Monthly Archives: July 2016

Inventor of the First American Alarm clock: Concord New Hampshire’s Levi Hutchins (1761-1855)

Posted on 20 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

First, lets be clear–Levi Hutchins did not make the world’s very first alarm clock. He did however appear to make the first American alarm clock. Earlier alarm clocks include one made by Leonard Da Vinci, and those made in later … Continue reading →

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Barking Up the Family Tree Again: How Pets Humanize Our Genealogy

Posted on 18 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

It is easy to view our more recent ancestors, our parents and grandparents, in a humanistic light. Many times we knew them personally, we remember them from a first-person experience. We know how they looked, sounded, felt, reacted. Based on … Continue reading →

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The Depressing End to the Life of W. Lebanon New Hampshire’s Express Clerk, Edward Payson Craft (1848-1882)

Posted on 16 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

Edward Payson Craft’s story is a convoluted one. I purchased his photograph on one of the popular online auction websites. The seller’s ad stated: Here’s a great gem tintype (about the size of a postage stamp) of a young man … Continue reading →

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The Lost Faces of World War One — Part Ten

Posted on 14 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this … Continue reading →

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A Rare Testimonial: In Praise of an Old Friend — PressHarbor

Posted on 13 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

Regular readers of Cow Hampshire will recognize how rare this testimonial is. We expect our service providers to render the best, so generally we only speak up (or ‘blog up’) when things go awry. I have a 10 year relationship … Continue reading →

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