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New Hampshire Tidbits: The Song “My Old New Hampshire Home”
Considered a sentimental ballad, the tune “My Old New Hampshire Home,” was composed by Harry Von Tilzer, and lyricist Andrew B. Sterling in 1898. Neither of these two men were from New Hampshire, though they were intimately connected with … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s first Female Senator: Bristol’s E. Maude (Fowler) Ferguson (1883-1932)
We’d like to think that following the passage of the 19th Amendment that New Hampshire women were being voted into all positions. We weren’t–we were late bloomers. By 1948 only four women had served in the New Hampshire Senate. Mrs. … Continue reading
New Hampshire Slanguage: Cunnin
Recently the word cunnin(g) was brought up in a FaceBook discussion group, as to whether or not it was New England slang. To be honest, I am not certain. But it was in a New Hampshire household where I heard … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged baby, child, colloquialism, cunnin, cunning, cute, England, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, slang, slanguage, sweet
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First Female County Register of Probate in the U.S.: Marlow New Hampshire’s Ella F. Gee (1853-1937)
She was born in 1853 as Fannie Ella Gee, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In 1899 she legally changed her name in Cheshire County (NH) Court from Fannie Ella Gee to Ella Fannie Gee. Ella’s father, Ebridge B. Gee, was from Marlow, … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Brown, Butterfield, Cheshire, country, county, female, first, Gee, Gee Brook, Hampshire, Keene, Marlow, new, NH, Parker, Probate, Register, Registrar, Registry, United States, woman
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Will Cressy’s Humorous History of New Hampshire (1925)
Will Cressy was a New Hampshire born humorist and vaudeville performer who wrote a series of booklets entitled, “Will Cressy’s Humorous History of ——–.” An entire blog post dedicated to him can be found elsewhere. For now, only the history … Continue reading