Category Archives: Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather

Those strange NH stories, believe them or not.

When Manchester’s NH’s Amoskeag Mill (Almost) Built the World’s Largest Flag

Posted on 14 June, 2014 by Janice Brown

Almost is an interesting word.  It means nearly, pretty darn close but no cigar, not entirely, second place.  It would have been easier for me to just stick with the story already out there–that in 1914 Manchester New Hampshire’s Amoskeag … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: The Wizard Tree of Intervale

Posted on 5 February, 2014 by Janice Brown

  New Hampshire has long been renown for its picturesque birch trees.  Most often I think of these tall, pale, and often slightly bent trees in a scene combined with a mountain or a crystal blue lake in the background, … Continue reading →

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Missing Places: Yoken’s Restaurant in Portsmouth NH (1947-2004)

Posted on 27 September, 2013 by Janice Brown

Yoken’s Restaurant on Lafayette Road in Portsmouth NH closed in September of 2004. The property was sold, and the original landmark demolished.  Now some are trying to rescue the “Thar She Blows” trademark sign. In a city known for the … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes in New England

Posted on 8 September, 2013 by Janice Brown

Eighteen years after the pilgrim fathers landed on Plymouth rock they experienced their first New England earthquake. This was in 1638, and was very severe, so much so as to throw persons to the ground. Since it occurred down to … Continue reading →

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1844: How a Yankee Weathervane Caused a Chinese Riot

Posted on 18 July, 2013 by Janice Brown

Another New Hampshire Blogger, Heather Wilkinson Rojo of Nutfield Genealogy, inspired this story.  Her photographic collection of weather vanes and the stories that go with them  caused me to ponder the importance of these metal spire ornaments in our state’s history.  It is obvious that … Continue reading →

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