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Women’s History
"The ongoing invisibility of women and girls is a serious issue for our country, and for the world. The invisibility of our history, heroes, stories, challenges, and success handicaps the future of all Americans, and it deeply affects our economy and our communities."--Megan Smith, U.S. Chief Technology OfficerWhat History Isn’t
“History isn’t about dates and places and wars. It’s about the people who fill the spaces between them.”
— Jodi Picoult, The StorytellerNovember 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Recent Comments
- Janice Brown on Littleton New Hampshire: Kilburn Stereoscopic Views
- Valley News - Upstart prevails in Grafton County sheriff’s contest on New Hampshire’s First Woman Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs: Helen Kenney of Concord, M. Jennie (Wood) Kendall of Nashua, and Lillian (Christian) Bryant of Conway
- Upstart prevails in Grafton County sheriff’s contest – Westlebanon Valley News on New Hampshire’s First Woman Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs: Helen Kenney of Concord, M. Jennie (Wood) Kendall of Nashua, and Lillian (Christian) Bryant of Conway
- Friday’s Family History Finds | Empty Branches on the Family Tree on Samuel Joy and His Spite Tombstone in Durham New Hampshire
- “Mowed down like a pack of cards”: Carrie M. Hall, nurse. | American Women in World War I on Chief Nurse of WW1 Expeditionary Forces, Red Cross Chief Nurse Harvard Unit, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital School of Nursing Founder, National Association President and Pioneer of American Nursing: Nashua New Hampshire’s Carrie May Hall (1873-1963)
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Tag Archives: river
Missing Places: Wither’s Island, Kittery Maine
Though I am blogging about an island in Maine, the history of this place is intimately connected to that of New Hampshire’s in several ways. Thus, this tiny isle in the Piscataqua River deserves an article in my blog. Maine’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Missing Places, Not New Hampshire
Tagged apprentice, Badger's Island, Badgers, Berrys, building, island, Kittery, Langdons, Maine, master, New Hampshire, NH, Piscataqua, Portsmouth, Ranger, river, ship, shipbuilder, shipyard, Thomas Wicher, wharf, Wicher, Yard
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Henniker New Hampshire Poet: Edna Dean Proctor (1827-1923)
Edna Dean Proctor was born in Henniker NH in 1827, on Proctor’s Hill overlooking the Contoocook River. She was educated in early years at home by her mother, later at Mt. Holyoke Seminary and at Concord NH. Her life’s professions … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Women, Poetry
Tagged bioggraphy, bridge, Contoocook, Edna Dean Proctor, Framingham, genealogy, governess, Henniker, Henry Ward Beecher, MA, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NH, poem, poet, poetess, Proctor, river, teacher, woman
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Litchfield New Hampshire Gold Prospector, Adventurer, and Father of Alaska: Leroy Napoleon "Jack" McQuesten (1836-1900)
Leroy Napoleon McQuesten, (but usually called Jack) was born on a New Hampshire farm in Litchfield.
When he was a … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Alaska, California, Co., Company, Father of Alaska, Fort Reliance, Forty Mile Creek, Gold, goldmine, Hampshire, Hudson Bay, jack, Klondike, Leroy, Litchfield, MacKenzie, McQuesten, McQuestion, mine, mining, mountains, Napoleon, new, New Hampshire, NH, river, Rocky, Rush, Yukon
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New Hampshire Glossary: Intervale
“Intervale” is a word unique to New England.
It is used to describe low-lying meadow land, usually along a river, … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Glossary
Tagged bank, farm, farming, fertile, glossary, intervale, New Hampshire, NH, river
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