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Category Archives: History
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
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged art, artist, Arts and Crafts, biography, Boston Society, Briggs, Central, colony, Concord, Copley Society, Currier, director, Edward, female, first, flowers, Gallery, high, Institute, instructor, island, Knowlton, landscape, Manchester, Maud, Maude, Monhegan, museum, New Hampshire, NH, Nicholls, one good canvas, Penacook, Red Cross, Rhoda, Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, school, Sciences, teacher, Unitarian, woman
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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
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Atherton, attorney, Blaylock, doctor, editor, Ella, female, first, gynecology, Hoyt, Katherine, Nashua, Nashua Medical Society, New Hampshire, New Ipswich, NH, pediatrics, physician, Prichard, Pritchard, Telegraph, woman
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Not New Hampshire: The First Fried Clams
It is time to restart the discussion about the First Fried Clams, and discover the truth. If you google “fried clams” you will quickly see that there is no definitive starting point at which clams were served fried in the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Not New Hampshire, Really Old News
Tagged Boston, Charlestown, coach, Dodge, Ephraim, first, fried clams, Henniker, inn, MA, Massachusetts, New Boston, New Hampshire, NH, omnibus, route, South Boston, tavern, transport, Weare
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Still More Manchester (NH) High School Graduates of 1888 and 1890
Today I finish my presentation of photographs and partial genealogies of members of the Manchester (New Hampshire) High School graduating class of 1888 and 1890. All members of the 1888 Manchester High School graduating class was noted in the 1888 … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1888, 1890, 1915, Alfred, Allen, Annie, Berry, Brickett, Brown, Chadwick, Clara, Ellen, Ernest, Goodwin, graduate, graduation, Hawley, high, highschool, Hobbs, Mabel, Manchester, Mary, Mattie, New Hampshire, NH, reunion, Royal, school, Seddie, Warner
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