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Newmarket New Hampshire’s Tiger No. 1 and Its Creator Edward S. Lesley

Posted on 14 November, 2015 by Janice Brown

Fire can be a great creator or a great destroyer. In 1936 several newspapers carried a story about annual Fire Prevention week, where it describes that Ahun, a little town of 2,000 people in central France, claimed a notable record … Continue reading →

Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men | Tagged 1, 1852, 1952, ancient, antique, Department, Dover, equipment, fire, fireman, firetruck, hand, handtub, Lassley, Lesley, Leslie, MA, man, market, Massachusetts, mechanic, new, New Hampshire, Newburyport, Newmarket, NH, no, number, old, pump, tiger, Tiger No 1, truck, tub | 4 Comments

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

Cooking in Colonial New Hampshire

Posted on 17 November, 2007 by Janice Brown

In colonial New Hampshire, the kitchen fireplace was the first and largest of all the hearths in the early home. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, New Hampshire Women, Recipes | Tagged bacon, beans, bread, butter, cake, colonial, cooking, corn, diet, England, fat, fire, fireplace, flint, garden, Hampshire, hearth, lard, Lucifer, match, new, NH, pig, place, potato, pudding, salt pork, stew, stove, succotash, tinder, turnip | 4 Comments

New Hampshire Glossary: Tin Reflector Oven

Posted on 9 November, 2007 by Janice Brown

Tin reflector ovens were used to cook food in the late 18th century and early 19th century, in conjunction with … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, New Hampshire Glossary, Travel | Tagged bake, baking, colonial, fire, fireplace, glossary, oven, place, reflector, tin | Leave a comment

Tin Reflector Oven

Posted on 9 November, 2007 by Janice Brown

Preparing for the Thanksgiving meal in the Remick Museum Visitor's Center: a tin reflector oven, into which the turkey … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged bake, baking, colonial, fire, fireplace, museum, oven, photograph, place, reflector, Remick, tin | Leave a comment

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