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Category Archives: History
Not New Hampshire: The Lost Faces of World War One
During World War 1 American newspapers sometimes printed photographs of those who died in action or from disease. One publisher called it “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor,” and bi-weekly showed a pictorial of 25 small photos of young men who … Continue reading
One Face But Many Samuel Mardens of New Hampshire
At first glance Samuel Marden would seem like an uncommon name. I thought the same. I purchased “a great CDV photo of an older man identified on back as Samuel Marden. It was taken at the S. Piper Studio in … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Boston, family, farmer, Marden, new, New Hampshire, NH, photograph, photographist, Piper, Samuel, Stephen
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New Hampshire and Portsmouth’s First Woman Mayor: Mary Ellen (Carey) Dondero (1894-1960)
Residents of Portsmouth, New Hampshire are familiar with the Dondero name. A beloved former mayor, Eileen Dondero Foley, just passed away in February of this year (2016). Less known these days, but historically important, was Eileen’s mother, Mary Ellen (Carey) … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1918, Carey, Charles, Dondero, Eileen, first, Foley, General Court, Hampshire, legislature, Liberty Loan, Mary, mayor, Miss, Miss Portsmouth, mother, new, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, Red Cross, state, WW2
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Faces of the Benjamin G. Brooks Family of New Hampshire and Massachusetts
The faces of Benjamin Gove Brooks, his wife Frances Eliza (Downer) Brooks, and their son B. Ferdinand Brooks, look out at you from pale CDV photographs. Benjamin and his wife Frances were both born and raised in New Hampshire. Benjamin … Continue reading
New Hampshire Tidbits: Famed Baseball Player Ted Williams liked Cow Hampshire
Perhaps the title of this story is slightly misleading. I am not sure whether Ted Williams LIKED the term ‘Cow Hampshire’ but he did seem to enjoy using it. Apparently to Ted Williams ‘Cow Hampshire’ was a place where hicks … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, New Hampshire Sports, NH Tidbits
Tagged ball, base, baseball, coach, cow, Cow Hampshire, cryogenics, Dolores, Florida, Hampshire, player, red, Red Sox, socks, Sox, Ted, Theodore, Wettach, Williams
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