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Newport New Hampshire Teacher, Suffragist, Civic & Club Leader, Business Woman: Mary Matilda (Putnam) Sibley (1860-1927)
There was very little that Mary Matilda (Putnam) Sibley could not do. She was the daughter of Marshall & Mary M. (Carroll) Putnam, born in 1860 in Croydon, Sullivan County New Hampshire, just before the Civil War began. She was … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women
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The Lost Faces of World War One — Part Eighteen
This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lost Faces of WW1
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Manchester New Hampshire Shoemaker, Mechanic, Harley Motorcycle Dealer, Motorcycle Club Founder: Joseph Exilia Forest (1880-1929)
This year (2015) is the 100th Anniversary of the Manchester (NH) Motorcycle Club. Though this club officially lists its birthday as 1915, it’s technically 19 years older, as it began as a bicycle club in 1896 created by Joseph E. … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 100 years anniversary birthday, bicycle, competition, cycle, Davidson, dealer, dealership, early, Elm, forest, Forrest, garage, George, Gilbert, Gladys, gypsy tour, Harley, Indian, Joseph, Laconia, Louise, Manchester, motor, motorcycle, New Hampshire, NH, Perro, Pete, Pete Forrest, race, racing, Roamers, shop, Street, Weirs
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Lancaster NH’s John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926) — the “Weeks” behind the “Weeks Act”
In 2011 the United States Forest Service celebrated the 100th anniversary of one of the most successful land conservation efforts in the United States. The Weeks Act was signed into law in 1911, after a decade-long debate about the role … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged alderman, appropriation, conservation, forest, John W. Weeks, Lancaster, MA, Massachusetts, mayor, New Hampshire, Newton, NH, Secretary of War, US Congress, US Senate, Weeks Act
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WW1 Casualty of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive: Manchester NH’s Pvt. Henry Gossler (1896-1918)
Henry Gossler was born on 15 Mar 1896 in Manchester NH, the son of German immigrants, Henry & Lena (Viehweg) Gossler. In 1899 Henry’s parents and grandparents had left their home in the town of Hof, on the banks of … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, Military Squares
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