I grew up in a New Hampshire household where St. Patrick’s Day
Engraving of an stereotypical Irishman from “Irish Wonders,” by D.R. McAnally Jr., originally published prior to 1909
and my Irish heritage was held in high esteem. God forbid that I
should not wear green on March 17th. And it was entirely a ‘mortal sin’ if I wore anything close to a crimson or orange shade.
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A native of North Conway, and coming from a family well-known there, Gordon A. Clapp has acted in television, theatre and movies.
Gordon Clapp as Robert Frost performing in This Verse Business. Photo by Meghan Moore, located at The New England Theatre Geek Blog at http://www.netheatregeek.com/2011/10/30/this-verse-business-the-road-less-traveled-of-frosts-poetry/
He has also executive produced and starred in three short films. He has gleaned both American awards [Emmy award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series NYPD Blue, and a Tony-nomination] and Canadian awards [Dora Moore Award nomination for Best Actor, and a Gemini Award].
FACTS ABOUT FOOTWEAR
Fashions changed; and “the whirligig of time” brings about many other things besides “revenges.” The sharply pointed toes of some of our ancestors will be along immediately.
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Engraving from Concord [N.H.] and Its Attractions. Strangers’ Guide to the Leading Business Houses, (1881-1885) page 45
STAR ISLAND CHURCH
(Isles of Shoals)
Star Island old church, Isles of Shoals, N.H.; Detroit Publishing Company; 1910; Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
“GRAY as the fog-wreaths over it blown
When the surf beats high and the caves make moan,
Stained with lichens and stormy weather
The church and the scarred rocks rise together;
And you scarce may tell, if a shadow falls,
Which are the ledges and which the walls.”
Ensign Edward Blanchard Cloues, son of Alfred S. & Hattie (Blanchard) Cloues was born 25 December 1917 at Warner, New Hampshire He was aboard the USS. Arizona when it was sunk on 7 December 1941 during the Japanese attack. His body remains with the ship and his shipmates. He was awarded a Purple Heart posthumously, which was sent to his mother in May 1942.
Edward Blanchard Cloues
Photograph from the United States Naval Academy
http://www.usna.com/NC/History/ClassOf1940/C.htm
“Eddie,” as he was known to his family and friends, had graduated from Simonds Free High School at the top of his class, had been active in sports, and a member of the school’s orchestra. He attended the University of New Hampshire for a year pending his appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, where he graduated in 1940.
