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"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 OfficerWhat History Isn’t
“History isn’t about dates and places and wars. It’s about the people who fill the spaces between them.”
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Tag Archives: history
2014 Laconia (NH) Motorcycle Week With a Bit of History
Motorcycle Week has been a part of New Hampshire’s history for ninety-eight years, more or less. The event grew out of the Gypsy Tours (unofficially began in 1916) and evolved into today’s very popular Laconia Motorcycle Week. In 2014 the … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1916, 1917, advertising, antique, Belknap, Gypsy, history, Laconia, motorcycle, New Hampshire, NH, old, photograph, sidecar, Tour, vintage, Week
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Merrimack New Hampshire Goes Seismic
You would not think of bucolic Merrimack, New Hampshire as being in the epicenter of earthquakes–but it is now, sort of. The town’s public library now (as of April 4, 2014) owns New Hampshire’s first and only public seismograph. The … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Really Old News
Tagged classes, earthquake, first, greatest, history, Library, Merrimack, Merrimack Public Library, New Hampshire, NH, public, seismograph, strongest, students
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Gordon’s Fried Sea Food and Other Shops at 215 Hanover Street in Manchester NH
Yes, I realize that “Gordon’s Fried Sea Food and Other Shops at 215 Hanover Street in Manchester NH” is a long title for a blog post. However it is very fitting, because my research took me on a long, convoluted, … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Missing Places, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 215 Hanover Street, baker, bakery, Burke Stark, business, fish, friend fish, Gordon, historic, history, immigrant, Jacques, Manchester, NH, old, Print, printing, restaurant, Saul Gordon
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Sixteen Completely Free Ways to Research Your Family Tree in New Hampshire
Certain expensive, pay-to-use genealogy corporations are using mass media in an attempt to convince us that we need their services in order to research our personal family histories. TAINT TRUE! You don’t need shaking leaves to point you in the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History
Tagged Ancestry, completely, family tree, free, free way, genealogy, history, low cost, New Hampshire, NH, no cost, research, researching
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New Hampshire’s Witches’ Night of 1879
WITCHES NIGHT From the earliest times men have been trying to look ahead. The ancient Egyptians had oracles where their gods were supposed to answer the questions of men by dreams and other ways; the ancient Greeks also had famous … Continue reading
Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History, Holidays, Really Old News
Tagged customs, Halloween, history, NH, superstitions
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