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Category Archives: History
New Hampshire Missing Places: The Old Man of the Mountain
“He the eldest son of Time, has not changed in form or place since the floods retired. Yet even he shall crumble away. But when the man of granite rock is dissolved, the men of granite soul shall stand … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Missing Places, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
Tagged curator, Daniel Webster, face, fell, Franconia, Gauddes, granite, Great Stone Face, Guy Roberts, Hawthorne, makes men, mountain, New Hampshire, Nielsen, Old Man, profile, sign, trade, valet
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New Hampshire’s Fishing, Fisheries and Firsts
“Where, in many straggling group, Gnarled and crooked willows By a chaffing streamlet stoop, And their yellow branches droop, Tow’rd its tiny billows; Near the banks are little whirls,– Whirles of fretted water,– And beneath those rings of pearls Trout … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History
Tagged dams, depletion, fish, fisheries, fishery, fishing, fishway, Hampshire, mills, Nashua, National, new, New Hampshire, NH, trouble, water power
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New Hampshire Back Stairs: Servants to the Carpenter, Manning, Hoyt, Slayton, Campbell and Jenks Families in 20th Century Manchester
They opened the door to greet visitors. They cooked, served and cleaned up after the daily meals. They tidied the rooms and changed the bed linens. They washed and ironed the family’s clothing. They provided transportation first in horse driven … Continue reading
Posted in History, Irish in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women, Personal History
Tagged affluent, chauffeur, cook, driver, gardener, Irish, maid, Manchester, mansion, NH, rich, servant
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New Hampshire: Run-Aways, Desertions & Elopements of the 18th Century
When we think about ‘Run-Aways’ of colonial times, what first comes to mind is often run-away slaves. In fact the majority of these ‘errant’ individuals, at least in colonial New Hampshire, were either wives, apprentices or indentured servants. Indentured Servants … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color, Really Old News
Tagged ad, advertisement, apprentice, colonial, color, common law, contract, elope, elopement, indenture, newspaper, people, person, runaway, servant, slave, wife
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New Hampshire: Late 19th Century Facts About Footwear
FACTS ABOUT FOOTWEAR Fashions changed; and “the whirligig of time” brings about many other things besides “revenges.” The sharply pointed toes of some of our ancestors will be along immediately. Perhaps crimson rosettes and silver buckles will follow; perhaps the … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women, Really Old News
Tagged business, Concord, fashion, footware, footwear, French heel, kid, opera toe, shoes, slippers, toes, women
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