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Randolph New Hampshire’s Wellesley College President and Director of WAVEs: Dr. Mildred Helen (McAfee) Horton (1900-1994)

Posted on 30 May, 2008 by Janice Brown

Mildred McAfee was the daughter of Rev. Dr. Cleland Boyd & Harriett (Brown) McAfee.

She was born in Missouri in … Continue reading →

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Francestown New Hampshire Attorney, Governor, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and Navy, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice: Levi Woodbury (1798-1851)

Posted on 8 May, 2008 by Janice Brown

Levi Woodbury was born on 22 December 1789 in Francestown NH,

named after his uncle Levi, who had been captured during … Continue reading →

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Merrimack New Hampshire Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman, USN (1896-1951)

Posted on 16 February, 2007 by Janice Brown

Forrest P. Sherman, a native of Merrimack,


was born October 30, 1896 on Depot Street, in the Reeds Ferry section. … Continue reading →

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Photograph: Forrest Percival Sherman

Posted on 10 February, 2007 by Janice Brown

1918 photograph of Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman, then Midshipman, USNA graduation.  See upcoming article about his life, and including his … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: A Tale of Two (or More) Kearsarge

Posted on 5 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

Possibly one of the most controversial names in New Hampshire History, Kearsarge, pronounced, “Ki-ah-sarge,” is odd enough that you'd … Continue reading →

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