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Goffstown New Hampshire’s Actor and Writer: Richard Clark Backus (1945-Still Living)

Posted on 31 August, 2014 by Janice Brown

Richard Clark Backus is the son of a physician, born in the small town of Goffstown, New Hampshire. He attended local Goffstown schools, graduating from Goffstown High School in 1963. Wikipedia reports that he attended Harvard University. The “Soap Opera … Continue reading →

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Merrimack New Hampshire Poet and Author: Hannah Eayrs Barron (1809-1891)

Posted on 7 April, 2014 by Janice Brown

IT IS FIRST RATE TO BE A YANKEE That we are yankees is first rate, And natives of the Granite State; We love this place as well we may, So near the banks of Nashua. By and by comes vacation, … Continue reading →

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"When Martians Tee Off In The Spring," by B. Elwin Sherman

Posted on 25 March, 2008 by Janice Brown

We've all heard and seen the expression: “Well, now I've seen and heard

everything.”


Most of us have used it, … Continue reading →

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The American Winston Churchill (1871-1947)

Posted on 16 February, 2008 by Janice Brown

Winston Churchill was born 10 November 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri

and died in 1947 in Winter Park, Florida.  He … Continue reading →

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Hinsdale New Hampshire Journalist, Editor, and Publisher: Charles Anderson Dana (1819-1897)

Posted on 26 October, 2007 by Janice Brown

He was born to a modest merchant family in Hinsdale, New Hampshire in 1819.

His mother having died when he … Continue reading →

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