Tag Archives: Mt

The Early History of Manchester New Hampshire’s Hesser Business College (now Mount Washington College) and the Hesser Family

The small business school started in Manchester, New Hampshire by Joel Harter Hesser on 1 June 1900 (for the first few years called simply “Hesser School”) still exists, though it no longer bears its founder’s name. [Editor’s note: At the … Continue reading

Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

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

Posted in History, N.H. Missing Places, New Hampshire Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A White Mountain Ghost Story

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

Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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

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

Posted in History, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Hampshire: Where Even Boiled Water Is Entertaining

There is only one place on earth where boiled water could be so entertaining… Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Humor, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment