Tag Archives: Mount Washington

1873-1890: How New Hampshire’s Weather Was Foretold

Posted on 8 July, 2013 by Janice Brown

We take many things for granted, including weather forecasts.  With the quickly changing elements in New Hampshire, there have been times I’ve felt badly for our local meteorologists. How can they possibly predict conditions that change from minute to minute.   … Continue reading →

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The Ghost of Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods NH

Posted on 14 April, 2008 by Janice Brown

The view is breathtaking, the hotel is lavish, and some of the guests may be–well–dead.

Located in Bretton Woods (Carroll) … Continue reading →

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"The Leakeys of White Mountain Geology": Hanover New Hampshire’s James Walter Goldthwait (1880-1947), Richard Parker Goldthwait (1911-1992) and Lawrence Goldthwait (1914-2001)

Posted on 29 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

For countless years the Goldthwait name was synonymous with geology and geography, not only in New Hampshire, but throughout the … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire 1878: How the Weather is Foretold

Posted on 17 August, 2007 by Janice Brown

Headline:  How the Weather is Foretold.

In former times the chief herald of the weather was the almanac, which … Continue reading →

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Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire AMC Hut Manager and Co-founder of Mt. Washington Observatory, Joseph Brooks Dodge Sr. (1898-1973)

Posted on 30 December, 2006 by Janice Brown

Joe Dodge is a name familiar to North Country history buffs, hikers and skiers. He was the founder of AMC … Continue reading →

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