Category Archives: Genealogy

Prolific Author and Poet: Eleanor Hallowell (Abbott) Coburn of Wilton and Portsmouth New Hampshire (1872-1958)

Posted on 21 January, 2021 by Janice Brown

Eleanor Hallowell Abbott was not a native of New Hampshire, for she was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1872, daughter of Rev. Edward & Clara (Davis) Abbott. She was a third generation of New England Abbott authors and editors, and … Continue reading →

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2020 Recap: More Remarkable Women of New Hampshire

Posted on 30 December, 2020 by Janice Brown

Regular readers are aware that my spotlight is often on New Hampshire women’s history. My goal for years has been to write at one article a month that is specific to a  woman with New Hampshire connections, often little known. … Continue reading →

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Education Champion and Elocutionist: Professor William Russell of Merrimack New Hampshire (1798-1873)

Posted on 22 December, 2020 by Janice Brown

In researching the teacher’s college (later the high school) of Merrimack New Hampshire, I discovered that the man who founded it is little known in that town.   His focus was to develop and nurture educators, with the school board … Continue reading →

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‘Woman Edison” Inventor: Margaret E. Knight of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts

Posted on 15 December, 2020 by Janice Brown

When you go grocery shopping, you should be thankful to Margaret E. Knight. One of her many inventions, and possibly her most famous one, was a paper-feeding machine for “making and folding square-bottom paper bags.” Prior to this time paper … Continue reading →

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December 7: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Posted on 7 December, 2020 by Janice Brown

2,403 United States citizens were killed in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor. This incident heralded the beginning of the U.S. entering WWII when war was declared on Japan the following day. In 1994 the United States Congress designated … Continue reading →

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