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"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
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- 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
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Tag Archives: black
NH Tidbits: February is African American History Month
Since 1976 every U.S. President has declared February to be Black History Month. Also called National African American History Month, it is considered an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans. This month is also the time for recognizing the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, NH Persons of Color, NH Tidbits
Tagged 2017, African, American, black, famous, Hampshire, heritage, history, month, N.H., new, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, Trail
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The Celebrated Ventriloquist and Professor of Legerdemain & Namesake of Potter Place, New Hampshire: Richard Potter (1783-1835)
I was reading a 1968 article in the Nashua Telegraph about how Potter Place, New Hampshire is reportedly haunted. I suppose anywhere mankind has lived and died is haunted–Potter Place not less so. Besides, the official New Hampshire state marker … Continue reading
Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History, N.H. Historical Markers, NH Persons of Color, R.I.P, Travel
Tagged black, black art, buried, cemetery, color, conjure, dark arts, first, ghost, grave, Harris, haunt, haunted, illusion, legerdemain, magician, mesmerism, mesmerist, mulatto, necromancer, people, perform, performance, performer, person, Potter, Potter Place, Richard, Sally, stage, throw, tricks, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, voice
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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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The Lost Faces of World War One — Part Eleven
This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lost Faces of WW1
Tagged 1, action, Arlington, black, Brooklyn, buried, Campbell, died, disease, faces, George, Hamlet, I, Ira, Johnson, Johnstone, Jones, Justice, Kaufman, killed, Lieutenant, lost, Malcolm, military, One, Private, Tennessee, Texas, TN, Trimble, TX, war, Washington, William, world, WW
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2016 Black History Month in New Hampshire
Today New Hampshire’s population is 93% white with African-Americans making up about 1.4% of residents (the rest being Hispanic and Asian). In the early years of the New Hampshire colony, and throughout our State’s history, the number of non-Caucasian residents … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women, NH Persons of Color
Tagged black, black state, Bloemen, candidate, color, Congress, Cunningham, first, free, Greenville, Hampshire, Henry, history, Hudson, James, Johnson, Lawrence, magician, month, negro, new, New Hampshire, NH, opera, people, Portsmouth, representative, Richardson, runaway, singer, slave, Trail, Valerie, Vanessa, Washington
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