Dec 10 2013
Freak Winds, New Hampshire 1938 The wind storm that struck New Hampshire on September 21st, 1938 caused the greatest damage ever known to the state. Originating in the West Indies, it skipped Florida and at Cape Hatteras swept northward into a low-pressure area, hitting Long Island, rushing through the center of New England, and finally, with diminishing …
Nov 15 2013
All Things Sanborn and and Sanbornton! In this New Hampshire room installment we’ll look at special items related to the Sanborns and Sanbornton. We have two excellent genealogies of the Samborne, or Sanborn, family – our town’s founders: Sanborn, Elmer Corliss. A Collection of Sanborn Family Genealogies 1600-1993. Baltimore: Gateway Press Inc., 1994. Sanborn, V. …
Nov 07 2013
Gathered Sketches compiled by Francis Chase – 1856 From The Early History of New Hampshire And Vermont; containing Vivid and Interesting Accounts Of A Great Variety of the Adventures Of Our Forefathers, And of other Incidents of Olden Time. Published in Claremont, New Hampshire, Gathered Sketches contains a selection of biographical portraits and adventures from the …