Tag Archives: Claremont

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 →

Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women | Tagged Barre, Claremont, dress, Ezra, Farrar, hat, Jones, MA, Massachusetts, mourning, New Hampshire, NH, widow | 1 Comment

The American Winston Churchill (1871-1947)

Posted on 16 February, 2008 by Janice Brown

Winston Churchill was born 10 November 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri

and died in 1947 in Winter Park, Florida. He … Continue reading →

Posted in N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Men | Tagged author, burned, Churchill, Claremont, Coniston, Cornish, Cosmopolitan, fire, Harlakenden, house, Missouri, New Hampshire, Newport, NH, Plainfield, President, St. Louis, summer home, Wilson, Windfield, Winston, Woodrow, writer | 18 Comments

Claremont New Hampshire Author: Constance Fenimore Woolson aka Anne March (1840-1894)

Posted on 15 May, 2006 by Janice Brown

Did she commit suicide, or did she simply lose her balance on a Venetian balcony?

…probably the mystery will never be … Continue reading →

Posted in New Hampshire Women | Tagged Anne March, author, Claremont, Constance Fenimore Cooper, Italy, James Fenimore Cooper, New Hampshire, suicide, writer | 2 Comments

New Hampshire And The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851

Posted on 27 April, 2006 by Janice Brown

What does The America's Cup, Saxony Wool and Prince Albert all have in common?

Answer: The Great Exhibition … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1851, Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, art, Billings & Ambrose, Claremont, Concord, cotton cloth, Crystal Palace, England, exhibition, Gilmanton, Great Exhibition, Hopkinton, hubs, Hyde Park, industrial, industry, London, Manchester, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Robert Eastman, S.G. Brett, Samuel Baker, saxony wool, shoe pegs, Stephen Sibley, stone dressing machine | Leave a comment

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