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New Hampshire WWI Military: Sergeant Major Andrew Jackson of Littleton and Rochester (1882-1960)

Posted on 24 August, 2018 by Janice Brown

I would not have known about Sergeant Major Andrew Jackson of New Hampshire except for a brief newspaper notice placed in the Nashua Telegraph in September of 1919. It stated as follows: “Concord–Sergeant Major Andrew Jackson of Rochester was decorated … Continue reading →

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“Recollections of Long Ago,” by Hannah Eayrs Barron–Dunstable (Nashua) and Merrimack New Hampshire

Posted on 18 April, 2015 by Janice Brown

In April of 2014 I wrote about Merrimack New Hampshire Poet, Hannah Eayrs Barron. She was born in Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in 1809, daughter of Williams & Hannah (Foster) Eayrs. While researching her life I came across an … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Genealogy: The Legend of the Irish Drummer Boy

Posted on 25 August, 2007 by Janice Brown

How many of us have stories passed down from our parents or grandparents that are partly based in truth, but … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: Ben Franklin Profile Rock

Posted on 25 January, 2007 by Janice Brown

A fascinating gentleman named Jim Moore has a passion for rock formations with human-like appearances (similar to the Old Man … Continue reading →

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Jackson New Hampshire Ski School Promoter & Businessman, Carroll Purinton Reed (1905-1995)

Posted on 26 August, 2006 by Janice Brown

You can call Carroll Reed many things—

dynamic, a driving force, entrepreneurial, visionary, humble, unassuming.  Yes, as strange … Continue reading →

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