Monthly Archives: January 2008

Links to Warm Your Heart on a Cold Day

Posted on 18 January, 2008 by Janice Brown

“I set out to find my great-great-grandfather armed only with a tattered obituary and a sturdy shovel.” This statement was #5 in Chris Dunham's (The Genealogue) Top Ten Worst Ways to Begin a Family History… Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Winter Rules

Posted on 17 January, 2008 by Janice Brown

Winter has arrived in New Hampshire.

Some creatures will do their best to hibernate as the snow blankets the … Continue reading →

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Death on Mt. Washington: The Tale of Lizzie Bourne

Posted on 15 January, 2008 by Janice Brown

A monument of a few rough stones originally lay near the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire where on … Continue reading →

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Concord New Hampshire: Sewall’s Island, Falls and Bridge

Posted on 13 January, 2008 by Janice Brown

The history books about Concord, Rockingham County, New Hampshire give us insight into its place names.  Sewall's Falls and Island … Continue reading →

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Giving Back History Through Genealogy: Sitting Bull

Posted on 11 January, 2008 by Janice Brown

Up and through the 20th century, it had been common practice to collect and “museumize” remains and artifacts of America's … Continue reading →

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