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Category Archives: History
Laundryman and Cigar-maker: Chester M. Fairbanks of Hillsborough Bridge and Nashua NH (1832-1863)
The youthful, hopeful faces of Chester M. Fairbanks, and his first wife Emma Belle peer out at me from the fragile tintype photograph. Along with the tintypes I have two CDVs of them, with a delicate but enigmatic script on … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge, cemetery, Chester, cigar, Civil War, Cuba, Deering, Edgewood, Fairbanks, Hillsborough, Laundry, Myrtie, Nashua, New Hampshire, NH, Othnall, Othnel, Othniel, pension, Reginald
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New Hampshire Tidbits: Land Serpents of the Granite State
Down deep in that hollow the bees never come– The shade is too black for a flower; And jewel winged birds, with their musical hum, Never flash in the night of that bower:– But the cold blooded snake, in the … Continue reading
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Manchester, New Hampshire’s Distinguished Artist, Instructor, Director, Civic Leader: Maud Briggs Knowlton (1870-1956)
Although I credit Maud Briggs Knowlton to Manchester, New Hampshire where she lived and worked for most of her life, I should mention that she was not a native of this city. She was born in Penacook, which was then … Continue reading
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1835 New Hampshire Toasts for Independence
For many years following America’s war for independence, it was traditional to offer a series of toasts to those involved living or dead, to our country and to our leadership. The American Centuries web site states that in the early … Continue reading
Nashua New Hampshire’s First Women Physicians: Ella (Blaylock) Atherton and Katherine E. (Prichard) Hoyt
In 1897 when the updated History of Nashua was published, the medical history (authored by Evan B. Hammond) reported the following: “Dr. Ella Blaylock and Dr. Katherine E. Prichard are the only two lady physicians of whom Nashua can boast, … Continue reading
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