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Merrimack NH Missing Places: Great Dane Knitting Mill

Posted on 17 April, 2021 by Janice Brown

I happened across an October 1962 newspaper article when the Nashua Telegraph announced a visit by John W. King, then Democratic candidate for governor to various Merrimack NH companies including one called Great Dane Knitting Mills [see other locations he … Continue reading →

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Cow Hampshire Humor: Fake New Hampshire Towns

Posted on 29 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

First things first. This is fake news. Not long ago a friend shared an old post from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency blog (of daily humor). It was a witty list of Fake Massachusetts Towns, by Michael Andour Brodeur, and includes places … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Tidbit: Who Let the Shaker Cows Out of the Barn?

Posted on 20 February, 2017 by Janice Brown

In 1863 the cows of Canterbury New Hampshire’s Shaker Village would have been “kept in one of forty-six stalls, in two rows facing each other, with a wide passage between them. Each animal, has its name and place, and it … Continue reading →

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Hoofing it in Canterbury NH — May 2, 2015 Heifer Parade

Posted on 1 May, 2015 by Janice Brown

This moo-ving story is just too cute not to publicize.  Saturday May 2, 2015 is the date of Canterbury Shaker Village’s 2nd Annual Heifer Parade with Food and Fiddle.  We complained more than once in the past few months about … Continue reading →

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“Recollections of Long Ago,” by Hannah Eayrs Barron–Dunstable (Nashua) and Merrimack New Hampshire

Posted on 18 April, 2015 by Janice Brown

In April of 2014 I wrote about Merrimack New Hampshire Poet, Hannah Eayrs Barron. She was born in Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in 1809, daughter of Williams & Hannah (Foster) Eayrs. While researching her life I came across an … Continue reading →

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