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Tag Archives: Clark
Famed Dog Musher, Sled Dog Trainer and Racer: Florence (Murray) Clark (1900-1950):of Lincoln New Hampshire
Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes varieties such as carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting and weight pulling. One or more dogs are used to pull a sled on snow or … Continue reading
The Clark and Perkins Families of Londonderry, New Hampshire
I hold in my hand several beautiful tintype photographs identified as being of the Clark family, that I purchased on ebay. The first was described as: “This is a great gem sized tintype of an older woman identified as Mrs. … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Clark, Derry, Elizabeth, family, genealogy, Ipswich, Londonderry, MA, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NH, Perkins, Reed, Sallie, Sarah, William
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New Hampshire’s Deadly Thunder-Boomers
No one seems to be certain when the term “thunder boomer” was first used.
Cassell's dictionary of slang (Jonathon Green) … Continue reading
Posted in History, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
Tagged Amos Manser, Archie Campbell, Barnstead, Bellows, boomer, Candia, Charles E. Hodgdon, Clark, Colburn, Concord Railroad, Croydon, Daniel, Exeter, Gerrish, Hampton Falls, Hart, Hudson, Jeremiah Lane, John Farnum, John G. Moore, Joseph, kill, killed, lightning, Lunenburg, MA, Manchester, Massachusetts, Mears, meetinghouse, New Hampshire, Newmarket, NH, Peterborough, Rowell, showers, Solomon King, strike, Sutton, Swamscot House, thunder, Varrell, Walpole, weather, Willilam Carr
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