Category Archives: New Hampshire Men

The Sugar Baby: The Day World War II Was Funny

Posted on 24 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

Most of the time the soldiers and sailors who participated in World War II led serious lives.  After all they … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s First State Park Administrator aka "Mr. Recreation": Russell B. Tobey (1903-1978)

Posted on 18 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

Russell B. Tobey was born in 1903 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

His family moved to Temple New Hampshire when … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: How SMITH Played A Role in the American Revolution

Posted on 14 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

The death of the late Joseph Smith of Chester suggested to Colonel George C. Gilmore of this city the idea … Continue reading →

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Lebanon New Hampshire’s Inventor, Mesmerist, Mental Healer, and "Father of New Thought": Phineas Parkhurst "Park" Quimby (1802-1866)

Posted on 12 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

Phineas Parkhurt Quimby was born in 1802 to a blacksmith and his wife. 

They moved to Belfast Maine when Phineas … Continue reading →

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1842: Getting Away With Murder in Bath New Hampshire

Posted on 10 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

On September 9, 1842, Adaline (Tenney) Comings, wife of William F., and mother of Emeline and Adaline Comings was found … Continue reading →

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