Category Archives: New Hampshire Women

New Hampshire’s Missing Places: Peyton Place

Posted on 6 May, 2006 by Janice Brown

I sometimes wonder how many tourists have visited New Hampshire looking for Peyton Place…

only to realize it does … Continue reading →

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Webster New Hampshire Author and Illustrator: Tasha Tudor aka Starling (Burgess) McCready (1915-2008)

Posted on 24 April, 2006 by Janice Brown

Tasha Tudor was a national treasure…

… an illustrator, author, or subject of more than ninety books–living her art … Continue reading →

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Jefferson New Hampshire Doctor: Deborah "Granny" (Vicker) Stalbird (1755-1845)

Posted on 17 April, 2006 by Janice Brown

She travelled, an angel of mercy, throughout northern New Hampshire, braving all kinds of dangers to relieve suffering…

and was … Continue reading →

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Peterborough New Hampshire Art Patron and Pianist: Marian Griswold (Nevins) MacDowell (1857-1956)

Posted on 7 April, 2006 by Janice Brown

“I am a very ordinary woman who had an opportunity–and I seized it.”

Marian Griswold Nevins was born in 1857 … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth New Hampshire Philanthropist: Roberta Brooke (Russell) Kuser Marshall ASTOR (1902-2007)

Posted on 3 April, 2006 by Janice Brown

Happy Birthday Mrs. Astor…

Roberta Brooke (Russell) Kuser Marshall Astor, should have turned 104 a couple of days ago.  She's … Continue reading →

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