Tag Archives: NH

Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Patriot, Tutor, Secretary, and Peace Envoy: Col. Tobias Lear, Esq. (1762-1816)

Posted on 4 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Through his journal and correspondence, Tobias Lear is probably responsible for much of what we know about the personal life … Continue reading →

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Do You Have a Famous New Hampshire Name?

Posted on 2 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Randy over at Genea-Musings, brought Chip Rowe's site to my attention. He writes about George magazine and how they tracked down regular people who have politician's names. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: The Privy’s Murky History

Posted on 28 February, 2007 by Janice Brown

Traditionally death and taxes are considered to be two of life's inevitable occurrences. 

To this I'll add a third: the … Continue reading →

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The New Hampshire Gazette: the Oldest Newspaper in America

Posted on 26 February, 2007 by Janice Brown

Portsmouth, the only port worthy of the name on New-Hampshire's eighteen miles of sea-coast, was originally planted as a mercantile … Continue reading →

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Raising a Little Hell in New Hampshire: Dublin’s Doris Ethel “Granny D” (Rollins) Haddock (1910-2010)

Posted on 24 February, 2007 by Janice Brown

“We honor certain people in history not so much for what they did during their turbulent lives,

but for what … Continue reading →

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