Tag Archives: New Hampshire

1889: When Concord New Hampshire First Feted the Bard

Posted on 31 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

Shakespeare's Birthday in Concord N.H –For the first time in the history of the capital of New Hampshire the 23d … Continue reading →

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Boscawen New Hampshire Author, Lecturer, Activist for Peace and Social Reform: Lucia True Ames Mead (1856-1936)

Posted on 9 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

While researching notables of New Hampshire, I frequently 'discover' amazing women who I have never heard of–Lucia is one of … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Deadly Thunder-Boomers

Posted on 7 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

No one seems to be certain when the term “thunder boomer” was first used. 

Cassell's dictionary of slang (Jonathon Green) … Continue reading →

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Rindge New Hampshire Teacher, Historian, Genealogist, Editor, Legislator, NH Secretary of State: Ezra Scollay Stearns, A.M. (1838-1915)

Posted on 2 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

Anyone performing genealogy research extensively in New Hampshire and Massachusetts is bound to run into a reference, or a book … Continue reading →

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Indian Stream Republic NH Native and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Charles D. Parker (1827-1925)

Posted on 19 August, 2008 by Janice Brown

When he was just nine years old, Charles D. Parker was with his father when he moved his family by cart from the Indian Stream Republic… Continue reading →

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