of a red tomato-based concoction, catsup in colonial days was quite different. Wild and dried meat … Continue reading →

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