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Tag Archives: Day
October 11 2021: Indigenous Peoples’ Day in New Hampshire
No, sadly you won’t find Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the official New Hampshire State calendar of holidays. Though the topic has been brought more than once before our State’s General Court, legislation to either change Columbus Day or to add … Continue reading
New Hampshire Tidbits: Toast and Punch on the Fourth of July
1854 FOURTH OF JULY TOAST Here’s to the man That owned the land That raised the corn, That fed the goose, That bore the quill, That made the pen, That wrote the Declaration of Independence. — Janesville Daily Gazette, Janesville, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4, 4th, Day, Fourth, holiday, Independence, Independence Day, July, toast
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Veterans Day 2020
This year, due to the COVID epidemic, many gatherings and parades will not be happening (at least I hope that people have the correct mindset to not create events that will spread this deadly flu). In the past I’ve written … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Holidays, Military of New Hampshire
Tagged Armistice, Day, Essential, genealogists, genealogy, hero, holiday, veteran, Veterans Day
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75 Years Ago: VJ (Victory over Japan) Day in New Hampshire
Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August 1945, but the formal signing of the “Japanese Instrument of Surrender” was on 2 September 1945 onboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. This action officially ended World War II. My … Continue reading
A New Hampshire April Fool
Over the past 14 years I’ve written several stories about April Fools Day as it relates to New Hampshire and New England. The custom of playing pranks was most certainly brought to New Hampshire by the first European colonists. A … Continue reading