Lancaster and Hanover NH Philanthropist, Trustee, Civic and Social Leader: Sarah Maynard “Sally” (Drew) Hall 1876-1949

Posted on 11 March, 2021 by Janice Brown

Hall, Mrs. Sally Draw. “Commencement Honorary Degrees 1940’s.” Dartmouth College Photographic Files, 1947. Dartmouth Digital Library Program, collections.dartmouth.edu/archive/object/PhotoFiles/PhotoFiles-icon1647-0544-0000018. Colorized by Blog Editor.

She was born Sarah Maynard Drew, but preferred ‘Sally.’ The daughter of Irving Webster & Caroline M. (Merrill) Drew, Sally was born 18 Dec 1876 in Lancaster, Coos Co., NH. Her father was a noted lawyer and politician (a Democrat turned Republican).

Sally M. Drew attended St. Mary’s School for Girls at Concord and graduated from Radcliffe in 1901.   Sally M. Drew married on 1 July 1902 in Lancaster NH to Edward Kimball Hall, son of Charles P. & Lucia C. (Kimball) Hall. Edward K. Hall would become a president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, work as a successful lawyer and during his lifetime was a well-known football player, rules writer, and enthusiast. Sally (Drew) Hall led a life of privilege, with enough money to enjoy a life of leisure. She chose instead to spend much of her time in civic involvements and causes, all while raising three children. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire First Lady, Civic Leader, First Woman Nominated to Executive Council: Margaret Walter (Clough) Martin Anderson (1890 -1979) of Bow and Concord

Posted on 8 March, 2021 by Janice Brown

Margaret W. Clough, circa 1915 when she married Nathaniel E. Martin. From The Granite Monthly magazine, July-Sep 1918. Internet Archive. Colorized by the blog editor.

She was born Margaret Walter Clough on 24 May 1890 in Bow New Hampshire posthumously to Walter H. “Warren” & Georgia (Colby) Clough and named after both of parents. Her father Walter Clough died suddenly in February of 1890, and her mother remarried in 1896 to Stephen P. Foster, a wheelwright who worked for Abbott & Downing carriage makers in Concord NH where they moved.

Young Margaret attended the local Concord grammar schools.  Based on the 1940 U.S. Census she also graduated from high school.  The 1910 U.S. Census of Concord shows she was out of school in that year, and working as a filing clerk in a “beet factory.” Continue reading →

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World War I’s Missing Hero Statue–Once A Tribute to the Women’s Red Cross Motor Corps

Posted on 2 March, 2021 by Janice Brown

Statue nicknamed “Tilly,” commemorating the Red Cross Women’s Motor Corps of WWI,. Colorized by the blog editor.

I realize it is unusual for me to write about events or people not from New Hampshire.  For this story I made one of those uncommon exceptions.  After several years of researching World War I and the women who served, I felt this story might shed a light on a problem.

When world War I ended in 1918 there was a flurry of activity to create memorials, monuments and statues in tribute of those who served. Women served in many capacities during that “Great War” mainly as nurses, telephone operators, canteen workers, production workers, and  chauffeur and ambulance drivers. In a few instances their names were inscribed on group memorial monuments, however women’s WWI contributions were mostly ignored or bypassed when it came to constructing gender-specific statues. Most did not receive any veterans benefits. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire and National Women’s History Month–March 2021

Posted on 28 February, 2021 by Janice Brown

Collage of photographs–women included in 2021 NH Women’s History Month at Cow Hampshire. (with the help of BeFunky).

The month of March has a focus on women around the world if you include International Woman’s Day (IWD) on 8 March (with a spot light on women’s rights).  Since March of 1987, the United States has formally observed Women’s HISTORY Month. During this time women’s contributions to history, culture and society are shared.

The earliest known Women’s History month goes a bit further back to 1978 in a Sonoma California school district. The first national declaration of Women’s History Week occurred in 1980 when President Jimmy Carter passed a resolution for a national celebration. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Tidbits: Beware the Little Red Devil in the Tree Above

Posted on 24 February, 2021 by Janice Brown

Red Squirrel in the New Hampshire snow. Photograph by Tina Penrod-Bates, used with permission.

Depending on where you live in the United States you may call these furry creatures: tiny beasts, chickarees, fairy diddles, cute, squacks, pests, little red devils, pine squirrels, red squirrels, or even Tamiasciurus hudsonicus if you are the brainy sort. When they are still babies, you’d call them kits or kittens. They are born blind but make up for that disability in short order by maturing quickly. [Editor’s note: The term little red devils, from New Hampshire Wildlife Journal magazine, Sept/Oct 2015, attributed to Mark Beauchesne, a NH hunter. Continue reading →

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