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Sugar Hill New Hampshire Physician: Anna Betsey (Taylor) Cole (1851-1931)

Posted on 10 October, 2007 by Janice Brown

Anna Betsey Taylor, the daughter of Joseph L. & Laura (Gove) Taylor was born 14 Nov 1851 in Sugar Hill … Continue reading →

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Henniker New Hampshire Poet: Edna Dean Proctor (1827-1923)

Posted on 7 August, 2007 by Janice Brown

Edna Dean Proctor was born in Henniker NH in 1827, on Proctor’s Hill overlooking the Contoocook River. She was educated in early years at home by her mother, later at Mt. Holyoke Seminary and at Concord NH.  Her life’s professions … Continue reading →

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Dunbarton New Hampshire’s Statistician, Educator, Economist, U.S. Commissioner of Labor: Carroll Davidson Wright, A.M., Ph.D., LL.D. (1840-1909)

Posted on 22 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Carroll Davidson Wright, was born in Dunbarton NH, in 1840, the son of a Universalist minister.

From lowly means he … Continue reading →

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Not New Hampshire: Massachusetts Threatens To Close Vital Records

Posted on 23 June, 2006 by Janice Brown

A major threat to genealogy researchers in New England looms on the horizon….

The Massachusetts' State Legislature may soon … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle Hill Climb, Auburn Massachusetts, October 1935

Posted on 1 June, 2006 by Janice Brown

Photograph taken by my father, Berwin “Webby” Webster, October 1935, Auburn MA of a Hill Climb.

This photograph is one of a … Continue reading →

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