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2019: The 11th Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge

Posted on 9 November, 2019 by Janice Brown

I was excited to see that my friend, distant cousin, and blogger extraordinaire, Bill West,  has announced his 11th annual “Great Genealogy Poetry” challenge. The challenge is open to anyone who will post a poem on their blog or web … Continue reading →

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The New Hampshire WWI Service Medal

Posted on 5 February, 2018 by Janice Brown

World War I (called simply ‘The World War’ at the time) officially ended on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918. In the ensuing months military that had been deployed in war time would return home to the United States. Draft boards … Continue reading →

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White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire: Edward Tuckerman and Tuckerman Ravine

Posted on 5 October, 2015 by Janice Brown

Tuckerman Ravine has been described as a “tremendous gulf in the southerly side of Mt. Washington.” This so-called gulf is actually a glacial cirque “carved by the movement of the great New England ice sheet into the side of the … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: Dome Mount aka Pleasant Dome aka Mount Pleasant

Posted on 2 May, 2015 by Janice Brown

New Hampshire has a penchant for changing things–slogans, and place names especially.  It’s “in with the new and out with the old!”  As you’ve possibly guessed (as it is the case in most of my “Missing Places” posts) the mountain … Continue reading →

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A White Mountain Ghost Story

Posted on 14 September, 2014 by Janice Brown

The wind whistled mournfully around the hotel as the story was being told, and the hearers involuntarily clustered nearer one another and waited the next gloomy reminiscence. It came from an elderly gentleman who wouldn’t vouch for its truthfulness, but … Continue reading →

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