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2017 New Hampshire and National Women’s History Month

Posted on 28 February, 2017 by Janice Brown

History is not celebrated in a vacuum.  When you pay notice to an event such as National Women’s History Month, you must also include the history of New Hampshire women. Women’s History Week was first observed in Sonoma County, California … Continue reading →

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Blog Caroling: This Time of Year

Posted on 20 December, 2016 by Janice Brown

My dear friend fM’s favorite holiday tradition (she says) is Blog Caroling.  I suspect that her ritual of dressing up in flannel jammies with hot toddy in hand are as important as the musical production. Last year I presented a … Continue reading →

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10 Ways Marketers are Making you Addicted to Genealogy

Posted on 11 October, 2016 by Janice Brown

What better way to start a blog post about click-bait than by creating one? The title of this post is a lie, of course. A click-bait title is melodramatic, sensational, excessive, and shocking. It draws on your guilt or your … Continue reading →

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Promote Your Blog: A Genealogist’s Potluck Guide

Posted on 20 August, 2016 by Janice Brown

My favorite genealogy resource is my blog, Cow Hampshire. It is not just a place where I write and share genealogy and history stories about New Hampshire. My blog is a place where I gather new information from guests who … Continue reading →

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Cow Hampshire: Celebrating my 10th Year Blogging Birthday

Posted on 16 March, 2016 by Janice Brown

Happy 10th Birthday Cow Hampshire.  My first post on this blog was made on March 16, 2006. On that date I posted this photograph, taken by my sister Kathi Webster at Shaker Village in Canterbury, New Hampshire.  She had passed … Continue reading →

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