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Tag Archives: New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s Serious Weather: Struck by Lightning in 1860
During the thunder shower of Wednesday last, the lightning was frightfully vivid, and struck in several places in this city. At 6 o’clock, at the residence of John S. Folsom corner of Concord and Walnut streets [in Manchester NH], it … Continue reading
Posted in History, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
Tagged 1860, Chester, Derry, Farmers Cabinet, Janesville, lightning, Manchester, Mirror, New Hampshire, newspaper, NH, storm, strike, struck, thunder, weather
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Will Cressy’s Humorous History of New Hampshire (1925)
Will Cressy was a New Hampshire born humorist and vaudeville performer who wrote a series of booklets entitled, “Will Cressy’s Humorous History of ——–.” An entire blog post dedicated to him can be found elsewhere. For now, only the history … Continue reading
Concord New Hampshire: A Year of Celebration in 2015
Concord is a city with a complex past. Its not surprising that people aren’t quite sure what anniversary, or even which ‘founder,’ to celebrate historically. In the case of anniversaries–they celebrate them all. Anyone who was present for Concord New … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, New Hampshire Men, Really Old News
Tagged anniversary, celebrate, celebration, centennial, Concord, Eastman, family, first, founder, founding, Henry, jubilee, Malden, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NH, origin, Penacook, Pennycook, Richard, Rolfe, Rumford, settler, Uran, Urann, Urin
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New Hampshire’s Old Time Christmas Traditions and Decorations
In New Hampshire’s early days, Christmas was celebrated in a much quieter and sedate manner. The early New England immigrants were stern opponents of what we consider today to be our usual Christmas pastimes. Even up until the 1870s Christmas … Continue reading