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New Hampshire Tidbits: Newport’s Elephant Rock and Pike Hill

Posted on 16 January, 2017 by Janice Brown

Elephant Rock in Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire is described as a large boulder 35 feet high which is almost a perfect image of a kneeling elephant. It is located on Pike Hill.  It is still a popular curiosity of … Continue reading →

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Faces of the BEAN Family of Brentwood, Deerfield and Derry New Hampshire

Posted on 8 January, 2017 by Janice Brown

The BEAN family arrived early in the colony of New Hampshire. They came from Scotland and made Exeter their home. This story is not an attempt to trace all of the Bean progeny, just that of one John Lyford Bean … Continue reading →

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Barking Up the Family Tree Again: How Pets Humanize Our Genealogy

Posted on 18 July, 2016 by Janice Brown

It is easy to view our more recent ancestors, our parents and grandparents, in a humanistic light. Many times we knew them personally, we remember them from a first-person experience. We know how they looked, sounded, felt, reacted. Based on … Continue reading →

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Civil War Casualty of Gettysburg, Former News Reporter, Lancaster NH’s Famed Col. Edward E. Cross (1832-1863)

Posted on 12 June, 2016 by Janice Brown

Edward E.  Cross was born into a military family in the town of Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, the son of  Ephraim E. & Abigail C. (Everett) Cross. Much has been written about this man, who in his own hand … Continue reading →

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One Face But Many Samuel Mardens of New Hampshire

Posted on 26 May, 2016 by Janice Brown

At first glance Samuel Marden would seem like an uncommon name. I thought the same. I purchased “a great CDV photo of an older man identified on back as Samuel Marden. It was taken at the S. Piper Studio in … Continue reading →

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