Category Archives: Military of New Hampshire

Randolph New Hampshire’s Wellesley College President and Director of WAVEs: Dr. Mildred Helen (McAfee) Horton (1900-1994)

Mildred McAfee was the daughter of Rev. Dr. Cleland Boyd & Harriett (Brown) McAfee.

She was born in Missouri in … Continue reading

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The Patriotic New Hampshire Men from the "Old Sod"

As early as 1719 immigration from Ireland to New Hampshire has been recorded, when five ships arrived in Boston with … Continue reading

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New Hampshire’s Fighter Pilot Ace and Institute President, Brigadier General Harrison Reed "Harry" Thyng (1918-1983)

Harry Thyng was born in Laconia New Hampshire in 1918, and grew up in Barnstead, and attended Pittsfield High School … Continue reading

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Brigadier General Harrison Reed "Harry" Thyng

Photograph of Brigadier General Harrison Reed “Harry” Thyng.  See story about him.

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Dedicated to a Fallen Hero: Warriner Playground, Merrimack New Hampshire

Warriner Playground is a small cleared area in the woods on the shore of Naticook Lake, at the west entrance … Continue reading

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