Tag Archives: Christmas

Christmas Doings – Portsmouth NH of 1876

Posted on 10 December, 2013 by Janice Brown

Christmas passes off very quietly here. The break of day was ushered in by the English carolers, who favored the waking residents with their music, while the Kearsarge Fife and Drum Band serenaded many citizens with some equally choice music. … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Canterbury Shakers: Elderess Bertha Lindsay (1897-1990) and Gertrude Soule (1894-1988)

Posted on 2 June, 2013 by Janice Brown

Eldress Bertha Lindsay, and Gertrude Soule were not the last of New Hampshire’s Shaker Colony–Ethel Hudson was the last when she died in 1992.  At Christmas-time in 1978 when the radiant faces of Bertha and Gertrude were captured for this … Continue reading →

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A German Christmas: 1833

Posted on 23 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

Coleridge, the sweetest of living Poets, in his last interesting and philosophical work, “The Friend,” thus beautifully describes the custom … Continue reading →

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You Know You Are Having a New Hampshire Christmas When. . .

Posted on 1 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

1. “Santa” is pronounced “SAN-ter.”

2. You use political campaign buttons as Christmas ornaments. … Continue reading →

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Victorian Christmas at Remick Museum – December 9, 2007

Posted on 30 November, 2007 by Janice Brown
The Remick Museum will be holding an event on Sunday, December 9, 2007 from 1-4 PM that you will not … Continue reading →

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