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Treasures from the New Hampshire Room #7

Chisholm’s White Mountain Guide Chisholm’s White Mountain Guide was originally copyrighted in 1880, though revised versions were frequently released in the following years. Our copy is from 1915. The book provides a survey of the White Mountains area, noting points of interest and travelling tips. There are photographs of significant places as well as fold-out …

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Treasures from the New Hampshire Room #5

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. …

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Treasures from the New Hampshire Room #4

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 …

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