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Women’s History
"The ongoing invisibility of women and girls is a serious issue for our country, and for the world. The invisibility of our history, heroes, stories, challenges, and success handicaps the future of all Americans, and it deeply affects our economy and our communities."--Megan Smith, U.S. Chief Technology OfficerWhat History Isn’t
“History isn’t about dates and places and wars. It’s about the people who fill the spaces between them.”
— Jodi Picoult, The StorytellerNovember 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Recent Comments
- Janice Brown on Littleton New Hampshire: Kilburn Stereoscopic Views
- Valley News - Upstart prevails in Grafton County sheriff’s contest on New Hampshire’s First Woman Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs: Helen Kenney of Concord, M. Jennie (Wood) Kendall of Nashua, and Lillian (Christian) Bryant of Conway
- Upstart prevails in Grafton County sheriff’s contest – Westlebanon Valley News on New Hampshire’s First Woman Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs: Helen Kenney of Concord, M. Jennie (Wood) Kendall of Nashua, and Lillian (Christian) Bryant of Conway
- Friday’s Family History Finds | Empty Branches on the Family Tree on Samuel Joy and His Spite Tombstone in Durham New Hampshire
- “Mowed down like a pack of cards”: Carrie M. Hall, nurse. | American Women in World War I on Chief Nurse of WW1 Expeditionary Forces, Red Cross Chief Nurse Harvard Unit, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital School of Nursing Founder, National Association President and Pioneer of American Nursing: Nashua New Hampshire’s Carrie May Hall (1873-1963)
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Category Archives: Genealogy
New Hampshire WWI Military: Private Maurice H. Roberts of Derry NH (1900-1918)
Maurice Herbert Roberts was born 2 May 1900 in Derry, Rockingham Co. NH, son of Albert Burton & Carrie (Nutter) Roberts. He had siblings Rena B., Alvin B., and Melissa M. In 1900 and 1910 censuses he is living in … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men, NH WW1 Military
Tagged 1, 1918, action, Alvin, brother, cemetery, Corp, Corporal, Derry, Forest Hill, great, Hampshire, I, killed, Maurice, Meuse-Argonne, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, Roberts, war, world, WW1, WWI
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Inventor of America’s First Automobile–Maybe: George Alvin Long (1850-1951)
When it comes to who built America’s first automobile, the discussion becomes as overheated as a car climbing New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington. The answer comes down to the details. What is the definition of an automobile, other than being self-propelled? … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Inventors, Not New Hampshire
Tagged auto, automobile, car, charcoal, early, first, four, four wheel, gas, gasoline, George, George A. Long, Hampshire, Long, new, New Hampshire, NH, pioneer, powered, States, steam, steering, United, vehicle, wheel
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Faces of the Fifield and Spencer Families of Sullivan County New Hampshire
Once again some amazing tintype and gem-sized photographs have come across my desk. This time they are of the Fifield and Spencer families. They became kith and kin, residing in several towns in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, and intermarrying. They … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History
Tagged Charlestown, Claremont, Co., county, family tree, Fifield, genealogy, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, NH, Plainfield, Spencer, Sullivan
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New Hampshire Missing Places: The Goyette Museum of Americana at Peterborough
Sometime shortly before 1946 the Goyette Museum of Americana was opened in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. A newspaper notice in that year noted its “reopening. In June the Boston Herald wrote: “He has collected Americana 25 years–Maj. A. Erland … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, N.H. Missing Places
Tagged A. Erland, Alfred, Americana, antiques, auto, automobiles, Boy Scouts, community, cotton, Erland, Fund, Goyette, Hampshire, Hazel, manufacturer, manufacturing, memorial, Miller, museum, new, New Hampshire, NH, Noone, park, Peterboro, Peterborough, state
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African-American Soprano and “Queen of Song”: Dover New Hampshire’s Nellie (Brown) Mitchell (1845-1924)
She was born, Nellie Brown, the daughter of Charles & Martha (Runnels) Brown. Her father was a shoemaker turned barber/hairdresser. In the 1850 census, Nellie along with her parents and siblings, are listed as mulatto, which would indicate that both … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color
Tagged African, American, black, Boston, Brown, color, Dover, Hampshire, Mitchell, music, Nellie, new, New Hampshire, NH, opera, people, person, prima dona, singer
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