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Tin Reflector Oven

Posted on 9 November, 2007 by Janice Brown

Preparing for the Thanksgiving meal in the Remick Museum Visitor's Center: a tin reflector oven, into which the turkey … Continue reading →

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Alton New Hampshire’s King of Corkscrews: William Rockwell Clough (1844-1920)

Posted on 26 June, 2007 by Janice Brown

Various manufacturing businesses thrived in New Hampshire after the Civil war. 

One of the most famous was the Rockwell Clough … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Native Americans: Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on 10 August, 2006 by Janice Brown

Contrary to what you have been led to believe, New Hampshire's history did NOT begin with the arrival of the European settlers… Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Glossary: Coos (Please Don’t Say Cooz)

Posted on 19 July, 2006 by Janice Brown

Coos – (pronounced “CO-ahss” with two syllables)… is a county in New Hampshire, established December 24, 1803. It was taken from … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Missing Places: Peyton Place

Posted on 6 May, 2006 by Janice Brown

I sometimes wonder how many tourists have visited New Hampshire looking for Peyton Place…

only to realize it does … Continue reading →

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