Tag Archives: Hampshire

What Runs In The Family, Stays in The Family

Posted on 12 April, 2008 by Janice Brown

I'm on a quest to discover the traits that run in my family, and to write about some of the … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Missing Holiday: Fast Day

Posted on 6 April, 2008 by Janice Brown

Back in 1991 the New Hampshire Legislature abolished a New Hampshire holiday that had been celebrated for 310 years

In … Continue reading →

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Deerfield New Hampshire Professor of Oratory: Moses True Brown (1827-1900)

Posted on 4 April, 2008 by Janice Brown

Moses True Brown, son of Dr. Thomas & Mary “Polly” (Moore) Brown, was b. 4 March 1827 in Deerfield NH. … Continue reading →

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Hampton New Hampshire’s Norse Boulder, aka Thorvald’s Rock

Posted on 2 April, 2008 by Janice Brown

Somewhere near the end of a street in Hampton New Hampshire (appropriately named Viking Ave and Thorwald Ave), at Boars Head … Continue reading →

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Manchester New Hampshire Physician, Civic Leader and Politician: Zatae L. (Longsdorff) Straw (1866-1955)

Posted on 19 March, 2008 by Janice Brown

Zatae Leola (Longsdorff) Straw, M.D. 

was a strong, outspoken woman who experienced many “firsts” in her life.  She was a … Continue reading →

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