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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Center Harbor

Posted on 25 June, 2017 by Janice Brown

Center Harbor is a town that sits snugly between Squam Lake and Lake Winnepesauke. Even today the population hovers just above 1,000 people, rising many fold during the summer tourist season. In 1920 it had just 422 year-round residents. That … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire World War I Military: Private Henry Alden Fifield of Thornton

Posted on 21 June, 2017 by Janice Brown

Henry Alden Fifield was born 8 May 1891 in Thornton, Grafton Co. NH, son of Henry Hamilton & Cedena Victoria (Dorey) Fifield. He had several siblings including Frank H., Lillie Florence, Clifford Charles, Madeline B., Edward T., and Winston Wesley. … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Rochester

Posted on 13 June, 2017 by Janice Brown

By 1919 the Great War (WWI) was over and Rochester New Hampshire leadership, just like those in other cities and towns, were pondering the best way to both thank and commemorate the citizens who had served in the military. The … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Laconia

Posted on 6 June, 2017 by Janice Brown

Otto E. Duerr, historian of the City of Laconia, summed up the city’s military participation in WWI through his recap in the 1919 annual report. [Extract of 1919 WWI Honor Roll Laconia]. A total of 553 people were on the … Continue reading →

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Laconia Motorcycle Week History: 100 Years Old

Posted on 2 June, 2017 by Janice Brown

Laconia Motorcycle Week is quickly approaching [June 10-18, 2017] and once again discussion arises as to how old this event really is. The official commercial web site says that it is 99 years old. In my humble opinion, that’s fake … Continue reading →

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