Category Archives: New Hampshire Men

Poem: "Lines To A Departed Son" by Daniel Webster

Posted on 14 June, 2007 by Janice Brown

My son, thou wast my heart's delight,
 Thy morn of life was gay and cheery;
That morn has rushed to … Continue reading →

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Loudon New Hampshire Illustrator, Painter, Engraver: Frank French (1850-1933)

Posted on 10 June, 2007 by Janice Brown

Frank French was born 22 May 1850 in Loudon NH, son and 8th child of Hiram & Lydia Walcot (Bachelder) … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: Pannaway

Posted on 27 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

Pannaway is probably an American Indian word (Abenaki) meaning “place where the waters [of the ocean] spread out” into the … Continue reading →

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Berlin New Hampshire Tupperware Inventor: Earl Silas Tupper (1907-1983)

Posted on 25 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

American manufacturer Earl Tupper, inventor of Tupperware, was born in New Hampshire.

 

He graduated from Fitchburg [MA] High school … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: How the "Granite State" Got Its Name

Posted on 19 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

Back in the 1820s New Hampshire residents were coasting along, not even realizing that their state needed a nickname.

Out … Continue reading →

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