Category Archives: History

Celebrating Women’s History Month in New Hampshire 2014

Posted on 7 March, 2014 by Janice Brown

March is Women’s History Month–when we have thirty-one days to celebrate women’s contributions to history.  In the case of this blog, it is the stories of New Hampshire women that I mostly share. Why is women’s history important? Because women … Continue reading →

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Wilfred Ernest Burpee (1860-1948) and Other Early Opticians of New Hampshire

Posted on 26 February, 2014 by Janice Brown

Many of my blog stories are generated based on the view of a curious, old postcard. “Reception Room, Brown & Burpee” was inscribed on the front of this particular postcard.  Three men are present–one sitting.  There are display cases in … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: State Theatre of Manchester

Posted on 22 February, 2014 by Janice Brown

Manchester New Hampshire’s State Theatre was built on the then most important street in the city, at 1118 Elm Street on the corner of Baldwin or Washington (now called Wall Street).  It reportedly opened to a sizable crowd on Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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Four More Manchester (NH) High School Graduates of 1888

Posted on 18 February, 2014 by Janice Brown

In November of last year, I wrote about four graduates of Manchester (NH) High School of the class of 1888.  So that I do not repeat myself, please see this link for the history and a photograph of that high … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth NH 1846: Customs of Valentine’s Day

Posted on 12 February, 2014 by Janice Brown

From: Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics (Portsmouth NH) Vol LVII, Issue 7, Page 3  — Saturday, February 14, 1846 VALENTINE’S DAY — It is a popular superstition that the first two single people who meet in the morning of … Continue reading →

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