Category Archives: New Hampshire Women

My Tribute to A New Hampshire Mother

Posted on 13 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

Usually the female subjects that I blog about are famous, infamous, or otherwise notable women of statewide interest. 

For every famous women, there are thousands of not-so-famous women whose lives have enriched our existence… Continue reading →

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Newport New Hampshire Milliner, Author, Poet, Editor and "Mother of Thanksgiving": Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale (1788-1879)

Posted on 1 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

Born Sarah Josepha Buell, on a farm in the small town of Newport New Hampshire, she had a limited … Continue reading →

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Concord New Hampshire Artist: Alice Ericson Cosgrove (1909-1971)

Posted on 3 April, 2007 by Janice Brown

Born Alice Ericson on 16 Feb 1909 in Concord, New Hampshire, the daughter of Finnish immigrants, her father worked as … Continue reading →

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Happy 105th Birthday Mrs. Astor

Posted on 30 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Brooke Astor turns 105 today.

Brooke has had an exciting year.  She has lived through an “elder abuse controversy… Continue reading →

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Raising a Little Hell in New Hampshire: Dublin’s Doris Ethel “Granny D” (Rollins) Haddock (1910-2010)

Posted on 24 February, 2007 by Janice Brown

“We honor certain people in history not so much for what they did during their turbulent lives,

but for what … Continue reading →

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