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March 31 HAILS FROM HALEY Your site is absolutely fantastic!! I am a related to Samuel Haley and was wondering if you have any more information on him and/or his family. Chuck Haley chuck@flowerstop.com http://www.flowerstop.com With a documentary now in progress on the Smuttynose Murders, I'm sure we'll get back out to the Haley House, as pictured now on bottles of Smuttynose Beer. More Haley House pictures below. http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/photosrandall/ph5.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/tji/smuttypix1.html March 30 SOUTH MEETS NORTH (BEACH, THAT IS) My wife and I will be visiting North Hampton Beach, NH for a week or two beginning about April Would appreciate it if you could provide a map and information on lodging and rates. Rod from Elmore, Alabama rmanning@prodigy.net EDITOR'S REPLY: We have the best on-line listing of places to stay under LODGING and our own Hampton map in TOURING. But you want the Hampton Chamber of Commerce at 603-926-8717. There are currently two Hampton Beach sites with further info, and we will be adding our own Hampton Beach page with summer updates in about a week. Their newest summer guide is currently at the printers. http://www.hamptonbeach.org http://www.hamptonbeach.com/ March 30 ROCKY MOUNTAIN, HI! Hi! Thanks for the good reading material. Most of my ancesters settled in the Portsmouth-Kittery area; it's a pleasure to read material of how it was back then. One family, imparticular, were the Rands; I have two lines to this family who was massacred by Indians in 1691, on Sandy Beach, New Hampshire. Will I see any history of this family on your website, in the future? Thanks, again; this is a website I will frequently visit. Gayle from Denver, Colorado kevsis@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Forwarded your letter to the people working on the new Rye Museum. Hope to tell both sides of the Indian struggles over time. It is a ponderous task, but Just ordered a book on King Phillips War which we hope will flesh out some confusing details. Will look for Rands along the way. March 29 UNHAPPY CAMPER I'VE SEARCHED YOUR WEBSITE FOR OVER AN HOUR AND HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING ABOUT CAMPING .....HELP ME----I'VE BEEN TURNING IN CIRCLES!!WERE CAN A GUY POP A TENT???? FM from Canada fmartin@attcanada.com EDITOR'S REPLY: OK, no need to shout! We hear you, man, and you've found a real flaw. We will get right to work on a camping directory for LODGING. Glad you got to review the site, but in the future, just SEARCH the site from the homepage compass. March 28 FROM RUSSIA WITH LIVE (sic) Frends, I live you and I will see you Oleg redactor@kgu.krascience.rssi.ru EDITOR'S REPLY: We "live" you too, Oleg. Your NH pals. March 28 FRIEND STILL SELLING HOUSE Hi, just a line, still got my two properties, the 1840, colonial in Maine and the large 3/2/2 in S. Dade cty, FL. got any ideas?? Tell your readers? Great site! Here's that URL again: Dick H from Florida bestchoice@gzinc.com www.gzinc.com/bestchoice March 27 ON THE GENESIS OF ALL LIFE Re: Prehistoric Era. The Bible saids God created the earth, so how were there prehistoric people before the earth was created? Marcella G EDITOR'S REPLY: Since this message was sent four times, we assume this is an urgent request. We can't speak for the rest of the planet, but have it on good account that Seacoast NH was actually a prototype for life everywhere else. The oceans and beaches were considered an early success, but the concept of a city council form of government was tossed out in a later blueprint for Creation. For more info, see the video "From Here to Eternity." The "Here" refers , of course, to Seacoast, NH. We'll pick up the discussion later. March 26 SHE'S GOT HER OWN PAGE NOW Hi guys! Thanks for keeping the page on my quilts up. I've now got a web site of my own and was wondering if you would add a link to it. I'll be linking to you from it, of course. Susan Carlson fabimage@nh.ultranet.com http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~fabimage EDITOR'S REPLY: We still don't know how Susan "paints" in fabric. Our profile of her is in ARTS at: http://www.seacoastnh.com/artists/carlson/index.html March 26 COMING TO NH I'm looking for information on vacationing in New Hampshire this summer. We are interested in the beach and have two children (ages 5 and 7).Thank you. Heidi from Valley Cottage, New York WDPH@aol.com Although the state of NH spends little on us poor residents, they put together a very classy color travel booklet for you. The link is below. Chamber e-mail and web addresses are listed under BUSINESS/Chambers of commerce on our site. http://www.visitnh.gov/ March 25 CONTEST WINNER ELATED! I received the jewelry box! [Gift via The Trunk Shop of Portsmouth at Trunk.com valued at $150.] Wow, it is beautiful! I was very impressed with it and with your promptness in sending it to me. (I think my husband was most impressed with the refrigerator >magnet. Men!) :) Thanks again for your generosity and kindness. I'll tell all my family >and friends about your site! Sally from West Monroe, LA joelee2@bayou.com March 25 AEROSPACE MEETS CYBERSPACE I'm a Lieutenant Colonel in the active duty Air Force. I'm also the Professor of Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC commander) at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre. I'm thoroughly impressed with the SeacoastNH web site. Although I haven't ventured too far off the historical sections, I have found the information very valuable and easy to access. Scott Papp from Pennsylvania papp@wilkes1.wilkes.edu March 25 E-MAIL FROM THE GULAG As one who remains exiled in the midwest and longs for NH, I love getting the regular newsletter updates about this site. It really helps those pangs of homesickness that seem to hit once in a while. Thanks for having such a great web site. Sherri G from Milwaukee, WI gourmet@cyberlynk.net March 25 LOST IN GOSPORT I am trying to find out were my great-great-great-great grandfather came from. He was born on Dean Island, Gosport New Brunswick in 1816 -- John Thomas Welsh a seafaring man. Cannot trace this area in Canada.Could it be that the bounderies changed and that it could be now Gosport NH? Heather M hemitch@ibm.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Unlikely since these borders have been here long before your ancestor. Gosport was an island town here. Try contacting the Isles of Shoals Historical & Research Assoc (ISJRA) 174 Wednesday Hill Rd, Lee,NH 03824. Your answer probably lies in Canada. Our Gosport photo site is accessible from the ISLES OF SHOAL section in History Themes. March 25 WANTS NH MARINE JOB I am in the process of finishing a Masters degree in Marine Ecology. I am currently searching for jobs as a marine educator/researcher and have always been impressed with the science centers in NH especially those in Seabrook and at Odiorne Point. I am not sure who to contact about job possibilites or where to send a resume. Erika at Univ of Connecticut ELM95001@uconnvm.uconn.edu. EDITOR'S REPLY: We get a lot of letters from people seeking jobs. Too bad someone can't set up a local "Employment" web site. The phone numbers for this inquiry above are on our "Kids & Family" page below. http://www.seacoastnh.com/101nh/kids.html March 24 SPIKING THE USS NEW HAMPSHIRE We have several copper spikes with US stamped on them. They were supposedly made by Paul Revere and were used on the USS NH. They were recovered by skin divers off either MA or NH from the wreck described as the USS NH. Do you have any information on these spikes? Thanks in advance. RF Spayne According to our link below the USS New Hampshire (see photo and poem) was built in 1819 and launched in 1864, so we're guessing Paul Rever is out of the question. We can lead you to more info on the ship in books by the Portsmouth Marine Society. The ship did sink in Mass Bay in 1921 and much is known of its history, so your spikes could be authentic. http://www.seacoastnh.com/tji/ussnh.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/tjinov97.html#ussnh March 24 MORE NATIVE AMERICANS I stumbled onto this web site while doing research for a paper that I was writing. I was very disapointed that there is no referance to the Native Americans who shared the Seacoast NH hills, valleys and rivers. Is there a reason? Shirley Sunshin660@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Actually, we have been contacted by a number of Native Americans with thanks for our "sensitive" approach to promoting Native American history. Have you seen our Prehistory, Contact and Colonial sections? We have a tribute to Passaconaway in progress. But certainly, we could and will do much much more. As a region and as a country, we have a giant wound to heal. We will keep trying. March 23 CRASH-A-RAMA Any readers who sent mail on Sunday March 22, please resend. Six-10 afternoon letters disappeared in sizzle of electrons and were lost in cyberspace. Thanks, The Editor March 22 LIKES WHITTIER, THAXTER, LONGFELLOW ARTICLES I am sending this message to you because I wanted to let you know I enjoyed this site very much. I am a published poet just starting out, and like most other poets I have a shy nature, but need to express myself through poetry. It is the only way I can say things without being interupted. Lorraine lorrab@worldpath.net EDITOR'S REPLY: You noted that we are shyly sneaking in poetry pieces in hopes of a larger literary presence some day. Here is an embedded poem by another shy poet: http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/prehistoric/poem.html March 21 PETER KNOWS JONES I am interested in purchasing a print,or canvas portrait of John Paul Jones.Is there any way you could contact me with the information on purchasing this? William C. michelecrandall@sprintmail.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We haven't, but publisher Peter Randall has just come across a very affordable limited edition oversized booklet with a print of JPJ and a copy of the Ranger recruitment poster in a nice reprint suitable for framing. he may have a few left. Contact him via his web site by going to banner on our site at top of What's New? Peter has pubplished 200 books on this region! Around here he is a minor god. March 21 WHY NOT KINGSTON? I just this minute saw your site for the first time; the result of an article in the Carriage Town News. I find your site pleasing and it interests me. I will certainly use it when planning activities for visitors. In addition, I will turn them to it before they come. I am the Chairperson of the Kingston Historic District Commission. We are one of only five official (defined by law under the NH RSAs) historic districts in the region. By nearly all definitions we are included within the Seacoast region, but not by your site. Would you entertain adding Kingston? Bob in Kingston, NH bob.johnston@computer-security.com EDITOR'S REPLY: By the power vested in us by the spirit of Revolutionary War leader Josiah Bartlett, we now declare Kingston to be officially part of the cyber Seacoast. We've already started work on a related project due for release this fall. Welcome aboard. March 20 "WILD" MANCHESTER LINK My web site, "The Manchester, NH Urban Open Space Website" may be of interest to those in the seacoast region. I have tried to orient visitors to the site with a map of the 7 regions of New Hampshire. Pat Mattson pmattson@env.mv.com http://www.mv.com/ipusers/env/ EDITOR's REPLY: There are six OTHER regions in NH? We never heard that. Thanks Pat. I think our large outside-NH readership will especially be interested in your map that shows just how tiny NH is and how REALLY tiny the Seacoast region appears (colored blue). Readers scroll down. http://www.mv.com/ipusers/env/citystate.html March 20 SMILE FOR THE CAMERA, JOHN Do you have any pictures of John Paul Jones? My daughter is doing a report? NoName EDITOR'S REPLY: Do we have pictures? Hello! Check JPJ Portrait Gallery in JPJ Theme Section for complete rogue's gallery of ancient images. When in doubt, try SEARCH off homepage. http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/portraits.html March 20 ATTENTION CURRIER EXPERTS I'm trying to put all the pieces of my family past in place. I understand that my family named Currier were french Hugenots who settled on the Isle of Shoals then moved to Manchester, Concord and Andover, N.H. I'm looking for direction on where on the Isle I might find this information.
I appreciate your help.
March 19 MARKET SQUARE DATES? I am currently building a new home in Hampton. I ran in the Market Square Day race in 1996. Please tell me if you know which day Market Square Day will be on this year. Is it always the 2nd Saturday in June? Evangeline in Lowell, MA est@mitre.org EDITOR'S REPLY: Yes. Pro Portsmouth's web site still shows last year, but the Sheraton auction and dinner/dance is Friday June 12. Market Square Day race starts at 9am Saturday, June 13. Events this year include 5 live stages, 250 craft booths, food galore, kids events and fireworks If you were in a previous race, you should receive an update within a week they tell us. March 19 TEACHER SEEKS CIVIL RIGHTS I am teaching a class, "Perspectives on Injustice" at Exeter (NH) Adult Ed. I am looking for information and curriculum resources to use in teaching about the civil rights movement and black history. I enjoy your web site - lots of great, interesting information! Tracey of Fremont kwbabs@nh.ultranet.com
EDITOR'S REPLY: What you see is what we got and, by the way, our Black History site just won Top 5% of Top 5% award from Internet Awesome Library. Valerie Cunningham's Heritage Tour book is in the Exeter Library, I think. Check with Bluesbank.com or NAACP chapter locally or see our new Afrrican-American History Hotlinks page. March 19 JPJ WALLPAPER At your JPJ homepage, you have a picture of a ship coming at you, flying the American flag with another ship astern of it. Can you tell me where I can get a copy of that pic for my computer wallpaper? Will worrpax@mci2000.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We know the photo of the painting only from the cover of Joe Sawtelle's book on The Ranger in Portsmouth. Have not seen it elsewhere. The book is a rare one and available in our Seacoast Store. March 19 BABY REQUESTS PORTSMOUTH PHOTO I am a professor of history at Grinnell College in Iowa. I'm in the process of putting together a web page on my son (who was born in Portsmouth last year) and I would like to include one of your on-line photographs as an image I use for the "Where I was Born" portion of the page. As a web designer myself, I'm very sensitive to copyright questions, so I'm writing to ask your permission. Of course, if you say yes, I would include a link to your site as part of the page. Let me know if it is o.k. with you. Thanks in advance for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Mills Kelly kellytm@AC.GRIN.EDU EDITOR'S REPLY: Yes. Low-rez photos can sometimes be used with a link and precise photo credit on family or personal pages if readers contact us with nice specific letters like above. Commercial use, electronic transfer, duplication or unauthorized use is not okay. Hi-res versions may be available too. We want to promote these excellent professional photographers. Thanks. March 19 RAW CLAM GUTS My name is Monica and I am doing a project in my Biology class right now about clams, and I was wondering if you had any interesting information about clams or some pictures, or diagrams(with clam parts labled). EDITOR'S REPLY: Here's a tip, Momica. Never eat the ones that taste like formaldehyde. Assuming you read the recent AIP artilce on "Grampa Scott's Clam Chowder," our reward to you is one great clam dissection hotlink. Bon apetite! http://www.assateague.com/nt-bival.html March 18 ICE COLD LOBSTER Which lobster restaurants will be open the end of March? We're looking for good lobster in a casual environment. LEONLIEBER@aol.com
EDITOR's REPLY: I'm gonna get myself in trouble here, but I think only BJ's is seasonal. The rest of the sites on our Seafood Dining list are open year round, I think. March 18 CLIMATOLOGY KUDOS The weather page looks great. I trust that I will refer to it frequently in the future. Let me briefly introduce myself. I serve as New Hampshire's State Climatologist and Iam on the faculty in the Geography Dept at UNH. I've been here for almost four years, but consider myself an expatriate of New Orleans. Barry Keim barry.keim@unh.edu
EDITOR'S REPLY: Thanks from Ken, Dennis and Tim. Our readers should check out Barry's web page at: March 18 CALL FOR GENEALOGY HELP! In my genealogical studies, I have run into the Peirce family several times. I would be very much interested in some information on this family. Of special interest is Margaret Peirce who married Benjamin Green. Her parents were Joshua Peirce and Elizabeth Hall.Also Anna Peirce who married Rev. Joseph Green; Benjamin's father. Any information on the family would be appreciated. Thanking you in advance. Peter from Halifax, Nova Scotia nstnl59@ox.nstn.ca EDITOR'S REPLY: We are inundated with requests for family information but, as an all-volunteer staff, simply cannot respond with researched answers. We are working on the solution and will soon have a detailed auto-response letter with Seacoast genealogy data. We're meeting with a local genealogy group on April 4 to discuss ways to create resources for our readers. Those who might be able to help should e-mail us soon. Thanks. March 16 LETTER FROM JOHN LANGDON I am in eighth grade, and in my history class we are going to be holding a Constitution Convention of our own and will be revising the Articles of Confederation ourselves. Each student has to become a delegate from a different state. The delegate I am to be is John Langdon of Portsmouth, NH. I wanted to get some background information of Langdon's influence and point of views at the convention so I looked on the internet and found your web site. Camille from Texas March 14 WHAT IS NH? I am in the 5th grade at Timothy Ball School in Crown Point, Indiana. My class is doing projects on state reports and my state is New Hampshire. I do not know very much about your state. Your friend, Nick at Indiana EDITOR'S REPLY: Nick and others get a few items forwarded from state of NH, but we could use more links and agencies willing to mail info to students. March 11 WEATHER PAGE SALUTE Ken, I thoroughly enjoy your site, and especially the section for kids. You have a great approach to the weather, and as an Air Force Weather Analyst on my way to forecasting school in the next month, I must say that you are doing your community a justice by providing them with the same HIGH quality forecasts that you gave to your country. Brian, AI C, USAF tstm@Ddmip.com March 9 AS YOU PLEASE "As I Please" is fun. I am assuming that the New Hampshire Historical Society has not asked you to write a feature article for the quarterly j oumal. Maybe you should send them a copy. You may blame me for the suggestion. I'm a member. Ken of Sharon, NH KYoung9440@aol.com March 5 LIGHTHOUSE FOR SALE Hello! I was visiting your site many months back and you were selling a poster of Newcastle/ Fort Point Light. I very much wanted to buy one but now you are no longer offering it on-line? Jennifer wiljeng@tiac.net
EDITOR'S REPLY: Rob K's amazing poster is still in our Seacoast Store.
You'll find it in the GIFTS category. Have credit card handy. Operators
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