Category Archives: History

Official New Hampshire State Tree: White Birch (Betula Papyrifera)

Posted on 14 September, 2007 by Janice Brown

The Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) is found from Labrador to Hudson Bay,

from the Great Bear Lake, Yukon … Continue reading →

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World War II: When My Dad Was a MoMM

Posted on 11 September, 2007 by Janice Brown

Yes indeedy, how do you think I felt? With amazement I read the words on my father's World War II Navy Training Course … Continue reading →

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Henry David Thoreau

Posted on 10 September, 2007 by Janice Brown

Photograph of Henry David Thoreau from American Memory, Library of Congress, c. 1879; Taken by George F. Parlow (1845-1905); Digital … Continue reading →

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johannes

Posted on 6 September, 2007 by Janice Brown

A johannes or johanna was a Spanish silver coin used in the United States during colonial times as currency.  See … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: History of the Society of the Cincinnati

Posted on 6 September, 2007 by Janice Brown

The first American patriotic order, the Society of the Cincinnati, was created in 1783.

On May 13, 1783 at the … Continue reading →

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