Tag Archives: New Hampshire

New Hampshire Slanguage: Ascared

Posted on 8 June, 2007 by Janice Brown

The word, “ascared,” (sometimes pronounced “ascairt”) is considered a “regional” word

which means to fear, or to be afraid.  Growing … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Year Without a Summer

Posted on 6 June, 2007 by Janice Brown

The year 1816 is known among the few old men who remember it as “the year without a summer.”  … Continue reading →

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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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