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December 30 WHITTIER WENT TO SCHOOL IN HAVERHILL I recently purchased a print of where Whittier went to school a pen and ink drawing, there is a hand written paragraph on back of picture with the date 1822. Can you give me any info? Barbara bfiedler@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: "Blessings on thee little man, barefoot boy with cheek of tan." That's by Whittier who would have been 15 in 1822 and four years from publishing has first poem, so your timeline is correct. Though Whittier loved NH dearly, he went to school at Haverhill Academy in Massachusetts, so we've forwarded your letter to the Haverhill Library which has a special JGW collection and knows more than we. Our site has four Whittier poems online (click below) that focus on the NH Seacoast region. There's plenty of data on his early years and our favorite Whittier books include: (1) Mr. Whittier, A Biography by Elizabeth Gray Vining, Viking, 1974; (2) Life and Letters of John Greenleaf Whittier, by Samuel T. Pickard, Riverside Press, 1894; (3) John Greenleaf Whittier: A Biography, by Rolad H. Woodwell, Whittier Homestead, Amesbury, Mass, 1985. http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/whittier.html#C http://www.seacoastnh.com/poems/index.html#topopage http://www.Haverhill.com/library/hpl2whittier.html December 29 BLACKS IN THE REVOLUTION Hello, my name I have been tasked to write a article for our base newspaper for Black History Month. I was in the Discovery Channel web site and came across your seacoast URL. My theme is "Blacks in the Armed Forces", starting with the Revolutionary War. My question to you is, where can I get the black to white ratios serving in the Continental Army up to present men and women in uniform. James C. Whiteman AFB, Missouri clagettj@whiteman.af.mil EDITOR'S REPLY: Wish we had more. Our only source has been "Colored Patriots" by America's first black historian, William C. Nell (1816-74). Nell's state-by-state review of black Revolutionary War veterans is fascinating reading and a good starting point. http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/patriots.html December 27 NO FOX RUN MALL? I searched high and low for a web site for the Fox Run Mall. Zero Zip Nada Niet! I did stumble upon your web site (love the historical stuff but alas, no stuff on Fox Run. All we want to do is find the Christmas Shop and buy a nice artificial tree (for next year). Most web sites are on tourism sightseeing and not SHOPPING guides. Awful. Bob L of North Hampton rlandman@hlinstruments.com EDITOR'S REPLY: It is not for want of trying, Bob. We've been unable to convince many large local retailers that the Internet exists. So far service businesses and corporations are coming online rapidly, but local retailers are caught in the crossfire. It takes real bucks to build and maintain a decent online store and foot traffic is still the name of the game for stores with high-rent locations. Indeed, with online shopping reaching $2billion this year, those locations are beginning to feel the heat from cyberspace where anybody with $50/month hosting fees and a computer can set up shop. We just purchased a book this morning from Bibliofind.com and it was processed on Sunday within an hour! We can only wait patiently for local shop owners to contact us for the best way to make the web part of their lives. December 26 GUN BOSS SHOT BY ENDEAVOUR -- AND LIVES! I just read your piece on a tall ship for Portsmouth ("Can We Rebuild Ranger?"), and your comments on Endeavour. You are absolutely correct! I am the "gun boss" on the tall ship Larinda, a 1767 modified replica of a coastal schooner, originally built in Boston. This summer, Captain Larry Mahan (he is also its builder) had the pleasure of escorting Endeavour from the west end of the Cape Cod Canal to New Bedford . During the trip we decided to engage her in a running gun battle for the entertainment of everyone, as the flotilla had grown to about 30 vessels. During the fight which was as loud and smoky as it gets,(we were both armed with like caliber muzzle loaded black powder cannons). As I was preparing another broadside I could see one of the crew who was dressed as a colonial loading a black powder musket. As I completed loading my cannon he took aim at me and fired. This whole event took place while we were about 75 feet from each other. When he fired I decided to give them the something a little extra; I fell dead in my tracks draped over my gun . Needless to say their whole ships company erupted in a cheer, and one Aussie bellowed "We won mates!" The RANGER is a natural, keep your eye on
the prize.
December 26 JPJ STILL HERO IN HOLLAND I like to read to part of JPJ's log when he was at the roads of Texel. I am a Dutchman and JPJ was very famous over here. People found him a hero and the sang songs about him. I like to find out about that period. I need copies of his log about that time Jan A Huttinga of Holland janhuttinga@wxs.nl EDITOR'S REPLY: Hello, Holland. Samuel Eliot Morison devotes 10 pages (Chapter 14) of his JPJ biography to the triumphant 1779 visit at Texel. Start with that and you'll find the references to the original source material in Morison's notes. He also reprints the music of the popular Dutch song "Hier Komt Paul Jones Aan." Part of it translates: "Here comes Paul Jones; such a nice fellow!/A born American; no Englishman at all." Needless to say, Jones did not fare as well in British folksongs. http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/ December 25 ARE YOU QVC? I hope I have reached the right place. This may be a shot in the dark, but I hope you may be able to help me find a book I saw on QVC over a month ago. Alan Ganglian@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: The Internet sure is a weird and confusing place. Stuff is just floating around out there in cyperspace and we now have nearly 1,000 pages of data that can be accessed by anyone on the planet. Yes, we wrote about the QVC visit to our town in 1997 (see archived article below) and apparently if will pop up on search engines until Doomsday. Funny we would show ahead of the actual domain name, which is qvc.com. Click below, Alan, and we will guide you to the right people. http://www.qvc.com/ http://www.seacoastnh.com/tjisep97.html#qvc December 25 NEW YORK MISSES KITTERY I have family in Kittery Point and I hope to move to our home there in 2000. Sounds so far away doesn't it. We visit Portsmouth several times a year and always look forward to the next time. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed and learned from the fantastic web site. It was a great way to "be there" and be little homesick at the same time. I like many was very disappointed when the USS Constitution did not come. That would certainly have brought Goosebumps to everyone watching her sail up the river. Take a well deserved breather before planning the 400th. Happy New Year. Phil King, Cobleskill, NY phil@valleyviewrealty.com December 25 ERR, UM ….. THANKS, BUT NO THANKS, DUDE Re: Daniel Webster. I was browsing and found your see in reference made to subject person. I have an obituary addresses of occasion of his death printed in 1853 very good condition . if intrested contact me joe williams paris tennessee monkeyjoe@webtv.net December 24 GREETINGS FROM THE SOUTH Merry Christmas and much love from Louisiana!! A fan of the SeacoastNH.com newsletter. Jan W janet70526@yahoo.com December 24 RANGER OIL IS AT ANNAPOLIS I was looking for the Oil by Edward Moran of the "Ranger" under JP Jones getting the (First Recognition of the Stars & Stripes) from the French Fleet. Original is in the US Naval Academy Annapolis MD Jerry Packer Sealcrew@Hotmail.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We searched the Internet high and low and found only one Edward Moran painting online, "New Castle on the Delaware" (click below). But we did get a response from our inquiry to Annapolis. Here is what we were told:
Mr. Robinson: Your inquiry has been forwarded to me. The oil painting
"First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government, February 14, 1778" by Edward Moran (1829-1901) is part of the
permanent collection of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum and is on exhibition in the main gallery of the Museum. The painting depicts
RANGER, Captain John Paul Jones, entering Quiberon Bay, France, and exchanging a gun salute with the French fleet. With best wishes
. . . Jim Cheevers, USNA Museum
December 22 SEEN JOHN LANGDON WENTWORTH? There was a John Langdon Wentworth, born Portsmouth NH in 1819, died (I think) near Philadelphia in 1897. He was a descendant of Elder William Wentworth, 1615-1696, the immigrant. Do you know if he was related to the John Langdon who signed the Constitution? John Wentworth Foster vaslim@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: What a great name -- combination of last NH British governor and first revolutionary governor! But we just don't have time in our mostly volunteer day to do free genealogical research. Can any readers help? We can offer names of local paid genealogists or call Ursula at the Langdon House or the amazing Dick Winslow on Tuesdays at the Portsmouth Public Library. http://www.seacoastnh.com/framers/jlangdon.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/framers/jlangdon.html December 22 FIB FLUBS "Tired of big name movie critics?" That's what you ask us. But at only one new review every three weeks or so, I'll stick with Siskel and Ebert. I can't believe, with the FIB folks so involved in film (as your profiles indicate) that this is all you can deliver!? Thomas Jenkins tjenkins@analogic.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Ouch, but true. We're searching now for a few replacement FIB members who agree to turn in a review per week. Applicants may send a sample review of 100 words or less to our email address. We still feel strongly that the concept can work, but it requires a solid team effort and robotic consistency. Check back for today's newest posting in Film and Video Quips. http://www.seacoastnh.com/film/index.html December 21 PRINCE WHIPPLE ON DISPLAY IN CHICAGO Hi, I am thinking of using your native son PRINCE WHIPPLE in the black history display at the MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY CHICAGO IL, in Feb. Can you point me in the right direction for obtaining aprint or some type of clear image of this man? Thanks Michael Cowan KEMETU@AOL.COM EDITOR'S REPLY: As Mr. Whipple's latest press agent, we are very pleased at this belated attention. As with almost every black slave of this era, no image exists and no professional treatment has been written. Local independent historian Valerie Cunningham is the key source of information currently with the data coming primarily from Brewster's Rambles. Give us a chance to review our article, which we understand has a few historical inaccuracies pointed out by our readers that we have yet to repair. Prince is buried in the same cemetery as his white master Gen. William Whipple, signer of the Declaration, who eventually freed him. Prince, it appears, was a native of Africa, perhaps a prince there. We see his legend as symbolic of the large number of blacks who fought for American freedoms that they, themselves, never enjoyed. http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/prince.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/brewster/43.html December 18 LIST HOTELS ON THE WATER? HERESY! Please e-mail me with pictures, rates and directions of packages to stay right after the Holidays. I would like to give a package for Christmas. Kathy krobinso@baan.com EDITORS REPLY: What a great idea! We get a lot of mail like this and struggle to explain to "overlanders" that no such comprehensive resource, to our knowledge, exists. A waterview guide to this region's accommodations is way too sophisticated for us here. A half dozen chambers of commerce cover the coast from Hampton Beach, NH to Kennebunkport, ME. Each represents its own turf and each must be contacted individually by potential tourists. Sure they can do this in the most remote provinces of Canada, but this here is New England where each town is an island and anyone who preaches synergy goes in the ducking stool. SeacoastNH.com was created to challenge that attitude, and we're proud to say we see some changes coming -- though not in time for Christmas 1998. Until we get our act together, may we suggest Acapulco? http://www.seacoastnh.com/business/cofc.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/touring/lodging.html December 16 "NEW" FIELD OR MARKET? Was the town of Newfields once a part of the town of Newmarket? R. Elliott belliott@tiac.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Yes. Actually Newfields on the Squamscott River was originally part of Exeter, and so was Newmarket which sits along the Lamprey River. "Newfield Village" was a name used as early as 1681, but then the area was called South Newmarket. So, to recap, Newfields was a parish of Newmarket, which was a parish of Exeter. Got it? Newmarket was granted in 1727, the final year of the reign of King George I, while Newfields was not officially incorporated until 1895. Don't forget, our 25 Seacoast NH towns also include New Castle (originally Great Island) and Newington (originally Bloody Point). Note that all these "new" towns in New Hampshire in New England have sister towns in merry "old" England. (Source: New Hampshire Town Names by Elmer Munson Hunt.) December 15 PLANNING FOR NEXT SUMMER! I'm planning to vacation in NH, in August of '99. I need either a three bedroom condo with a pool, or a three bedroom house on or near the beach. Can I get any info on who to call or where to look. Michael G of Ohio mikeg@stratos.net December 12 HAPPY NEW YEAR ONLINE I am SO excited that I found your website. It's wonderful. I'm planning a trip for next summer and your website is just what I was looking for...I can wait to explore it further. Thanks so much and have a Happy Holiday Season and Wonderful New Year! Felice Bravato 112001.3163@compuserve.com December 11 DON'T FORGET "PLUPY" Did you ever come across a book entitled "A Real Diary of a Real Boy" written by a Judge in Exeter, NH I read it about the time I read the Diary of a Bad Boy, and thought it an excellent book. If I recall aright, his name was Judge Henry Shupe. (could be wrong) but it was local talent and I think worth mentioning. Am enjoying your pages - a special thank-you to whomever sent them to me. Valerie D. Wicks sewbiz@cybertours.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Judge Henry Shute was Exeter's version of Thomas Bailey Aldrich in the glut of "boy books" that appeared after "Diary" created the genre in 1869. We wrote briefly about his character Plupy in an article about Louis de Rochemont who spent his life hoping to turn the his favorite kids' book into a film. http://www.seacoastnh.com/louis/unmade.html#exeters http://www.seacoastnh.com/aldrich/index.html December 10 WHITE HOUSE, OR YELLOW? Thomas Bailey Aldrich -- a post card view of a white house? Gads. Maybe white now, but not always. See On The Hill Collectibles, Northwood. Shattuck. About a half-dozen linen and older cards on that house. Some yellow, if I remember. Ken Young KYoung9440@aol.com
December 10 CALL FOR THE KELLY BOYS Thank you for entering my subscription. I thoroughly enjoyed your newsletter and etc.. I was wondering if here is someway to get some information regarding some genealogical information regarding Roger Kelly, Isle of Shoals, 1668, m. at Exeter, Sept 29,1681, to Mary,daughter of Wm. Holdridge, of Salisbury. I am rewriting the Kelley History and need this information in tracing our roots. D. Kelley donkeyskid@webtv.net EDITOR'S REPLY: We need to refresh our call to local genealogists to help us set up an online info site for those needing this family invitation. This is becoming a giant issue for our evolving readership. But as a pair of volunteer web producers, we can't do more than continue to refer readers to history and genealogy resources as they apply, in this case again, ISHRA, the group that does Isles of Shoals research. Write to: ISHRA, 174 Wednesday Hill Rd, Lee, NH 03824 or call 603-859-3827. http://www.seacoastnh.com/shoals/index.html December 10 BRRRR.. BEACHES We're thinking of visiting the seacoast for a week next August. Where's the best location (which beach) and do you have summer theatre? What do you recommend for fun for a 15-year-old? (and her parents) Imklem1@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: For action -- Hampton Beach, Wells or York at Short Sands, for sandy family beach try Jenness in Rye, NH or walk a distance to footbridge beach at Ogunquit, ME. For a bit of solace, there is New Castle, NH or Parsons in Kennebunk, or most hidden is. Summer theater at Prescott Park, Ogunquit,, Player's Ring, Seacoast Rep and many more. For the 15 year old there are a couple of nice tattoo parlors and a GAP, and lots of bars for the parents. Lots of museums, restaurants, shops and historic houses for all. http://www.seacoastnh.com/touring/index.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/101nh/beaches.html December 08 DID HE RETURN JPJ'S BODY TO USA? When I was growing up in Burlingame, CA., we were told that Mr. Loomis, who lived across the street, was part of the official party escorting the body of John Paul Jones from France back to the United Stated for final burial in Annapolis in 1905. Could you check the records and see if this is true? Thanking you in advance, I remain, Sincerely Yours, Captain William J. O'Connell III wjoc3rwc@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Boy are we good! Checking out the government commemorative report on the April 1906 reburial ceremony of JPJ, there was your neighbor's name on pages 198-201. Junior Special Ambassador Loomis gave a speech in France since he was empowered by the USA to receiver custody of the casket containing the remains of John Paul Jones and deliver them to US Admiral Singsbee. Loomis gave a speech that is included in the appendix of the book. http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/burial.html December 07 NUTCRACKER ONLINE Here's the URL for our Nutcracker performance coming up in Durham. Kate Collopy, Seacoast Ballet kate@ballet.mv.com http://www.mv.com/ipusers/ballet December 07 MAVERICK'S DESCRIPTION OF STRAWBERY BANKE New Hampshire's founder, David Thomson died about 1627/28. His widow, Amias Cole Thomson, later married her husband's friend, Samuel Maverick. Maverick came over with Robert Gorges in the Fall of 1623. Gorges held the patent for Massachusetts. In 1660, Samuel Maverick wrote "A Description of New England," during the Restoration, shortly after Charles II was "restored" to the throne of England. King Charles II later appointed Maverick a Royal Commissioner for New England. The following is one of the many entries: "Strawberry Bank. The Great House & Isle of Shooles.
Within 2 Myles of the Mouth is Strawberry Banke where are many Families, and a Minister & a Meeting House, and to the meeting Houses
of Dower & Exceter, most of the people resort. This Strawberry Banke is part of 6000 acres granted by Patent about ye yeare 1620 or
1621, to Mr. David Thompson, who with the assistance of Mr. Nicholas Sherwill, Mr. Leonard Pomeroy and Mr. Abraham Colmer of
Plymouth Merchants, went ower with a Considerable Company of Servants and Built a Strong and Large House, enclosed it with a large
and high Palizado and mounted Gunns, and being stored extraordinarily with shot and Ammunition was a Terror to the Indians, who at
that time were insulting over the poor and weake and unfurnished Planters of Plymouth. This house and ffort he built on a Point of
Land at the very entrance of Pasccatoway River. And having granted by Patent all the Island bordering on this land to the Midle of
the River, he tooke possession of an Island comonly called the great Island and for the bounds of this side he went up the River to
a point called Bloudy Point, and by the sea side about 4 milles he had also power of Government within his owne bounds,
Notwithstanding all this, all is at this day in the power and at the disposall of the Massachusitts. Two Leagues of lyes the Isle
of Shooles one of the best places for ffishing in the land, they have built a Church here and maintaine a
Minister."
December 07 WANTS BETTY HILL "OVER" VIEW Love your newsletter. Yes, please please please interview Betty Hill for the newsletter. Would love to hear how she's doing now and how she feels about what happened to her and Mr. Hill. I have read her book, have it in my bookcase. Never felt the same driving by Indian Head again! Kathy F Albian@prodigy.net December 03 AT SEA ON THE WEB How can I find out types of sailing ships built prior to 1820? SDRiahi@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Our little maritime hotlinks list in the Jones section is good starting point. Click from there to Schoonerman or the Guide to Maritime Information on the Internet and you'll find a world of connections to other sailing ship sites. http://www.seacoastnh.com/jpj/links.html#more December 02 MUST HAVE USED A PREHISTORIC CAMERA I really do love SeacoastNH.com! Brings back a lot of memories, plus much that I never knew. Keep up the good work. Somewhere, I have pictures of the RYE BEACH PETRIFIED FOREST that I took many years ago. If I can find them, I will contact you. Frank C carolan42@aol.com December 02 WHY JOANE GOT THE LASH IN 1665 I am trying to solve a trivia question about the Isles of Shoals. The question is: "What happened to Joane Forde, wife of Stephen Forde, of the Isles of Shoals, NH in 1665?" I've searched your site and the net and cannot find any answers. Any ideas???? C. Bury atmnhvst@bellatlantic.net EDITOR'S REPLY: It took us a moment to find your Isles history source. Not Bigelow, not Bardwell, not Whittaker, not Rutledge, but likely the later 1800s history sketch of the Isles by John Scribner Jenness, reprinted by Peter Randall in 1975. There it says Joane Forde was convicted at the Saco, Maine court for "calling the constable Hornheaded rogue and Cowhead rogue." She was punished in York with nine lashes on December 2, 1665. Joane got 10 lashes at the post for repeating her offense soon after.
According to Shoals historian Lyman Rutledge in his book "Lore and Legend", Joane's poor husband Stephen did worse by Nature but
better by the Court -- "by soore providence of God through a violent storme at sea 18 moenths since had his hands and leggs so
frozen that a great part of them were rotted off, whereby he was uncapable to use either his hands or leggs to get his subsistence."
In this case the Court caused the inhabits of the Isles of Shoals to contribute 56 pounds to help support Mr. Forde in 1653. The
money was put in the hands of a third party. Could that be what got Joane so angry?
December 01 DERRICK FOUND EVERYTHING! Hi im derrick, im in 8th grade and im doing a history project and i found everything i need to know on your web site! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! RPD06@aol.com December 01 HIS SON NEEDS HELP ON HIS PAPER My son is doing a paper on armaments of the Revolutionary War. Specifically, he would like to know: (1) The uniforms worn; (2) The weapons of the Minutemen; (3) Any technology that came about as a result of the war. Bob D Egdiv@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We've never put together a Revolutionary War hotlinks page because the web is so full of sites, but here's a nice one that just came online. The author, Ron McGranahan, wrote to us yesterday requesting a link, so here it is: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ronmcgranahan http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/rev/index.html December 01 DON'T QUIT YOUR STEADY JOB How does a local actor with a fairly extensive resume find work in films being shot in N.H. ? Carlos ThespianCRS@webtv.net EDITOR'S REPLY: Which film would that be? Readers can object, but we don't know any actors making a living in films shot here. This state is trying, but still at the bottom of the totem pole of states landing real films shot on location. Independent films will take you for free and professional films are cast elsewhere. It's a Catch-22 for NH actors. Can anyone name the top NH-based film stars. Don't strain yourselves. http://www.seacoastnh.com/film December 01 BEER BOTTLE CHURCH Did you ever find out about the Beer Bottle Church in Hampton Falls? Just curious. Thanks and Happy B'day, Portsmouth! Dennis McCann of San Jose, Ca denofearth11@hotmail.com EDITOR'S REPLY: According to publisher Peter Randall, the "rural legend" is that people at Hampton Falls Baptist Church ran out of building funds in the mid 1800s. When the church was finally constructed, it appeared to have a bottle shape, and the rumor circulated that millionaire Portsmouth alemaker Frank Jones had paid for the steeple and requested it look like a beer bottle. December 01 LIKE A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW WE love to go to Portsmouth. But, we always seem to miss the candle-light strolls. I know there's a couple coming in December. BH19thMA@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We just checked the new Strawbery Banke web site and discovered that the strolls are Dec 5 and 6 and Dec 12 and 13. You car click below and read all about them. The Portsmouth Advocates hold a city-wide stroll at a dozen historical houses each August. http://www.strawberybanke.org/events.html December 01 THEY WON THE INLINE SKATES! Thank you for the great Skates!! (October SesacoastNH.com Contest) My kids love them!! Thanks again!! Patricia Plaster kpkplas@nh.ultranet.com http://www.seacoastnh.com/contests/index.html December 01 OVER THE BORDERLINE I'm doing a report on Massachusetts and I was hoping you can help me. You see, I need info. on Economy/Industry in 1775. Trina tcat2000@hotmail.com EDITOR'S REPLY: Sorry Trina, you need SeacoastMA.com, if anyone is crazy enough to build it. We escaped from that Puritan enclave in 1960, well after the date you are researching. December 01 NEW YORK DREAMS OF US I am contemplating taking a job in Portsmouth and I will be looking for a residence in which to live. My question is: are there apartments in the area or can one rent a house with the intention of purchasing in the future. I am interested in something near the water, or at least with a water view By the way, I love New Hampshire. If I can move there it would be like a dream come true. Neil from New York EDITOR'S REPLY: Unless you have a job out here, we don't recommend making the jump suddenly. To get a waterfront apartment, you need to rob a bank and watch the obits for the current tenant's demise. People forget we have a city population of 26,000. Last week, in Toronto, we learned there are 2 million residents there. I bet they have lots of apartments. Our real estate contact will be forwarded via private email. December 01 BARTLETT EXPERTS APPLY WITHIN What were the contributions of josiah bartlett to the formulation of the articles of confederation? what ideas did he have and was he in opposition to any parts of the articles? t.bach bach1863@aol.com EDITOR'S REPLY: We need a Bartlett expert and one for Stark and Matthew Thornton too. We are being inundated by questions about them. Or we could use a nice fat grant to do the research. Our Bartlett site and the NH Historical Society link (they have a Bartlett manuscript collection) are below: http://nhhistory.org/manuscript.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/framers/bartlett.html December 01 CABLE HOUSE CONNECTION I am looking for information, pictures, etc. of the "Cable House" in Rye NH. My mother spent her summers there as a young child, probably in the 1920's. From her stories a transatlantic cable was terminated in the basement of the house. I believe she may have stayed there with her grandparents, either MacDougall or Hawkins. This house was still there in the 1960's when I also spent time in Rye but not in that house. I appreciate any information that you can provide. Barbara randbosgood@sprintmail.com RALPH MORANG'S REPLY: The Cable House is mentioned in Parsons' History of Rye, and Rye books by William Varrell. I do not know where you are, but do not try the Rye library, as it is closed for construction. Try other NH libraries, or write the Rye Historical Society at PO Box 583, Rye, NH, 03870 about how to buy a Rye history. |
EDITOR'S REPLY: Sorry Ken, we win. The Aldrich House was white when it was turned into a museum in 1907 and, by agreement with
founders, it cannot be changed. We checked with Strawberry Banke curator John Maher who said paint chips indicate that the house on
Court Street has been painted white likely well through the 1800s. When built in 1795 it did have a cream colored paint, but it is
unlikely any living human saw that color. (© 1998 1999 SeacoastNH.com. All rights reserved.
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