Category Archives: New Hampshire Women

Happy 105th Birthday Mrs. Astor

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)

“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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A Valentine’s Day Story: New Hampshire’s Bette Davis Connection

Actress Bette Davis often summered in New Hampshire.  In 1939, she had finished the movie “Elizabeth.” Its opening was arranged … Continue reading

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Mason New Hampshire’s Author, Teacher, and Painter, Elizabeth Orton "Twig" Jones (1910 -2005)

Elizabeth Orton Jones was born 25 June 1910 in Highland Park, Illinois, the daughter of George Robert & Jessie Mae … Continue reading

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Warner New Hampshire Author, Amanda Bartlett Harris (1824-1917)

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