Tag Archives: New Hampshire

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

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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A Hearth Against the Cold: Christmas in Colonial New Hampshire

The wind came first—rattling shutters, worrying the bare branches of the great elm by the meetinghouse, and carrying with it the sharp, iron scent of snow. In the small coastal town of Portsmouth, winter had settled deeply into the bones … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Feast of December 1852

What meals did our ancestors savor during the holidays? With winter celebrations approaching, a trip back to the 1850s could be fun and interesting.

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More Old New Hampshire News (1872)

NEW ENGLAND NEWS. — NEW HAMPSHIRE As published in the Boston Evening Transcript of 6 July 1872 -Temperance reform clubs have been organized in Goshen, Newport, and Sunapee. – The South Church in Concord hold their second preaching services in … Continue reading

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2022: On National Women’s History Month

Every year since March 2006 I have written one or more blog articles about women during National Women’s History Month. This year is a little different, as I will write only one story, and provide a recap of hundreds of … Continue reading

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