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Category Archives: Genealogy
Cornish New Hampshire’s Statesman & U.S. Chief Justice, Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873)
Samuel Portland Chase, son of Ithamar and Janette (Ralston) Chase…
was born in Cornish, New Hampshire, 13 Jan 1808… Continue reading
New Hampshire’s Burnap "Leghorn Bonnets"
A sample bonnet from the 18th century found in Connecticut. Note: this is not a photograph of the bonnets made by the Burnap sisters. Samples of leghorn straw bonnets can be found HERE.
According to the Merrimack NH town history, presented at the Bicentennial celebration in 1946 (written by my grandmother, Mattie Kilborn Webster): “The Burnap sisters, daughters of Merrimack, New Hampshire’s first minister [Jacob Burnap], had other ideas of a woman’s usefulness. It is claimed that in this Town [Merrimack] they invented the making of “Leghorn hats” or bonnets, as they were called. Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Inventors, New Hampshire Women
Tagged bonnet, Burnap, business, grass, industry, Jacob, John Stark, leghorn bonnet, Merrimack, Molly, New Hampshire Historical Society, reeds, sisters, women
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New Hampshire’s Turnpike History
When we hear the word, “turnpike,” we think of
our current day asphalt-covered highways, traversed by fast-moving gas-driven automobiles. Most forget … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, N.H. Historical Markers, Travel
Tagged barrier, Commissioner, corporation, Everett, family, Fred, Frederick, genealogy, highway, interstate, New Hampshire, NH, road, system, toll, toll road, tollgate, tree, turnpike
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New Hampshire’s Native Americans: Hiding in Plain Sight
Contrary to what you have been led to believe, New Hampshire's history did NOT begin with the arrival of the European settlers… Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History, Native Peoples
Tagged Abenaki, American Indian, Amoskeag Falls, Eddy Site, landmark, language, Manchester, Native People, New Hampshire, Pennacook, place, words
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New Hampshire: The Memorial Arch of Tilton
THE MEMORIAL ARCH OF TILTON actually is found across the Winnipesaukee River, in the town of Northfield, New Hampshire… Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Structures, Travel
Tagged Charles, Charles E. Tilton, Elliot, Memorial Arch of Tilton, New Hampshire, Northfield, Tilton, Tilton Arch Park, Winnipesaukee River
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