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Granite Resolve: New Year’s Resolutions in New Hampshire, Past and Present

Posted on 1 January, 2026 by Janice Brown

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 →

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A Toast to My Readers: New Year 2020

Posted on 1 January, 2020 by Janice Brown

A toast to my readers, may you continue to have keen eyesight and discerning tastes. A toast to historians, that you will offer insight into the past without embellishment and with proper credit and attribution to your sources. A toast … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Resolution Makers 1914

Posted on 5 January, 2014 by Janice Brown

RESOLUTION MAKERS From: Portsmouth Herald, December 31, 1914 Any weakling can make resolutions. It needs a strong man to keep them. That is perhaps why New Year’s resolutions are so often futile. The strong do not wait for high days … Continue reading →

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