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January 30 CARRYING CLAMS TO IDAHO Just want to say you're recipe looks wonderful, and I'm going to try it , But as it happens I live in Idaho. I don't have any way to get fresh clam's, But since I haven't been on the coast I won't know what I'm missing. Hope your Grand-pa will forgive me. Thanks , Love your story! Linda M SueRex53@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Your letter got us thinking (and pining for you, since we use your potatoes) and we tried to talk a couple of local fish shops into shipping you some authentic fresh clams FedX. Still no luck, but we're looking. Meanwhile, those of you in Massachusetts may want to check today's issue of the Cape Codder for an article by Ernest Dickinson on clam chowder featuring a live interview with the editor of SeacoastNH.com. If you missed the Grampa Scott recipe and article, it's right here, as always: http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please011898.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/clam/index.html January 29 SCISSORSMAN Do you know of any Norwegian murder cases or legends, involving a cerial (sic) killer that could be referred to as "Scissorman?" John at Murfreesboro Public Schools EDITOR'S REPLY: Talk about murdering the English languare, John! Hope you mean a "serial" killer, not a guy who cuts up Corn Flakes. We know only about our Smuttynose murders in our region that involved an axe and family from Norawy in 1873. To prove our ignorance, we searched the Web on "Scissorsman," which would imply the murderer was at least grammatically correct, and found nothing. But a search on "Scissorman" will lead you to the lyrics of a song by that title by a band called Wickermen. We're not going to provide the link because the site has the scent of demonology and your letter comes from a public school. Scissorsman also appears to be a character in a new video game. Much on the topic is sick stuff, like a boutique for psychopaths. We refer you instead to what appears to be a reasonable research site on the topic of serial killers. http://www.serialkillers.net/ http://www.seacoastnh.com/smuttynose/ January 28 ADDING FREE TOURING LINKS I just finished making a web site for Smith & Gilmore, one of the businesses on you list on your Cruises list. Would you please include a link to this site from your site? Bob McKeen bobmck6124@aol.com http://www.seacoastnh.com/touring/cruises.html EDITOR'S REPLY: Thanks, and the link is free for certain businesses. We request, but don't demand a link in return. Here's our current policy: we decided three years ago to offer free links to all businesses in key categories in our region that might benefit tourists -- dining, lodging, things to do. The more complete our link-listing in these areas, the more we can serve our audience -- which accesses the data for free. Other business categories pay a small one-time fee, and still others may purchase links for a small annual fee. The trick is to find a balance between free info and paid advertising, since our site is supported wholly on advertising revenue. We therefore encourage our free listers to consider purchasing advertising as well, and we encourage our free readers to patronize them. The web site you are now seeing equals about 25% of our "master plan" for a profitable, responsive regional web site. In a about five years, we'll all know whether it worked. Thanks again. January 28 DROP-A-DIME, RESEARCH TIME We are researching Portsmouth at the turn of the century. Student groups will be covering various topics. Can you help? Michael Ricci EDITOR'S REPLY: Help? That's what we do all day -- putting up dozens and dozens of articles, largely on the 19th century. Unfortunately this reader didn't type in a return email correctly, so our letters have all bounced back and we're hanging out waiting for a call. Our 19th century section is almost completed, but check out these history theme sections -- not to mention our new booklet on the history of Portsmouth. This whole site is designed to teach kids. Call us. Let's get this show on the road. See Smuttynose Murders, hypertext to An Old Town by the Sea, Early Images, Poems & Ballads, Brewster's Rambles, Old Ironsides, and on. http://www.seacoastnh.com/themes/index.html January 27 HOW NOT TO BURY A TIME CAPSULE I am Chairman for our town's Bicentennial Events and I am also on the Board for our Historical Society. We are trying to find out information on obtaining a time capsule. We would appreciate any help that you could offer us. Joan from Massachusetts JCasePhoto@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Step one, don't do it the way we did. With a budget of $00 the historical society went to the city which kindly provided a 4-foot length of PVC sewer pipe. They capped off one end and created a top plug that would, theoretically pop on and be hermetically sealed. All went well until we tried to put on the top (see pictures below) and found there was no room for the air. Two grown city workers jumping up and down on the cap did not work, so we drilled a tiny hole to let out the air, then closed the top with the weight of a backhoe. Then we filled in the tiny hole with some liquid fiberglass concoction that may or may not have sealed the opening. No one will know until 2123 AD. Needless to say, we made the whole process up as it went along. Every detail is documented below. Good luck! http://www.seacoastnh.com/375th/timecapsule1.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please101198.html January 26 HOW MUCH FOR A PENNY POSTCARD? Are your Exeter postcards that are on the web, for purchase? I would like to buy some. GenXifer@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Yes. Currently our penny postcard sections come from the collection of Sharon Stephan who will respond to readers who want to discuss trades or sales in key areas --- Isles of Shoals and Phillips Exeter. We are currently prepping a new gallery of early postcards from Portsmouth from Sharon's collection. http://www.seacoastnh.com/postcards/pea/index.html January 25 THE ORIGINAL GOSPORT CALLING I'm writing from Gosport Museum in Gosport, Hampshire UK. I came across your web site whilst searching 'Gosport' and it occurred to me that we probably have many things in common. Here's our link. Ian Edelman, Area Curator ian.edelman@virgin.net http://www.hants.gov.uk/museum/gosport/index.html EDITOR'S REPLY: For those readers now sure of the connection, Gosport Harbor was the name applied to a series of island in the Isles of Shoals in New Hampshire. The name comes originally from "Hampshire" England. Get it? See rare photos here: http://www.seacoastnh.com/shoals/photos.html January 25 DRIVE-THRU HISTORY WINDOW 1. WHEN WAS NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST COLONIZED??? 2. WHO WERE THE FIRST INDIANS THAT MADE CONTACT WITH THE COLONISTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WHAT YEAR? Dennisxmilinazzo@intel.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We can only assume Dennis was in such a hurry that he did not have time to push the HISTORY/CONTACT buttons on our site for the instant answer. Or maybe his CAPS LOCK button is stuck. We'll push the buttons for you, 'cause we're in no hurry here. As to Indians, unfortunately David Thomson did not keep a guest book in 1623. All is speculation. http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/contact/index.html January 23 CAN CANADA WIN CONTEST? I came upon your contest while browsing this AM. and was wondering if your neighbours in The Great White North (aka Canada) are eligible to enter. I'm happy I came across your site as I wasn't aware that Timberland had finally put up a website. Would love to win that jacket...... Timberland makes a great product. John Qua of Winnipeg, MB jqua@escape.ca http://www.escape.ca/~jqua EDITOR'S REPLY: Don't see any indication in our rules that our next door neighbors can't share in the winnings. We have readers from as far away as Jerusalem City and Tokoyo. We're making this decision after checking John's web site where we notice he spent 31 years on the Winnepeg Police Force. Readers may also notice John has a yardful of wild animals. And thanks for the plug for our very generous sponsor. Only a few days left on this, our biggest prize to date. http://www.seacoastnh.com/contests/ January 23 THAT LITTLE CABIN IN RYE Could you please send lodging information on the Rye area? I am looking for the name of the cabins near the marina or cabin type lodging in Rye beach. Susie of Hampden ME SKOPF24@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Portsmouth chamber lists no Rye cabins in their guide, so we checked the phone book and found these: Atlantic Four Winds Efficiencies (436-6140), Crown Colony Cottages (436-8923), Wallis Sands Place (436-5882). That's all there is, there ain't no more. http://www.seacoastnh.com/touring/lodging.html January 22 WHAT DID JPJ REALLY SAY? What did JPJ say before going onto the Serapis? t.souchek t.souchek.mail.monroe.k12.il.us@www08.hway.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Despite a 3-page footnote, Jones biographer Samuel Eliot Morison accepts Jones' famous comment, "I have not yet begun to fight!" Morison believes this happened early in the battle, not near the end where many accounts place it. The question, from Serapis' Captain Pearson, was "Has your ship struck?" meaning was Jones willing to strike his flag and give up. The controversy over Jones' words in the bloody battle will never be settled. An 1800 account says Jones replied instead, "Come a little nearer and I will tell you." Another account insists Jones replied less dramatically, "No sir, I have not yet thought of it, but am determined to make you strike." This is a translation of the words Jones himself suggested he said, but Morison notes, they have been translated from Jones account written in French. In another account, which Morison does not believe to be accurate, Jones is said to have carried 12 pistols and to have shot seven of his own men deserting their quarters. http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/ http://www.e-pix.com/ArtMuseum/JPJones.html http://www.icss.com/usflag/the.serapis.flag.html January 21 NAME THOSE SHIPS What was the name of John Paul Jones' ship? Willard C vcharles1@earthlink.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Skimming our JPJ Life Chronology page we find him on or in charge of these ships, in order: Two Friends, The John, The Betsy, Alfred, Providence, Ranger, Bonhomme Richard, Alliance and Ariel. His command of Amphitrite and America at Portsmouth, NH did not materialize. Not sure what ships he sailed for Catherine the Great of Russia. Did we win the bonus round? http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/life.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/ranger.html January 21 GHOSTBLUSTER I'm new to the seacoast area...I'm looking for information on ghosts or hauntings in the seacoast area.....or anywhere in New Hampshire. Steve mendis1@yahoo.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Boy, you are new here. Best start with the top purveyors of local ghostly data including Pamela Keene in the children's room at the Portsmouth Library who leads well-attended tours of the local cemeteries. Also contact Ghostly Tours at 433-8888. For info on haunted local lore, curl up with our Brewster article below, and we've add a bonus link from nearby Maine if that's not spooky enough. http://www.seacoastnh.com/brewster/144.html http://www.stephenking.com/ January 21 JOHN HOWLAND: WHALER & PILGRIM Read your fascinating article in Foster's Sunday Citizen of 1/17/99 ("Mr. Smith Meets Mr. Jones") and what caught my attention was a reference to Mr. Melbourne Smith and the work he had done on several other reconstructions, namely, The John Howland, a whaling ship. I am doing some genealogy work on my mother's ancestors. Do you have any information in regard to this ship ? Where was it built, when, why named John Howland, etc., etc. aegrassrnh@juno.com EDITOR'S REPLY: According to Mr. Smith's resume, the 1830 whaling ship project is a "work in progress" for the John Howland Foundation in Fairhaven, Mass. We couldn't find a link online, though other Smith ship projects are linked at the end of the article you cite on our site. For more on whaling in Portsmouth, click the second link below. If you want to go all the way back, John Howland was a passenger on the Mayflower to Plymouth and signed the Mayflower Compact. The third link will take you there. The fourth link has a Mayflower passenger list. Click it to see John Howland genealogy page. Happy sailing. http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please011599.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/whaling/index.html http://www.mayflower.org/ http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html January 20 SAY THEY SURE MISS CAFÉ BRIOCHE & RYE I stumbled across your page and thought I'd drop a note. A day doesn't go by I don't long for when our kids were small in Portsmouth. Three days after we left to my husbands new assignment out west, he had a heart attack. He's had two since but is doing ok. Still, our lives have never been the same. Every Christmas, we excitedly watch our extensive home video's of favorite places we'd frequent around Portsmouth with the kids in tow...kids never slowed us down a bit. Their favorite place and memories today, as are ours, is your wonderful town. We are saving up for airfare so we can visit again before the kid's drift on their own way. We sure miss you, Portsmouth. Thanks for the wonderful memories! Darcy C. Jack, of Eagle, Idaho KAYLEIGH@prodigy.net January 20 IT'S ONLY A DRILL I reenact rev war militia. I recently found out we should probably be using the "norfolk drill." How can I find out about it, and how is it different than "the 64 "we currently use? dave johnson jnsncrow@ttlc.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We find all this precise attention to detail in Revolutionary and Civil War re-enactment fascinating, but don't know the details. It has been suggested to us that perhaps you should be using the "Von Stuban" drill instead, but why not ask the real experts. The first link following will take you to the New Market Militia, a local re-enactor group that performs frequently. http://people.ne.mediaone.net/chappellfam/1stNewMarket/ http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/rev/index.html January 19 WE HELP 'TIL IT HURTS Hi, just wanted to let you know, I thought it's a great web site -- have tried a number of chamber of commerce offices and didn't get as much help as your web site gave. Thanks! Robin Gslrmb@aol.com January 19 WHERE DID SHE SINK? Does anyone know of the exact location where U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard sank and has she ever been found? David H mpjjw@plnet.net EDITOR'S REPLY: We certainly don't know and have yet to see any news otherwise. After the Ranger got him to Europe, JPJ used this French-funded ship to wreck havoc near Britain. The Bonhomme was lost when JPJ narrowly defeated and boarded the British ship Serapis in the North Sea of Flamborough Head This bloody battle (150 killed or wounded on our site alone) is where Jones reputation was truly made, when he lashed the two ships together and refused to give up despite the odds. After two days attempt to save Bonhomme, she ship sank at 4 am, September 25, 1779. For a murky painting and the Schoonerman site, click below. http://www.pem.org/mpd/images/l1243.jpg http://www.novagate.com/~schoonerman/jpaulj.htm http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/index.html#topopage January 19 HOW MUCH IS THAT LIGHTHOUSE? I am interested in purchasing a photo of the White Island Light which is in the book, Out on the Shoals ( page 15), Photographs by Peter Randall. If available kindly inform me of the size and price of the photograph. Andrea B http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/photosrandall/ph4.html EDITOR'S REPLY: All our photographers in "Photo Gallery" have their own prices and policies and images are copyrighted to them. You can contact them through us. We asked Peter and he responded as follows: "We are always happy to make prints from our photographs. An 8x10 Ilfochrome is $100, an 11x14 is $125. These are prints made from transparencies and have a long display life." http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/photoarch.html January 18 DAN WANTS RANGER PLANS TOO Where can I find a respectable set of plans of the HMN (his majesty'snightmare) RANGER, or a good artist's rendering? Dan H KIKSTRT97@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Funny you should ask that. Our most recent article is about the dream that Portsmouth will build a full-sized Ranger. But alas, so far, no plans of any kind exist, unless speculative plans have been produced for model builders. If you find any, let us know. Check December Mail Archives for discussion of the Edward Moran painting of Ranger now at Annapolis. http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please011599.html January 18 VIKINGS STILL WRITING SAGAS? In "surfing the Net," I came across your site and wondered if you'd be interested in a modern work of fiction which is derived from the old sagas of medieval Iceland. The book is called The King of Vinland's Saga S. W. Mirsky SWMirsky@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Our interest in Viking sagas is limited to the single surviving legend of a Viking visit in Hampton about 1,000 years ago. But we understand our readers can find your book on Amazon.com. Thanks. http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/contact/vikings.html January 18 ANCESTOR LOST ON THE SHOALS I am searching for information on Robert Mace of Gosport, Isles of Shoals, NH. I am wondering if he figured prominently in the area. Also, any information as to where is good location to write, e-mail, etc., to get information or actual documents on Robert Mace and his descendants. He was born about 1652 Douglas E. Mace maced@worldnet.att.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Besides our usual referral to the ISHRA historical soceity (link below), check out these two books: The Isles of Shoals: An Historic Sketch by John Scribner Jenness and The Isles of Shoals in Lore and Legend by Lyman Ruttledge. Both include early colonial history. http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/hs.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/shoals/index.html January 17 THE MAN WHO DUG UP JPJ Is there any information about General Horace Porter, the man responsible for bringing home John Paul Jones from France. I just recently discovered that he was my great grandfather, and I'd like to have any information about him that took place after the Civil War. mambo@epix.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Our only exposure to the good general is as the man responsible for locating the corpse of John Paul Jones in 1905 after a six year search when Porter was ambassador to France. All that is in our article on JPJ's burial (click below) including a picture of Porter under the streets of Paris with the coffin of JPJ. This data comes from the 1907 government report of the incident which you may find in your library. A search of Bibliofind.com brought up zillions of copies of a book called "Campaigning with Grant" by Gen. Porter, published in 1897 and re-issued in 1981 by Time/Life. You might start with those two volumes. http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/dig.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/burial.html January 15 IRONSIDES IN A BOTTLENECK Could you please help me? I have a bottle that was originally my grandfather's as a young boy. I am now 42. The bottle appears to be a seaweed green, with a very unique stopper with a built in cork, sucumbered (sic) by glass. The bottle has a ship floating to the right in direction. Under the ship, it says Old Ironsides, there is no writing or identification on it except on the bottom which appears to be hand written is 64…the bottle is absolutely beautiful and I have been trying to find information on it. I have paid many antique collectors to try and find the bottle by photographs. I have contacted numerous bottle collectors, the ones who has seen the bottle, have never seen one like it nor could they find any information on it or anything resembling it. Sandy M kat@odyssey.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Funny they would take your money and find nothing. We can only suggest contacting the USS Constitution Museum in Charleston. MA rather than those rip-off antique researchers. Send them the photo. Ironsides was not built in 1784 and your grampa was not a boy in 1964, so the "date" may refer to 1864. Ironsides left Portsmouth Harbor in 1860, so it's off our beat. From 1860-1871 and during the Civil War Ironsides was a school ship for midshipmen in Annapolis. MD and Newport, RI. Did your grandfather attend one of these schools? There are a zillion Ironsides souvenirs out there. Looks like a job for "Antiques Roadshow." http://www.seacoastnh.com/ironsides/ http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/ January 15 WRONG WINDJAMMER FILM Any idea if video of Windjammer (1937) is available?? If so, could a copy of the video sleeve (front & back) be sent to me. I would like to see if it's the movie I have been searching for. Chris chrisathome@worldnet.att.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Not the same movie. You're looking for a 1937 Hollywood film starring George O'Brien and Constance Worth in which a deputy DA aboard a ship runs into a bunch of gunrunners. Our "Windjammer," a 1958 film by Louis de Rochemont, follows a voyage of the tall ship, "The Christian Radich" on a round trip sailing from Oslo, Norway. You can see more about de Rochemont and the film below or purchase the film you want from Movies Unlimited. Bon voyage. http://www.comp.brad.ac.uk/research/GIP/windjammer.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/louis/lostsum.html http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/ January 15 SPIRITS OF THE STONES I recently read about Mystery Hill in Discover, Feb 1998. My field of work is Religious Studies/Spirituality and I am particularly interested in ancient and prehistoric forms of spiritual expression as a topic for academic research. How can I contact Dennis Stone, manager or the New Hampshire Archaeological Society? Is this believed professionally to be a legitimate academic site? Susan G grohoski@wnonline.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Whether Mystery Hill Caves or "America's Stonehenge" is connected with prehistoric worship is pure speculation. It has been seriously studied as an important archeological site, and you can contact the NH Archeological Society for the research (PO Box 406, Concord, NH 03302). Or you can contact the Stone family who market the site in Salem, NH for their version at their web site below. Fact is, no one knows the use of the site. We also recommend: VERMONT'S STONE CHAMBERS: Their Myth and Their History, by Giovanna Neudorfer, Vermont History, Vol. 47 #2, 1979, published by Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, VT. http://www.stonehengeusa.com/ http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/prehistoric/index.html January 14 WHAT MEANS ROCHESTER? How did Rochester come to be named Rochester? David T dturner@ttlc.net EDITOR'S REPLY: "Rochester was one of four towns granted by Massachusetts during the brief term of its English governor, Samuel Shute, the others being Barrington, Chester and Nottingham. It took its name from Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, a close friend of Governor Shute…Hyde adopted his title from the ancient city of Rochester in Kent. The English Rochester was settled by the Romans who gave to their fortified camp or 'castra' the name 'Durobrivae''. In English, the words 'castra' became 'chester'; thus Rochester has the same roots as our towns of Chester and Dorchester." From NH Town Names by Elmer Munson Hunt. (PS. We're now working on a Rochester page due out this summer.) January 14 FARRAGUTTED, REBUILT, ABANDONED Can you send me information about the Farragut Hotel? I thought it was in Rye Beach and was destroyed by fire on April 18, 1882? I cannot find any information on this. Susan kelts482@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Right now the Rye Library is closed for renovations, but we checked William Varrell's book "Rye and Rye Beach" (Arcadia Publishing) which has plenty of old photos. The second Farragut survived from the late 1800s until business fell off and it was torn down in 1974. The third Farragut still stands in Rye Beach. It was only partially completed and has been that way for almost 25 years. It was reportedly named after Admiral David Farragut who stayed there. January 14 MAKING A PEASE SCRAPBOOK I was stationed at Pease AFB from 1984-85. Retired there went to work for Seacoast Radio Shack (William Holt Associates) in Portsmouth. Managed his store in Sanford, Me. The area was a 'great' place, especially to raise our three daughters. After our daughters graduated from HS, and on the University of Maine, my wife and I flew south to San Antonio. I am compiling a history of military career for my children. I need a good photo of the main entrance (Gate) to Pease AFB for the history. Any assistance is greatfully appreciated. EDITOR'S REPLY: Thanks to Mike Huxtable at the Portsmouth Library we got a few Pease images for you, (check your email) but nothing good of the gate. If other former Peaser readers have others, perhaps they can contact you directly. Kenneth P. Clark in Texas standbyone@sprintmail.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Thanks to Mike Huxtable at the Portsmouth Library we got a few Pease images for you, (check your email) but nothing good of the gate. If other former Peaser readers have others, perhaps they can contact you directly. January 13 SHE'S IN A WARM STATE I hope you won't be depriving yourself of shower and food just to read this....but I had to say hello and thank you for your site. I guess I could not be father away from you if I tried, I'm in wonderful WARM, SUNNY Santa Barbara, Ca. My tulips are even so confused they are popping up already. I know of NH because I have a dear nephew who lives in Concord and I have been to your state only once....but I do love your site and of course can't resist entering your contests... Thanks for having both...site and contest!! Keep up the good work. Shirley J, Santa Barbara, CA jens@west.net http://www.seacoastnh.com/contests/index.html January 13 RENT-A-TROLLEY? I am wondering if it is possibly to rent a trolley for a Saturday in May or June from 5pm -11pm. I am planning a wedding reception in York, ME but the guest will stay at hotels in Portsmouth, NH. I would like information on rates, and how many people fit on a trolley. EDITOR'S REPLY: Carolyn: We checked to find there is a local trolley for rent during that time period. A number of local companies run trolleys in this region and even more are on the way this summer in Portsmouth. The owner will contract you directly with prices. Carolyn EDITOR'S REPLY: Carolyn: We checked to find there is a local trolley for rent during that time period. A number of local companies run trolleys in this region and even more are on the way this summer in Portsmouth. The owner will contract you directly with prices. http://www.seacoastnh.com/trolleys/index.html January 12 STOODLEY SEEKS TAVERN Can you tell me anything about the James Stoodley of Stoodley's Tavern? I have just a little information: he served in Rogers' Rangers and his immediate family, a wife, daughter Elizabeth and son William, lived with him in the tavern. Can you help any further? Jim Stoodley in Australia (or is it Austria?) jimpam@powerup.com.au EDITOR'S REPLY: Now that Strawbery Banke is online, we've got a super new resource. They know all since the tavern has been adapted to an education center a few block from our office here. Here's the SB link. You might check with Roberta in the SB library or curator John or researcher Rodney there. Our favorite depiction is in the film Northwest Passage where Walter Brennan and Robert Young get drunk at Stoodley's before signing on to Roger's Rangers (Spencer Tracey). Planet Hollywoord -- eat your heart out! http://www.strawberybanke.org/museum/stoodleys/stoodleys.html January 12 THE WHOLE WORLD ISN'T HERE YET, ARMAND I am trying to locate the web site for Synergy health and fitness center. Any help would be appreciated. Armand T wedfotog@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We searched too and then called them in Exeter (603) 778-6777. The woman who answered said they had no current plans to go online. The are listed on a service that represents 3,000 health clubs. http://www.ihrsa.org/passports/nh.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/search.html January 11 TURN OF WHAT CENTURY? We are researching Portsmouth at the turn of the century. Student groups will be covering various topics. Can you help? Reardon61@www08.hway.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Can we ever help? We live in the 1800s, spiritually anyway. There must be dozens of sections on SeacoastNH.com focused on that era, including theme sections on Smuttynose Murders, Old Ironsides, Poems & Ballads, Portsmouth's Bad Boy, Early Images, Brewster's Rambles -- three years of dumping local content online. Our "Old Town by the Sea" complete 1893 guide is 120-pages of hypertext. Nobody on earth has this much Portsmouth History, and you can even get the new booklet below. Let's talk. Or did you mean the turn of the 20th century? http://www.seacoastnh.com/themes/index.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/portsmouth/book.html January 10 ADULTS NEED TO TEACH "SEARCHING" I am a contestant in the National History Day Competition. This years topic is Science, Invention and Technology in History, I chose to do the Panama Canal. If you would, please send me any information regarding this subject. I would gladly appreciate it! Kathleen, Felix V. Festa Middle School in West Nyack, NY EDITOR'S REPLY: The web is like a giant grab bag, full of stuff put here my millions of people. You can take all you want, it's free. But you have to find it first. We get hundreds of emails from students who make a cursory search and then ask us to send info. Kathleen found our one tiny reference to the Panama Canal (below) but didn't look at the home page, study the site, or know the rules. She's doing a great job, but she needs help. Teachers, school librarians and parents need to sit with their children and show them how to search, to gather info, to question the authenticity of the data, to compare, to synthesize and abridge. We all need to fan the spark that the Internet has kindled by teaching kids how to use this amazing resource -- the greatest info resource in history. But first, parents and teachers need to understand it themselves. Learning to SEARCH should be the next great educational movement. It is all about thinking and communicating, and in the long run, that's all we have to teach them anyway.
January 09 NH CROSSWORD PUZZLER Who was the leader of the New Hampshire Colony? I believe there are five letters in the name. The second letter may be 'a' and the fourth letter 'o'. Peggy pehardt@mc.net EDITOR'S REPLY: That certainly can't be the NYT X-word. They don't ask such sophisticated questions. Okay, you little cheater, the answer is M-a-s-o-n. John Mason owned NH with Ferdinand Gorges, then traded three Roger Maris cards and a Jackie Robinson for the whole colony. You can read our version of the story or the one by Thomas Bailey Aldrich by clicking below. Now lob us a tough one! http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/colonial/index.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/aldrich/oldtown1.html January 08 NOT JUST BLACK FLIES AND COWS We all look forward each month to your newsletter. New Hampshire is not all black flies and cows, but, has a very interesting history. We have a camp in Northwood for the last 20 years, and I look forward to retiring in New Hampshire. Milton milt1456@bisons.com January 08 ANOTHER BONHOMME RICHARD Your description of the Web Site says the USS BONHOMME RICHARD is an Air Force carrier. All aircraft carriers belong to the US Navy, not the Air Force. The aircraft carried are also Navy. Another note: There is a NEW USS BONHOMME RICHARD. It is an amphibious assault ship, carries AV-8B Harrier vertical takeoff jets, and lots of helicopters. It also carries Marines and Marine landing craft. It was commissioned this year. Final note: I run a non-profit corporation called the Continental Navy Foundation, in San Diego. Our mission is to take youth out on our sailing ships (two brigantines - one 56 foot, one 53 foot) and teach them history, responsibility, teamwork, and have some FUN! Tom Wing, Continental Navy Foundation, San Diego tmwing@sprintmail.com http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/ January 07 THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!! I just received my prize in the mail today. AMAZING! I was so very excited two months ago when I received my Tee Shirt. In fact I gave it to my daughter who lives in California and visited for Christmas. She loved it and couldn't wait to wear it out there, so some free advertising. But imagine my surprise, nay astonishment when I opened an envelope today and found I was the big December weiner. (sic) My husband was overjoyed, when I gave it to him as a belated gift. I was telling him right after Christmas that I wanted to buy him a new rod and reel but spent just a tad too much with the kids home. Your web site is so cool and we love and visit the seacoast often. diane weaver subguy@aspi.net http://www.seacoastnh.com/contests/index.html January 07 TOUCHED BY ABENAKI POEM I just read the poem "Covering/Uncovering." I am very touched as it is about my people of long ago. I am Abenaki. Would you mind f I use it in a book I am doing on Native American poems? It is book for private use only, I will turn it into Christmas gifts next year for family. Redwing DOTTY6116@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We're pleased that this poem about a New Hampshire Indian burial pleases you, and thanks for asking for reprint use. Yes, you may reprint it for limited private use as long as we get a copy of your family booklet, which we will add to our prized collection of publications. http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/prehistoric/poem.html January 07 CRYPT KEEPER JONES Hello, I'm trying to answer some questions for my US History teacher, one of the questions is to find "the institution of higher learning" also has the crypt of John Paul Jones... If you know the answer, I would greatly appreciate it! Nicole Smiles506@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Are we doing your homework? If so, we've done it well. See our detailed site below to locate the crypt and see the actual dead body of John Paul Jones. We're not going to tell you the answer directly, but click below and the info will follow. If you find JPJ, he does look like the Crypt Keeper! http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/burial.html January 06 ENDEAVOUR RETURNS! (online, at least) I was just looking at the magnificent pages of pics that you have on your web page of Endeavour. We have a new web page you might like to have a look at it and link your page to us. John Longley Endeavour CEO www.barkendeavour.com.au EDITOR'S REPLY: You've set up a lifetime love affair between Seacoast NH and the Australian tall ship Endeavour since we got to sail aboard her. And thanks for staying in the loop as we dream the dream of building our own tall ship (see last link below). We'll link to your two pages on our site and always keep you in mind on our archived 375th Theme Site. And many thanks for your link from the new gorgeous Endeavour site back to SeacoastNH.com! Smooth sailing. http://www.seacoastnh.com/endeavour/arrival1.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/endeavour/index.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/375th/index.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please092798.html January 06 MERE TIP OF BOOKSELLING ICEBERG I am a native and resident of Dover who is also a bookseller. I work at a shop in Boston (Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop) and also run a (very) small business of my own (Damei Books). At any rate, I saw your column in the Jan. 3 issue of "Foster's Sunday Citizen" ("I am Addicted to Bibliofind.com" -- click below to read) and wanted to let you know that the online bookselling world is much bigger than just Bibliofind. The easiest way to tap into the larger world is a search engine of online bookselling networks. It searches all the major services known to me, with the exception of Bibliofind which chooses to not participate (I don't know why). It is international in scope and in addition to the American services of Amazon.com (the only seller of new books included) and Powell's Books, it includes services from Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands. If you think you are addicted to Bibliofind.... Enjoy! Greg Drake, Damei Books avhbooks@world.std.com http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please010499.html January 06 A NEW RADIO WEB SITE We're finally online! Thanks for listing us on your website, and now here's Our website "Arrow 105.3 & 102.1 WXBB" and our site is at: Nice web site! Josh Judge NHJosh@aol.com http://www.wxbb.com January 05 SEARCHING FOR MOSES I just found your pages on the net and I was excited. I am interested in Brewster Rambles and wanted certain chapters? How can I get into them? I am interested in the Moses chapters, cause that is the Family tree I am working on Can you help? Liz lizmoses@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We've got a possible deal rolling with a reader who may help us get more of the 149 chapters online in 1999. We're searching for a corporate sponsor. You can find Brewster for sale now and then on Bibliofiind.com (see our article below). If that's not fast enough, send us an SASE by snail mail with a $5 bill (in USA) and we'll Xerox the one chapter you need and mail it to you. http://www.seacoastnh.com/brewster/ http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please010499.html January 05 SANDY POINT NOW ONLINE Really appreciate Sandy Point Discovery Center being included under "kids & family". We now have a web site too. If you'd like to include the link, address is attached. Rachel Stevens rachel@greatbay.org www.greatbay.org EDITOR'S REPLY: You're welcome. We not only included Sandy Point in our original site listing and map, but also in our "101 Highlights" video. It is a great place to relax on that hectic 101 highway ride from Exeter to Portsmouth. http://www.seacoastnh.com/101nh/kids.html January 04 LIKES OUR PAGES I wanted to let you know that your pages are great. They are easy to read and use. I wish you the best of luck. SeacoastNH was one of my ideas for a url to offer information about our lovely area. Oh well.... Best of luck! Naomi A carpentryconcepts@mediaone.net January 04 OPEN LETER (SIC) TO GOV. SHAHEEN 1st of, while i was searching how big the shaheen is isaw ur web page. so id like to contact u because we have something in common, & that is our last name. so i hope we keep on touch to the honor of our last name. my name is Imad shaheen born in findaly, ohio my nationality is lebanese im in school,12th grade. since i know arabic, im going to tell u what does shaheen means in arabic,& that is ; a haulk, eagle. & bye Imad Shaheen EddyReady@webtv.net http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please021297.html January 02 BUT IT'S RANGER, NOT RALEIGH Do you have any information about the movement to reconstruct the ship Raleigh, John Paul Jones' first ship? William P LEEBOY@concentric.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Got info? We created the info with our trend-setting article "Can We Rebuild Ranger?" And our latest update on Ranger's progress is included in the new article. For more on the difference between the two ships, take our Maritime IQ quiz. All three sites are clickable below: http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please092798.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/20th/rebuilding.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/ussconstitution/quiz.html January 02 MORE ON RANGER PAINTING BY ED MORAN In reply to your reader's inquiry about the painting (see READ OUR MAIL ARCHIVE Dec 24, 1998) "First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government, February 14, 1778" by artist Edward Moran (1829-1901), I am not aware of an image of this painting on the web. The painting has been used many times as an illustration in publications e.g. page 136 in "John Paul Jones: Fighter for Freedom and Glory" by Lincoln Lorenz, 1943; cover illustration on magazine "U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings", February 1952; cover illustration, "The American Destiny: An Illustrated Bicentennial History of the United States" by Grolier Enterprises, Danbury, CT; page 30, "Christian Science Monitor' April 23, 1987; pages 16-17, "The United States Navy: An Illustrated History" by Nathan Miller, 1977; and page 17, "The Naval Academy Illustrated History of the United States Navy" by E. B. Potter, 1971. The painting also remains available as a color lithographic print from the U.S. Naval Institute, customer service 800 233-8764. Best wishes for the New Year . Jim Cheevers, USNA Museum cheevers@nadn.navy.mil January 02 BLACK HISTORY CONTEST FOR STUDENTS I love history and enjoyed visiting your site. I'm sponsoring an illustrated essay contest for Black History Month. We'll place a link to your site as a resource. Danny inedsys@bigfoot.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Readers should know that this site also has commercial items for sale including a CD-ROM containing 2,700 images from African-American history. Contestants are not required to purchase anything to enter, but must be in grades 6 - 12. Winner gets a CD-ROM that helps with study skills, college selection and financial aid valued at $50. Entries are due by February 28, 1999. Contest URL is listed below. http://www.inedsys.com/blkhsty.htm |
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