When Did Shakey’s Open in Nashua?
Everyone loved Shakey’s. The iconic pizza restaurant kept us going to Nashua’s DW Highway long before the Pheasant Lane Mall rose up in the field behind it.
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Black Friday’s Unlikely History
What is the history behind Black Friday? How long has it existed? Where did it come from?
Read MoreTrolley Parks: The Merrimack Valley’s First Amusement Parks
Trolley car companies boosted weekend ridership on their trolley cars with trolley parks. Trolley parks gave people a place to picnic or walk around in nature, away from cities.
Read MoreBenson’s Wild Animal Farm – The Strangest Farm on Earth
Benson’s Wild Animal Farm closed in 1987, but you can still dwell among the ghosts of past childhoods on the property’s four miles of walking trails.
Read MoreRemembering the Green Ridge Turkey Farm – Nashua, NH
Do you remember the Green Ridge Turkey Farm? Who can forget the giant turkey that once stared out across the Daniel Webster Highway from its perch atop that iconic sign?
Read MoreThe Release of the 1940 US Census – April 2, 2012
On April 2, 2012, at 9 AM (EST), the National Archives will release the 1940 US census schedules at http://1940census.archives.gov/. The release, administered by The National Archives in partnership with archives.com, will mark the first time a census has been released online. Site visitors will gain free access to view, search, print, and download the 1940 census […]
Read MoreEscape Mondays – Travel to Jackson, New Hampshire of the White Mountains
Mondays – the beginning of the workweek – can be magical. When they’re not, it’s sometimes healthful to turn one’s thoughts to escapist getaways. For me, this takes the form of New Hampshire‘s White Mountains. Growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts, I spent a lot of summer days in the White Mountain communities of Conway, Jefferson, […]
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