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A New Hampshire April Fool
Over the past 14 years I’ve written several stories about April Fools Day as it relates to New Hampshire and New England. The custom of playing pranks was most certainly brought to New Hampshire by the first European colonists. A … Continue reading
New Hampshire Author, Poet, Educator, Club Woman of Meredith: Eva J. (Beede) Odell (1852-1928)
“A world of beauty everywhere we go! The mountains gleaming through the haze The deep blue sky where fleecy cloudlets sail, Are imaged in the placid lake below. Where white in little coves the lilies blow, The giant pine trees … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Beede, educator, Hampshire, Meredith, new, New Hampshire, NH, Odell, poem, poet, poetry, short story, teacher, Winnipesaukee, woman, writer
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New Hampshire Bank Cashier, Club Woman, Civic Leader: Winifred (Lane) Goss of Pittsfield and Dover
Winifred Lane was born on 30 April 1875 in Pittsfield NH, daughter of Charles Henry and Almira Lovena (Perkins) Lane. She attended the local Pittsfield schools, and graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden New Hampshire. She was one of … Continue reading
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Tagged cashier, civic, club, colonial, DAR, Dover, Goss, gravestone, Hampshire, history, inscription, Lane, leader, new, New Hampshire, NH, Pittsfield, Winifred, woman, women
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Human and Animal Rights Advocate, Cheshire County NH Deputy Sheriff Jennie Belle (Carter) Powers (1864-1936)
The Boston Sunday Globe newspaper called her “a fearless woman.” At her death the National Humane review said of her: “For in all the state there was no one like Jennie Belle Powers. Mrs. Powers was humane agent for the … Continue reading
Famed Dog Musher, Sled Dog Trainer and Racer: Florence (Murray) Clark (1900-1950):of Lincoln New Hampshire
Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes varieties such as carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting and weight pulling. One or more dogs are used to pull a sled on snow or … Continue reading