Category Archives: Carnivals and Memes

Photo Challenge: Sitting Pretty

Terry Thornton at Hill Country of Monroe County Mississippi has challenged us to post photographs of ourselves, as adults dressed in … Continue reading

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Paddy Whacking in New Hampshire

One of the myths of both New Hampshire, and American history, is that immigrants were warmly welcomed to our “land … Continue reading

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Salem New Hampshire’s Canobie Lake and Park

Canobie Lake is a beautiful sheet of water, situated partly in Windham and partly in Salem, New Hampshire,

and within … Continue reading

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Antrim New Hampshire And The Search for Captain Kidd’s Treasure

Arrghh Matey! Have you heard of the Captain Kidd furor? I've written before about the real and supposed pirates of … Continue reading

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Yanking The LONG New Hampshire DNA Chain

The use of DNA studies as part of surname projects are quickly becoming the method of choice to resolve genealogical … Continue reading

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