Tag Archives: New Hampshire

Milford New Hampshire Black Novelist and Spiritualist: Harriet "Hattie" E. (Green) Adams Wilson Robinson (1825-1900)

Posted on 2 June, 2007 by Janice Brown

Harriet “Hattie” E. (Green) Adams is believed to have been born on March 15, 1825(?), possibly in Milford, New Hampshire. … Continue reading →

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Berlin New Hampshire Tupperware Inventor: Earl Silas Tupper (1907-1983)

Posted on 25 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

American manufacturer Earl Tupper, inventor of Tupperware, was born in New Hampshire.

 

He graduated from Fitchburg [MA] High school … Continue reading →

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The Transatlantic Cable & New Hampshire

Posted on 21 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

In order to speed up delivery of messages and news between Europe and the United States (normally it took weeks … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: How the "Granite State" Got Its Name

Posted on 19 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

Back in the 1820s New Hampshire residents were coasting along, not even realizing that their state needed a nickname.

Out … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s First Leader, Sagamore of the Penacook, Diplomat and Peacemaker: Passaconaway (c1580-c1673)

Posted on 17 May, 2007 by Janice Brown

Passaconaway was an amazing man. He was Sagamo of the Native People called Penacook.

The Penacook were a confederation of … Continue reading →

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