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Tag Archives: years
One Hundred Years Ago: New Hampshire’s Thanksgiving of 1919
Thanksgiving Day of 1919 was celebrated with feelings of both great sorrow and hope. Within the previous two years, at least 4,000 New Hampshire residents had died before their time (war causalities plus those who died unexpectedly from the flu). … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, NH Tidbits, NH WW1 Military
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Cow Hampshire Blog Turns 13
Some consider the number 13 to be unlucky, but then some folks think cows are useless animals. Both are wrong. On 16 March of 2006 after losing my twin sister to cancer, I began writing a blog, for it had … Continue reading
Posted in History, Personal History, Really Old News
Tagged 13, blog, luck, old, thirteen, unlucky, years
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200 Years Old: The New Hampshire State House in Concord
I first wrote about the New Hampshire State House in 2006, when the building was only 187 years old, and since then I’ve updated that story several times. This year (2019) the building is officially 200 years old, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, NH Tidbits, Really Old News, Structures
Tagged 200, anniversary, building, Concord, General Court, Governor, Hampshire, house, hundred, legislature, new, New Hampshire, NH, old, state, State House, statehouse, two, years
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100 Years Ago: Tiniest Woman in New England Contest
The WWI Armistice had been declared, and though soldier deaths were still being reported, the citizens of New England urgently needed to shift their focus to something light and entertaining. In November of 1918 the Boston Post newspapers announced they … Continue reading
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Tagged 100, Ago, Boston, contest, England, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, newspaper, NH, Post, shortest, smallest. woman, TIniest, women, years
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100 Years Ago: Decoration Day Celebrations
One hundred years ago the last Monday of May was a time to decorate the graves of those who died in previous wars with a strong focus on the Civil War. The day was solemnly celebrated throughout the United States, … Continue reading
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Tagged 100, Ago, cemetery, Day, decoration, event, Hampshire, hundred, memorial, military, monument, navy, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, parade, prayers, recitation, songs, war, world, WW1, WWI, years
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