Category Archives: Genealogy

A Child of The Civil War: Nettie Dimond of Manchester NH (1864-1916)

Posted on 27 September, 2015 by Janice Brown

The sweet face of Nettie Alberta Dimond looks out from the delicate, gem-sized tintype photograph. In her arms she holds a doll, probably one considered a China doll, with a glazed porcelain china head.  Unglazed dolls were called Parian dolls. … Continue reading →

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The face of Claremont New Hampshire’s Mary Farrar Jones (1789-1879)

Posted on 19 September, 2015 by Janice Brown

Mary Farrar Jones gazes out at you from the photograph. It was taken at the Stephen Piper Photography Studio in Manchester, New Hampshire, between 1866 and 1879, when she died. (The Piper photography studio opened in 1866 and continued until … Continue reading →

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Remembering Grandparents Day 2015: Clarence Leroy Webster (1882-1969)

Posted on 13 September, 2015 by Janice Brown

National Grandparents Day falls each year on the first Sunday after Labor Day. The creation of this recognition day was a labor of love for Mrs. Marian Lucille (Herndon) McQuade of West Virginia. In the past I’ve focused on my … Continue reading →

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The Nurse from Milton Mills, New Hampshire: Flora N. Runnels (1866-1960)

Posted on 31 August, 2015 by Janice Brown

She has a fairly plain face, intelligent dark eyes, curly hair. She wears the pinstriped frock of a nurse over her dark dress. Her collar is tightly and demurely closed with a pin.  The name of the woman in the … Continue reading →

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A New Hampshire Mother of a President: Eliza (Ballou) Garfield 1801-1888

Posted on 22 August, 2015 by Janice Brown

She was the first woman in American History to see her son sworn in as President of the United States.  At his inauguration ceremony, the new President turned first to his mother, kissing her on the cheek, before he kissed … Continue reading →

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