North Hampton born Henry Dearborn was Thomas Jefferson’s Secretary of War, the first New Hampshire native to be in a President’s Cabinet. What was he doing?
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A brief blog giving followup information about the original benefactor of the Memorial Day candy. Read the earlier Moore blog first.
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North Hampton’s long serving Library Trustee Edward M Smith went to Paris in 1900.
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How do you determine the weather and outside temperature?
19th and early 20th century residents had their own methods. Read Cynthia’a blog to get an idea.
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Paul Long, a black resident of North Hampton, fought in the Revolutionary War and came back to live in North Hampton.
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The Abenaki, part of the Algonquin nation, were present across what is now Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine as well as eastern Ontario, Quebec, and the maritime provinces of Canada thousands of years ago.
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Samuel A Dow enjoyed his visit to the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, nearly 20 tears later he was off to Chicago to the Columbian Exposition.
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Who was Malvina Hoffman? A long time Little Boar’s Head summer resident, a famous and skilled sculptor, and much more.
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Emily Marston Dow loved sleigh rides. Read about some of her adventures and moonlight on the snow.
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Samuel Dow, David Lamprey, and Evelyn Squire remember Fall activities in North Hampton and beyond. In 1876 Samuel Dow made a trip to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.
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I have a North Hampton history question - who do I call?
Learn the differences and similarities between the Historical Society and the Heritage Commission
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What was life like in the summer in North Hampton for year-round residents Samuel A. Dow in the 19th century and Evelyn Philbrick Squire in the early 20th century.
Read excerpts from their journals to get a sense of summer life.
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George Moore left a bequest in 1939 to North Hampton to purchase candy for children on Memorial Day…but what do we really know about him?
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April is dog license month. Why does North Hampton license dogs and when did it begin?
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Some Library Trustees have stood out by the length of their service - Edward M. Smith, 30 years; Fred L. Dow, 34 years; Margaret B. Seavey, 13 years as trustee, 6 years as Librarian; Dorothy E. Hobbs, 41 years; Gordon S. Dow, 26 years; and Frances Chase Leavitt, 32 years. Here are their stories and what happened during their tenures.
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Orace Moulton preferred oxen to the automobile - find out why…
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The Dearborn of Dearborn Park is General Henry Dearborn. He was born in North Hampton in 1751 and participated in the Revolutionary War and in early Presidential administrations.
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Where did the North Hampton milestone marker come from? Was Benjamin Franklin really involved?
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