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First American War Vessel Named after Manchester NH: USS Manchester (CL-83) 1946-1960
The Portsmouth Herald newspaper of March 5, 1946 proclaimed the launching of a new light cruiser that honored the City of Manchester, New Hampshire. The Quincy Massachusetts shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel company was responsible for building her.
Posted in Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Women, Really Old News
Tagged cruiser, Korea, Korean War, Manchester, navy, ship, USS, USS Manchester
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Manchester New Hampshire’s Michael Prout: He put the ‘Prout’ in ‘Prout Park’
Michael Prout was an English farmer’s son, born 24 Feb 1824 in Plymouth, Devon, England. It is not known what influenced his immigration to the United States, that occurred about 1845. What is definitively known is that Michael Prout was living … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged about, Ainsworth, Avenue, bequest, brewer, city, Hampshire, history, Jewett, Library, liquor, Manchester, new, New Hampshire, NH, park, Prout, Prout Park, saloon, Street, Young
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A Manchester, New Hampshire Small Grocery: Morency’s Market & the Morency Family
Over the past two hundred plus years, these shops have been called by many names: grocer, grocery & provision store, fruit & grocery, grocery company, market, retail store, corner store, convenience store. The corner grocery store has been an essential … Continue reading
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Tagged convenience store, corner store, grocer, grocery, market, Morency
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1823: An Awful Casualty in Hopkinton NH
It was a chance encounter with the Silver family. If you research genealogy you are familiar with how it happens. I was researching an entirely different family, gleaning tidbits from old newspapers. And then this story leaped out from the … Continue reading