Tag Archives: glass

WW2 Veteran, Business Owner, Amateur Boxer of Manchester NH, the Polish Flash: Jan Zacharko aka John Harko (1906-1997)

Posted on 26 July, 2019 by Janice Brown

Manchester New Hampshire has long been a city built by immigrants. From the early settlers to the mill workers, most of them arrived to the area only a generation or two from an ancestor from another continent. In the very … Continue reading →

Posted in History, New Hampshire Men | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

New Hampshire Tidbits: Temple and The First Glass Factory

Posted on 15 July, 2014 by Janice Brown

“A glass factory of considerable extent and remarkable for its employment of Hessians and Waldeckers who were deserters from the British army was established 1779 or 1780 at Temple, NH by a Mr. Hewes of Boston, but was burned down … Continue reading →

Posted in History, NH Tidbits | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Imbibing a New Hampshire Cocktail

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by Janice Brown

Engraving above from:  page 3; “How to mix drinks: or, The bon-vivant’s companion,” by Jerry Thomas, New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, No. 18 Ann Street; 1862, page 49.  SEE article: New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail.

Posted in History | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Hampshire Glossary: Potash

Posted on 4 August, 2006 by Janice Brown

potash–a substance that was often the first cash crop and export product, for the early … Continue reading →

Posted in History, New Hampshire Glossary | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Frappe

Posted on 10 June, 2006 by Janice Brown

See article on Slanguage: Frappe Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment