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100 Years Ago: Anti-Suffrage New Hampshire Women

Posted on 8 August, 2020 by Janice Brown

Today and with our current mindset, I know it is difficult to grasp that some women in New Hampshire did not want any women to have the right to vote in local and national elections. They did exist, but seemingly … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Suffragist, Performer, Composer, Poet, Human Rights Advocate: Abby J. (Hutchinson) Patton of Milford (1829-1892)

Posted on 26 June, 2019 by Janice Brown

“She was interested in the education of women and was an earnest believer in women’s suffrage, which movement she has aided by tongue and pen,” is how she was described in the book, “A Woman of the Century; Fourteen Hundred-Seventy … Continue reading →

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Temperance and the Good Templars in Manchester New Hampshire

Posted on 1 September, 2015 by Janice Brown

I came across a curious Victorian invitation card, that I share with you now.  It shows a pensive-looking, blond woman, cloaked on a winter’s night. The card reads: “Compliments of Merrimack Lodge, No. 5, I.O G.T. Valentine Party, Feb. 14, … Continue reading →

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Concord New Hampshire: Sewall’s Island, Falls and Bridge

Posted on 13 January, 2008 by Janice Brown

The history books about Concord, Rockingham County, New Hampshire give us insight into its place names.  Sewall's Falls and Island … Continue reading →

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