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The Father of Labor Day: Manchester New Hampshire’s George McGuire aka Maguire (1857-1913)
The tombstone of George McGuire sits in Manchester, New Hampshire’s Piscataquog Cemetery on Bowman Street with the engraving “Father of Labor Day.” Several newspapers throughout the United States, dated in November of 1913, announced with headlines: FATHER OF LABOR DAY … Continue reading
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Laundryman and Cigar-maker: Chester M. Fairbanks of Hillsborough Bridge and Nashua NH (1832-1863)
The youthful, hopeful faces of Chester M. Fairbanks, and his first wife Emma Belle peer out at me from the fragile tintype photograph. Along with the tintypes I have two CDVs of them, with a delicate but enigmatic script on … Continue reading
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Alfred Spalding of Merrimack and Nashua New Hampshire: Sailor, Farmer and Boarding House Keeper (1806-1887)
Yes, you guessed it. Another photograph came into my possession–actually I bought it on Ebay–this time of Alfred Spalding. The Spalding family of southern New Hampshire area was particularly prolific, and so it is not always an easy task to … Continue reading
Manchester NH’s Casualty of D-Day: Sgt. T/4 Charles William Blanchard (1922-1944)
It is estimated that 2,500 Americans and 3,000 other Allied troops died on D-Day,” according to the D-Day Museum. Among them was a 21-year old Manchester man, Charles William Blanchard. He was the only son of Harry Dwight & Agnes … Continue reading
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U.S. Airmail Service Casualty: Manchester NH’s 2nd Lieut. Jean Donat Grenier (1909-1934)
Jean Donat Grenier was born in November 24 1909 in Manchester, New Hampshire, the son of Canadian immigrants, Alphonse and Ursula Nora (Gadbois) Grenier. He grew up at 302 Cartier Street, and then later 370 Rimmon Street, receiving an elementary … Continue reading
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