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Cow Hampshire’s Strange But True Blog Statistics for 2015

Posted on 1 January, 2016 by Janice Brown

First, Happy 2016 to All.  I thought the first post of the year should include offering a few insights into where my readership comes from, and what sort of stories they (and you) prefer. As far as how viewers arrived … Continue reading →

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Ghastly and Ghostly Halloween Stories Gleaned from Old New Hampshire Newspapers

Posted on 29 October, 2015 by Janice Brown

With Halloween quickly approaching in the Granite State, many thoughts turn to ghouls, ghost, skeletons, and everything haunted or creepy.  This need to scare ourselves silly is not a modern day occurrence.  In looking back to the ancient newspapers, reporting … 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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New Hampshire Genealogy: The Legend of the Irish Drummer Boy

Posted on 25 August, 2007 by Janice Brown

How many of us have stories passed down from our parents or grandparents that are partly based in truth, but … Continue reading →

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