Woodcut of Colonists 1600s

Posted on 10 July, 2006 by Janice Brown

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Benjamin West Kilburn, Photographer and Manufacturer Stereoscopic Views

Posted on 9 July, 2006 by Janice Brown

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New Hampshire: The Webcam Tourist

Posted on 9 July, 2006 by Janice Brown

Sometimes I can’t resist the urge…

to visit a webcam site and see how various parts of New Hampshire are faring.

Is it raining?  Are there crowds? Or even snow?  I can discover comfortably from in front of my computer, thanks to the ever-growing use of webcams.  From the top of Mount Washington to Nubble Light (yes, I know that is in Maine, not New Hampshire), I can virtually visit whenever I feel like it. Continue reading →

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Penny Candy

Posted on 7 July, 2006 by Janice Brown

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New Hampshire’s Pirates: Avast Ye Maties, Arrggh!

Posted on 7 July, 2006 by Janice Brown
Portrait of a Pirate, from Pirates, by Capt. Charles Johnson, foreward by Claud Lovat Fraser, reissued 1921.

Portrait of a Pirate, from Pirates, by Capt. Charles Johnson, foreward by Claud Lovat Fraser, reissued 1921.

Was New Hampshire a haven for pirates in years past…

and did they bury treasure on our shores and islands? And what exactly do we find so charming about water-based thugs in tight pants?

With another pirate movie always looming on our horizon, it is time to re-evaluate New Hampshire’s own pirate heritage.  Tradition has been rife with tales of pirate’s adventures and buried booty. Historically, except for a few isolated incidents, there appears to be a marked lack of pirate’s gold and swashbuckling crew. Continue reading →

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