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Tag Archives: genealogy
On Genealogy Plagiarism, Libel and April Fools
It seems to be the season for genealogy foolishness. Yes, long time genealogists, including myself, are keenly aware that over the past thirty-five years (and before that) writers have been stealing other people’s stuff. It is just not right. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy
Tagged April, Fool, genealogist, genealogy, joke, libel, plagiarism, plagiarist
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New Hampshire’s First Lady, Artist, Author, Trustee: Rachel Leona (White) Adams (1905-1979)
Rachel Leona White was born in 1905 in Mount Holly, Rutland Co. VT. Her father was a house painter and decorator (her grandfather was a carriage painter) in a rural area of Vermont. She had a great interest in the … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Women
Tagged art, arts, author, autobiography, award, chief, citation, college, Commission, Concord, Eisenhower, first lady, genealogy, Governor, Hampshire, Holly, Lincoln, Mount, Mount Holly, Mt, music, new, New Hampshire, NH, Orchestra, Rachel, recognition, staff, UNH, University, Vermont, VT, white, wife, Youth
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The Baker Children of Weare, New Hampshire (1910)
Two lovely children, posed perfectly, look out from this photograph postcard. In addition to the ink script “Evelyn Baker, Oliver Prescott Baker,” there is penciled on the back, “202 North Weare NH.” The postcard is dated September 1, 1910, is … Continue reading
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Tagged baker, Bellevue, Bradford, cemetery, church, Congregational, Enfield, Ernest, Evelyn, family, genealogy, Hampshire, Lawrence, MA, Massachusetts, Maude, Meredith, minister, new, NH, Northwood, Oliver, pastor, Portsmouth, postcard, Prescott, reverend, Weare
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The Neal Family of Meredith, Belknap County New Hampshire
The Neal Family of Meredith New Hampshire is ancient, and its lineage complicated. The surname is spelled a variety of ways: Neal, Neale, Nele, etc. This name is found in the earliest records of New Hampshire’s immigration history. This article … Continue reading
The Scales Family of New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts
As is often the case, this story revolves around a photograph. A tin-type photograph shows an aged man and his wife in a seated, somewhat informal pose. They are both darkly dressed probably in their best Sunday outfits. The photographer … Continue reading