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Merrimack New Hampshire’s Educator, Artist, Civic Leader, Librarian: Emma Augusta Cross (1850-1933)
Today few residents of Merrimack New Hampshire can remember a time without their iconic ‘Lowell Library‘ on the corner of Route 3 and Baboosic Lake Road. However, that structure was not erected until 1925. Emma Cross was not the first … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged artist, artistic, Cross, Emma, front room, Hampshire, librarian, Library, Loop, Merrimack, new, New Hampshire, NH, road, school board
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Poultry Farmer, Civic Leader, Oldest Citizen and “Pioneer Woman”: Mary Augusta (Parker) Stowell of Merrimack New Hampshire (1871-1972)
It seems that the history books are full of stories about how men built the towns and cities of New Hampshire, and yet these places had as many, if not more, women who contributed equally, if sometimes differently. Such was … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Bean, Bedford, chickens, farmer, Hampshire, Mary, Merrimack, new, New Hampshire, NH, Parker, poultry, Reeds Ferry, road, Stowell, woman, women
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New Hampshire Missing Places: Spring Valley Campground, near Lake Massabesic–Manchester
An intriguing story on the front page of a 1911 Manchester (New Hampshire) Union newspaper caught my eye. “Living Out At Spring Valley” boasted the headline, “Picturesque Camp Not Far From Lake Massabesic, Colony Increasing Yearly.” There is, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, N.H. Missing Places, New Hampshire Entertainers, R.I.P
Tagged 1911, 20th, camp, campground, Candia, century, Hampshire, Manchester, Massabesic, new, New Hampshire, NH, road, spring, Spring Valley, Summer, tenting, Valley
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New Hampshire Missing Places: The Uplands of Bridgewater
As most of my readers have figured out, the missing places I write about are often not truly missing–often the name has changed or a landmark has vanished from the spot. It is not uncommon for local places to change … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, N.H. Missing Places, Structures
Tagged Abram Hook, Ayrshire, Bridgewater, Bristol, camp, cattle, Dolloff, estate, farm, Hampshire, lake, Lindsay, new, New Hampshire, Newfound, NH, Point, road, summer camp, The Uplands, Tomahawk, Whittemore
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New Hampshire Missing Places: Riverside Inn of Hooksett
Riverside Inn, the focus of this story, was not the first public lodging to be famous in Hooksett. Before the American Revolution travel to this part of New Hampshire was often accomplished by boat. The boatmen and passengers would stop … Continue reading