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Women’s History
"The ongoing invisibility of women and girls is a serious issue for our country, and for the world. The invisibility of our history, heroes, stories, challenges, and success handicaps the future of all Americans, and it deeply affects our economy and our communities."--Megan Smith, U.S. Chief Technology OfficerWhat History Isn’t
“History isn’t about dates and places and wars. It’s about the people who fill the spaces between them.”
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- Friday’s Family History Finds | Empty Branches on the Family Tree on New Hampshire Tidbits: Exhibiting at Chicago World’s Fair and Columbian Exposition of 1893
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Granite Resolve: New Year’s Resolutions in New Hampshire, Past and Present
Present New Year’s resolutions are often treated lightly—earnest on January 1, forgotten by February. Yet the act of resolving to do better has deep historical roots, and in New Hampshire, where practicality, independence, and community have always mattered, resolutions have … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Holidays
Tagged Granite State, happy new year, January 1st, new, New England, New Hampshire, new year resolution, new year's resolution, newyear, resolution, Year
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2022: On National Women’s History Month
Every year since March 2006 I have written one or more blog articles about women during National Women’s History Month. This year is a little different, as I will write only one story, and provide a recap of hundreds of … Continue reading
2022: Celebrating New Hampshire Black History Month
When Black History Month arrives some are”passive celebrators” as if we think we are not connected to this portion of shared history. New Hampshire has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years. The Black Heritage Trail … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History, NH Persons of Color
Tagged Alethea, black, Cisco, color, Ethnicity, Hampshire, history, new, New Hampshire, NH, research Month, Rhode Island, Richard, Sisco
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