My weekly column, “Simply Somersworth” that appears in weekly in Fosters Daily Democrat.
Recently I’ve found myself pondering a seemingly lost art form: a handwritten letter. I’m (just) old enough to have grown up in an era where email was something that simply didn’t exist. There is something so very personal about a handwritten letter that is often lost in an email. Maybe it’s the time it takes […]
Post Office History, Absentee Ballots and Mr. B’s Read More »
For many Somersworth residents, Malley Farm is simply a place where they go to drop off unwanted leaves and grass clippings. But for a select group of women, it is a place that offers hope. If you’ve ever been down to the “farm,” as many of us call it, you have likely driven straight past
A Closer Look at Malley Farm and the 1886 Barbershop Read More »
Not sure about you, but I’m always amazed by just how quickly the seasons change here in Somersworth. One day it’s 95 degrees, the next it’s 59, and you know fall is just around the corner. One of my favorite places to walk in the city, especially in the fall, is Forest Glade Cemetery on
For the Love of Cemeteries Read More »
This past weekend Hilltoppers celebrated Labor Day, which has been an American tradition since 1894. For many, it signals change as summer turns to fall and students and teachers return to school. There was a time, however, when kids only went to school through sixth grade. For example, let’s take a look at the story
Remembering a Face of Child Labor Read More »
“Get out the vote.” has over the years become a phrase most of us are familiar with, but it wasn’t always that way. On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified which signaled what many thought would be the conclusion of the suffrage movement. The suffragettes were the ladies who had worn white and
You may have heard Somersworth described as the smallest of the 13 cities in New Hampshire, and this is true in terms of square miles. Let me expand that a little. The smallest of all the cities in population is, in fact, Berlin, followed a close second by Franklin. Somersworth is third smallest if we
Good Things Come In Small Packages Read More »
I’ll let you in on a little secret, but you have to promise to keep it to yourselves, OK? When I was at school I was the worst speller, and I mean I was terrible. Looking back, I’m sure that my English teachers probably had a few nightmares over the papers I turned in. Thankfully
Volunteering in Somersworth has it’s own rewards as those who volunteer at the community food pantry on west high street can attest.
Volunteering brings its own rewards Read More »
