Category Archives: Current Events

Lets Replace New Hampshire’s State Bird–Purple Finch

Posted on 9 January, 2007 by Janice Brown

The Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, was officially named New Hampshire's state bird in 1957.  The New Hampshire Federation of Women's … Continue reading →

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A New Hampshire New Year – 1834

Posted on 1 January, 2007 by Janice Brown

Good Morrow! to your faces bright!
 What pleasure, this to meet ye,
It gives me, PATRONS! grand delight!
 In such … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Official State Sport: Ice Fishing?

Posted on 20 December, 2006 by Janice Brown

If New Hampshire HAD an official State sport, it would be Ice Fishing.  It is a quiet pasttime where … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: And Be Ye Thankful

Posted on 22 November, 2006 by Janice Brown

I was reading through some of the old New Hampshire newspapers about how Thanksgiving was spent in the “olde days.”… Continue reading →

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Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Peace Conferences

Posted on 18 November, 2006 by Janice Brown

On December 10, 2006, the Theodore Roosevelt Nobel Peace Prize Luncheon will be held at Wentworth  By the Sea Hotel … Continue reading →

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