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Tag Archives: New Hampshire
Newmarket New Hampshire’s Tiger No. 1 and Its Creator Edward S. Lesley
Fire can be a great creator or a great destroyer. In 1936 several newspapers carried a story about annual Fire Prevention week, where it describes that Ahun, a little town of 2,000 people in central France, claimed a notable record … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 1, 1852, 1952, ancient, antique, Department, Dover, equipment, fire, fireman, firetruck, hand, handtub, Lassley, Lesley, Leslie, MA, man, market, Massachusetts, mechanic, new, New Hampshire, Newburyport, Newmarket, NH, no, number, old, pump, tiger, Tiger No 1, truck, tub
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New Hampshire Slanguage: Fagged Out
I remember my grandparents and parents using the term, “fagged out,” to mean exhausted or weary. Although I cannot prove that the term originated in New Hampshire, an ancient newspaper from this state seems to contain the earliest usage … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged colloquialism, end, exhausted, fag, fagged, frayed, nautical, New Hampshire, NH, out, rope, sailor, slanguage, tired, untwisted, worn
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New Hampshire’s Most Celebrated Artist: Exeter’s Elizabeth Jane (Gardner) Bouguereau (1837-1922)
Elizabeth (Gardner) Bouguereau was one of the most celebrated women painters in the world. She was born in Exeter New Hampshire in the old colonial home of the Gardners, near the square. She attended the public and private schools of … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Adolphe, artist, Bouguereau, celebrated, classical, EJ, Elizabeth, Exeter, famous, Gardner, Jane, Lasalle, New Hampshire, NH, noted, painter, Paris, portraits, salon, William, William-Adolphe
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Ghastly and Ghostly Halloween Stories Gleaned from Old New Hampshire Newspapers
With Halloween quickly approaching in the Granite State, many thoughts turn to ghouls, ghost, skeletons, and everything haunted or creepy. This need to scare ourselves silly is not a modern day occurrence. In looking back to the ancient newspapers, reporting … Continue reading
Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History
Tagged 2015, apparition, creepy, Devil, fish, ghost, ghoul, goblin, Halloween, haunted, made, New Hampshire, newspaper, NH, photograph, skeleton, stage, story, tale, theater, ugly, vampire
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Ezra T. Rumery: Carpenter of Strafford, New Hampshire (1805-1865)
Ezra T. Rumery was born in Effingham, New Hampshire, and lived in Strafford County New Hampshire, locations that is to this day, are still very much rural. He was a carpenter, and his son (and namesake) apprenticed with him … Continue reading