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New Hampshire Tidbits: March 2020 is Women’s History Month
Each year the National Women’s History Alliance selects a theme to encourage authors of all levels and abilities to write about women and to be inclusive of them in our collective history. Their 2020 Women’s History Month theme is “Valiant … Continue reading
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One Hundred Years Ago: New Hampshire’s Thanksgiving of 1919
Thanksgiving Day of 1919 was celebrated with feelings of both great sorrow and hope. Within the previous two years, at least 4,000 New Hampshire residents had died before their time (war causalities plus those who died unexpectedly from the flu). … Continue reading
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100 Years Ago: Tiniest Woman in New England Contest
The WWI Armistice had been declared, and though soldier deaths were still being reported, the citizens of New England urgently needed to shift their focus to something light and entertaining. In November of 1918 the Boston Post newspapers announced they … Continue reading
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100 Years Ago: Decoration Day Celebrations
One hundred years ago the last Monday of May was a time to decorate the graves of those who died in previous wars with a strong focus on the Civil War. The day was solemnly celebrated throughout the United States, … Continue reading
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100 Years Ago: The Camouflage Cookery of World War I
According to the Housewives Magazine of 1918, the word ‘camouflage’ means a deception, an illusion, something that is not what it seems to be. Prior to WWI the art of camouflage (to mask soldiers) was used, but to a lesser … Continue reading
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