Category Archives: Genealogy

When You Wish Upon A Gene

Posted on 29 November, 2007 by Janice Brown

Genealogists are a strange bunch. 

When gift-giving events roll around, they don't want the “normal” things.  Instead of an  iPod, … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s "Father of Naturopathy," and "Father of American Herbalism," Samuel A. Thomson (1769-1843)

Posted on 3 November, 2007 by Janice Brown

In New Hampshire's colonial history, herbal medicine (or sometimes doing nothing at all) was the safest course to remedy an … Continue reading →

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Yanking The LONG New Hampshire DNA Chain

Posted on 28 October, 2007 by Janice Brown

The use of DNA studies as part of surname projects are quickly becoming the method of choice to resolve genealogical … Continue reading →

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Hinsdale New Hampshire Journalist, Editor, and Publisher: Charles Anderson Dana (1819-1897)

Posted on 26 October, 2007 by Janice Brown

He was born to a modest merchant family in Hinsdale, New Hampshire in 1819.

His mother having died when he … Continue reading →

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Sugar Hill New Hampshire Physician: Anna Betsey (Taylor) Cole (1851-1931)

Posted on 10 October, 2007 by Janice Brown

Anna Betsey Taylor, the daughter of Joseph L. & Laura (Gove) Taylor was born 14 Nov 1851 in Sugar Hill … Continue reading →

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