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History of the Boston Motorcycle Club (Boston MA) From 1909 to 1926

Posted on 28 March, 2021 by Janice Brown

I was reviewing some of my previous motorcycle stories and discovered that two men who were instrumental in the early motorcycle clubs of Boston lived in New Hampshire at the end of their lives. It was enough for me to … Continue reading →

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99 Years of History: Gypsy Tour Day to New Hampshire Motorcycle Week to Laconia Motorcycle Week

Posted on 13 May, 2015 by Janice Brown

New Hampshire is home to America’s Original Motorcycle Rally. Its a 99th year anniversary in New Hampshire in 2015, if you count sequentially from 1916—when some 150 motorcyclists unofficially gathered at Weirs Beach. By the following year (1917) the Motorcycle … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle Hill Climb, Auburn Massachusetts, October 1935

Posted on 1 June, 2006 by Janice Brown

Photograph taken by my father, Berwin “Webby” Webster, October 1935, Auburn MA of a Hill Climb.

This photograph is one of a … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Love Affair With Motorcycles

Posted on 27 March, 2006 by Janice Brown

The love affair with motorcycles in New Hampshire is not a recent event. 
My father, Berwin “Webby” Webster was … Continue reading →

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