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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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The Edgerly and Cloutman Families of Farmington, Alton, and New Durham New Hampshire

Posted on 28 April, 2016 by Janice Brown

The face of Patience Tash (Edgerly) Cloutman looks out from an ancient tintype photograph. I suspect that she sat for her portrait around the time of the Civil War, as her dress style was of that era. She would have … Continue reading →

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Three Photographic Generations of Enfield New Hampshire’s Purmort Family

Posted on 10 January, 2016 by Janice Brown

I was quite struck (in a good way) by the three photographs of the Purmort Family of Enfield, New Hampshire being sold. The surname Purmort had already been researched quite well in 1907 by Rev. Charles H. Purmort, D.D. of … Continue reading →

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The Diary of a New Hampshire Farmer: George Henry Wadleigh of Lyme, New Hampshire (1851-1941)

Posted on 30 November, 2015 by Janice Brown

1872 was an important year for George Henry Wadleigh. He lost his father mid way, and he married at the end of the same year. According to his diary, he “went to meeting on Sundays (most of the time anyway), … Continue reading →

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Cow Stories: Bringing in the Cows, by Arthur Corning White

Posted on 1 July, 2015 by Janice Brown

“A precious, elusive element of poetry has gone out of farming with the passing of the old style smoke house, home made mittens, and those great, round, shining, shallow milk pans for raising of the cream. Now, the rural population … Continue reading →

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