Tag Archives: New England

Granite Resolve: New Year’s Resolutions in New Hampshire, Past and Present

Posted on 1 January, 2026 by Janice Brown

Present New Year’s resolutions are often treated lightly—earnest on January 1, forgotten by February. Yet the act of resolving to do better has deep historical roots, and in New Hampshire, where practicality, independence, and community have always mattered, resolutions have … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Slanguage: “It was a floorer.”

Posted on 10 September, 2019 by Janice Brown

I was researching and came across a saying that I remember my father using, though it is rare for me to hear it today. When something happened that was totally a shock and surprise that made you speechless, you would … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Slanguage: Beach Wagon

Posted on 4 September, 2018 by Janice Brown

I was looking at some 1960-ish photographs today, a few showing my family’s pale yellow beach wagon parked in the driveway. BEACH WAGON was the local (New England) term for what most people then called a “Station Wagon” (or a … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s First Cattle: Captain Mason’s Yellow Cowes

Posted on 1 June, 2018 by Janice Brown

June 1st is World Milk Day and this is National Dairy Month, so it’s the perfect day to write about cows and cattle. It is also time for a confession of sorts–the black and white Holstein cow that I have … Continue reading →

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100 Years Ago: WWI and the New Year (January 1918)

Posted on 1 January, 2018 by Janice Brown

In most New Hampshire places newspapers were not published on New Year’s Day, however many were printed on New Year’s Eve 1917, and January 2, 1918. The following compilation is gleaned from those publications. New England was in the grip … Continue reading →

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