My Grandfather’s Songbook – “A Model Singer”
PHOTO: My Grandfather’s Songbook It was covered with dust where it had been tucked away in a place that was seldom visited. It’s front cover was nearly torn away from the rest of the book,…
Tag: History
A Puritan Who Wouldn’t Conform- Reverend Stephen Bachiler
PHOTO IMAGE: Great Boar’s Head, Hampton Beach, NH. Hampton was founded by the controversial figure Stephen Bachiler, according to many history books. He is also a distant relative of History writer Robert Hanaford Smith who…
When Rum Ruled – NH Had A Drinking Problem
Eight cents for a pint of rum, sixteen cents for a quart, 29 cents for two quarts, and 54 cents for a gallon of the alcoholic beverage.A New Hampton merchant who, as was customary in…
Ashland R.R. Station Museum Open For Summer
The Ashland Railroad Station Museum, one of the best preserved railroad stations in the state, opened for its summer season on July 4. The station was built in 1869 for the Boston, Concord & Montreal…
Raising Something For The 4th The Cost And The Celebration -Part 2
IMAGE: As we celebrate America’s Independence on The Fourth Of July, Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., reminds us that even though the Declaration Of Independence was signed on that day in 1776, America was also at…
West Landaff Versus East Landaff – The Bunga Road Controversy
PHOTO: The old “Peg Mill” at East Landaff where the meeting to approve the building of the Bunga Road was made. When one group of people want to do something there is usually another group…
The Barnum Resolution In The Legislature “How The House Was Adjourned”
It may sound odd but Phineas Taylor Barnum’s circus was called Barnum’s Great Moral Show at the time it arrived in Concord, New Hampshire in the year 1881. Though the creator of many hoaxes, intended…
Memories To Ponder – Lest We Forget Sacrifices Of The Civil War
PHOTO: Corporal Elbridge J. Copp of Nashua, NH., the youngest commissioned officer of the Civil War to be promoted from the ranks. Though politicians hoped to find a solution to the divide between the Northern…
Summer Is Here! Lakes Region Attractions Like The NH Boat Museum Will Be Open Soon For The Season
A Sailboat sits at the dock at Ames Farm in Gilford. This amazing scene was photographed by Robert Clifford. You can see more of Rob’s wonderful work at RobertAllanClifford.com or at cliffordphotographynh.com WOLFEBORO – Different…
The National Crisis Of 1861 And New Hampshire’s Response
PHOTO: The 2nd New Hampshire Regiment Fights in the 1st Battle of Bull Run. In May 1868, General John A. Logan, issued a decree that May 30 should become a nationwide day of commemoration for…
When Mothers Got Out Of The House: Beginning Of The Women’s Movement
PHOTO: Mrs. Martha J. Buxton, one of the early President’s of the Penacook Women’s Club. It is difficult to argue that anyone’s position is more important in society than that of a Mother, and any…
Time To Read Some Old Books The Pathway To Knowledge
“‘The Real Diary of a Real Boy’ was and is one of the funniest books ever published. We never have seen a normal person who was such a non-conductor of humor as to be able…
Pioneer Doctors In New Hampshire
With the present onslaught of the coronavirus health crisis our attention has been drawn to the importance of those in the medical profession in our society. Though the politician of past years is apt to…
Domestic Markets And Spring Goods For New Hampshire In April, 1854
Now is the time for farmers to make their soap. Those who know the great saving there is in using Potash, do not think of making this necessary article for family use without it. As…
Easter Is About Giving Life
In March of the year 1900 friends of the late Henry S. Blaisdell were said to be “surprised and pleased” when the recipients of the contents of his will were made public. Mr. Blaisdell left…