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The Hammond Family and Their Home in Nashua, New Hampshire
Usually the photograph of a human face spurs me to write a story, but in this case it was one of an ivy covered building. The Ebay description hinted that it might be located in Nashua, New Hampshire, for that … Continue reading
Concord New Hampshire: A Year of Celebration in 2015
Concord is a city with a complex past. Its not surprising that people aren’t quite sure what anniversary, or even which ‘founder,’ to celebrate historically. In the case of anniversaries–they celebrate them all. Anyone who was present for Concord New … Continue reading
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New Hampshire Veterans Day and Its Heroes
On November 11 of each year the citizens of New Hampshire, and all of the United States celebrate “Veterans Day.” Originally this day was called Armistice Day, as November 11, 1918 was generally regarded as the end of World War … Continue reading
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Tagged Armistice, award, ceremonies, ceremony, Day, Durham, events, Hampshire, hero, heroes, heroine, holiday, honor, Merrimack, military, new, New Hampshire, NH, NRA, official, origin, parade, patriotism, Portsmouth, speech, veteran, veterans
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Portsmouth NH 1846: Customs of Valentine’s Day
From: Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics (Portsmouth NH) Vol LVII, Issue 7, Page 3 — Saturday, February 14, 1846 VALENTINE’S DAY — It is a popular superstition that the first two single people who meet in the morning of … Continue reading
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Tagged card, celebration, custom, love, New Hampshire, NH, origin, poem, Portsmouth, valentine
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New Hampshire Slanguage: Spiffy
The word spiffy is an American English slang word that has been in use at least as early as 1853, … Continue reading
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Tagged dressed, England, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, origin, spiff, spiffing, spiffy, well, word
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