Category Archives: History

New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by Janice Brown

New Hampshire is thought of as the birth place of many innovations, from tupperware to the motorcycle. But was it … Continue reading →

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Imbibing a New Hampshire Cocktail

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by Janice Brown

Engraving above from:  page 3; “How to mix drinks: or, The bon-vivant’s companion,” by Jerry Thomas, New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, No. 18 Ann Street; 1862, page 49.  SEE article: New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail.

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Likeness: Franklin Pierce

Posted on 25 February, 2011 by Janice Brown
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The Civil War Nurses

Posted on 21 February, 2011 by Janice Brown

During the War of the Rebellion, some would like to paint a picture of the male nurses being “thoroughly incompetent… Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Billet-Doux Season

Posted on 6 February, 2011 by Janice Brown

Some claim that New Hampshirites are as emotionally frosty as their winter weather. 

Quite to the contrary our … Continue reading →

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