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New Hampshire’s Deadly Thunder-Boomers

No one seems to be certain when the term “thunder boomer” was first used. 

Cassell's dictionary of slang (Jonathon Green) … Continue reading

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New Hampshire’s Storyteller, Reporter, Producer, Author and What-Not: Fred Minot "Fritz" Wetherbee II (1936-Still Living)

He describes himself as “a ridiculous, eccentric, little bald man with a lot of energy and, if my mail is any … Continue reading

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New Hampshire 1878: How the Weather is Foretold

Headline:  How the Weather is Foretold.

In former times the chief herald of the weather was the almanac, which … Continue reading

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Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire AMC Hut Manager and Co-founder of Mt. Washington Observatory, Joseph Brooks Dodge Sr. (1898-1973)

Joe Dodge is a name familiar to North Country history buffs, hikers and skiers. He was the founder of AMC … Continue reading

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New Hampshire: Peculiar Freaks of Nature

New Hampshire has recently had its fill of strange weather…

but it is not the first time.  While … Continue reading

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