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Women’s History
"The ongoing invisibility of women and girls is a serious issue for our country, and for the world. The invisibility of our history, heroes, stories, challenges, and success handicaps the future of all Americans, and it deeply affects our economy and our communities."--Megan Smith, U.S. Chief Technology OfficerMarch 2021 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recent Comments
- New Hampshire’s Love Affair With Motorcycles | Cow Hampshire on Manchester New Hampshire Shoemaker, Mechanic, Harley Motorcycle Dealer, Motorcycle Club Founder: Joseph Exilia Forest (1880-1929)
- New Hampshire Women in History | Cow Hampshire on New Hampshire and National Women’s History Month–March 2021
- New Hampshire and National Women’s History Month–March 2021 | Cow Hampshire on New Hampshire Women in History
- Rebecca Mandeville on Orford New Hampshire Poet, Musician, and Teacher: Fannie H. (Runnells) Poole (1863-1940)
- Rebecca Mandeville on Concord NH World War I Heroes, Twin Brothers: Ernest Potter Runnells and Ellsworth Potter Runnells (1894-?)
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New Hampshire and National Women’s History Month–March 2021
The month of March has a focus on women around the world if you include International Woman’s Day (IWD) on 8 March (with a spot light on women’s rights). Since March of 1987, the United States has formally observed Women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 2021, celebration, Cow Hampshire, focus, Hampshire, history, month, new, New Hampshire, NH, woman, women
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2021: Celebrating Black History Month in New Hampshire
New Hampshire is probably the third-whitest state in the country (90-94 percent) following only its neighbors Vermont and Maine. Those facts notwithstanding, the stories of our black and brown citizens have been mostly ignored when it comes to being represented … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color
Tagged 2021, African, American, black, Brown, firsts, heritage, history, month, politics, Portsmouth, research, Trail
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New Hampshire’s Best Christmas Traditions, Recipes and Stories (Recap)
Next year this blog (Cow Hampshire) will celebrate its 15th year. That is a gloriously long time for a genealogy blog to be around. At this point it is easy for me to have forgotten every single topic I’ve written … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, NH Tidbits, Poetry, Recipes
Tagged Christmas, decoration, food, Hampshire, Historical, history, holiday, new, New Hampshire, NH, old, old time, poem, poetry, recap, recipe, tradition
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Surprising Discoveries with mtDNA
If my mother was alive, she’d be 101 today. So it seemed the perfect time to write about her, and the DNA that she shared with me–haplogroup K1a4a1b,. I know she would be surprised with the findings of my matrilineal … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged An Morta Gor, DNA, famine, genealogy, Hampshire, history, Irish, Jane, matrilineal, mtDNA, new, New Hampshire, NH, proof, Thomas, Walford
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New Hampshire Tidbits: Drought History
A drought, such as the one in New Hampshire in 2020, is not a new thing for us. The Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics, Portsmouth NH of `10 October 1829 reported: “Drought–severe drought has lately prevailed in various parts … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Humor, Really Old News
Tagged cloud, drought, history, old wives tale, seeding, water. rain
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