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Tag Archives: New Hampshire
New Hampshire WWI Military: Private Emile St. Hilaire of Berlin NH (1889-1918)
Emile St. Hilaire was born 1 June 1889 at Saint-Romuald, Levis, PQ Canada, the son of Procul & Arthemise (Nolin) St. Hilaire. His siblings included: Lea, Yvonne, and Marie Anna (who later married Ernest J. Perron). Emile would have grown … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, NH WW1 Military
Tagged 1, 309, 309th, 78, 78th, action, Argonne, army, Berlin, cemetery, Coos, county, Division, draft, Emile, Hampshire, Hilaire, I, Infantry, KIA, killed, Meuse, Meuse-Argonne, military, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, Regiment, saint, St. Hilaire, U.S., United States, war, world, WWI
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Faces of the BEAN Family of Brentwood, Deerfield and Derry New Hampshire
The BEAN family arrived early in the colony of New Hampshire. They came from Scotland and made Exeter their home. This story is not an attempt to trace all of the Bean progeny, just that of one John Lyford Bean … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History
Tagged Bean, Brentwood, Derry, family, genealogy, Hampshire, John Lyford, new, New Hampshire, NH
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Concord New Hampshire’s Famed Spiritualist, Medium and Clairvoyant: Sophia (Bradley) Woods Craddock (1837-1909)
This story about Mrs. Sophia (Bradley) Craddock (or her preferred “S.B. Craddock”) started with my purchase of a photograph. Shown here to the left, it was taken in Maurice S. Lamprey’s Washington Square studio in Fisherville, New Hampshire. I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Bradley, camp, camp meeting, clairvoyant, Concord, Contoocook, Dover, Dummerston, eclectic, Hampshire, lake, medium, meeting, new, New Hampshire, NH, physician, Sophia, spiritualism, spiritualist, Sunapee, test medium, Vermont, Windsor County
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The Farm Boy Who Built New Hampshire’s Only Silver Industry: Concord’s William Butler Durgin (1833-1905)
William B. Durgin’s silver flatware and serving pieces are today still very much collectible and in demand. During the company’s heyday his Fairfax silver pattern was the leading one in the entire United States. But William Butler Durgin was not … Continue reading
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Tagged ad, advertisement, B, Butler, Campton, Concord, Durgin, employees, factory, Fairfax, flatware, Hampshire, industry, manufacture, new, New Hampshire, NH, photograph, Silver, silverware, William
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New Hampshire Christmas Gifts and Events of 100 Years Ago (1916)
In December of 1916, one hundred years ago, the Portsmouth (NH) Herald offered tidbits of local information along with advertisements for Christmas gifts and food. These offerings are a window into New Hampshire’s past.
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Tagged 1916, 2016, ad, advertisement, burlesque, camera, Christmas, clothing, dance, entertainment, follies, gift, Hampshire, holiday, Kodak, new, New Hampshire, NH, North Church, Portsmouth, stereopticon, tog, tradition
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