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New Hampshire Women and World War I ‘Food Work’

Posted on 30 March, 2018 by Janice Brown

Food and meal preparation was a serious matter during World War I and it was mostly women upon whom the burden fell to create solutions. With a great deal of foodstuffs being send to Europe to feed the troops and … Continue reading →

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100 Years Ago: The Camouflage Cookery of World War I

Posted on 23 March, 2018 by Janice Brown

According to the Housewives Magazine of 1918, the word ‘camouflage’ means a deception, an illusion, something that is not what it seems to be. Prior to WWI the art of camouflage (to mask soldiers) was used, but to a lesser … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Day 2018: Is New Hampshire Losing Its Irishness?

Posted on 17 March, 2018 by Janice Brown

Is it the food, the beer, the music, the dance, the accent, the parades or the vocabulary that still connects people to their Irish heritage? Or is it instead nostalgia for the past and personal memories that associate us with … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire in WWI: Changes in Mourning Customs

Posted on 14 March, 2018 by Janice Brown

Even before World War I the customs of mourning were changing. More of the seriously ill were dying in hospitals rather than at home. Undertakers (then called) were taking the place of home-based wake preparations. When the influenza pandemic struck, … Continue reading →

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Mother of Forensic Science, Legal Medicine Professor, Criminologist, Philanthropist, Bethlehem NH Summer Resident: Frances Glessner Lee (1878-1962)

Posted on 8 March, 2018 by Janice Brown

She was born Frances Glessner, but called Fanny by her parents, John J. & Frances (Macbeth) Glessner of Chicago IL. Her father had, with hard work, become a millionaire through his affiliation with the International Harvester Company. Frances self-admittedly had … Continue reading →

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