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Apr 18, 2010 •
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Roache/Roach/Roche/Roch
Original Arms
Gules (red), with three roaches naiant (horizontal) in pale argent (silver).
In mythology, fish are associated with knowledge of a particular kind. T...
Feb 17, 2010 •
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The Thompson Submachine Gun was developed by General John T. Thompson who originally envisioned an auto rifle (semi-automatic rifle) to replace the bolt action service rifles then in use. While search...
Feb 17, 2010 •
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http://www.thompsonohio.org/TWP/index.html
Feb 17, 2010 •
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http://www.distantcousin.com/SurnameResources/Surname.asp?Surname=THOMPSON
Good links w/ great info.
Feb 17, 2010 •
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"We're all Jock Tamson's bairns" suggests not only that we are all God's children and in the same boat, but that there are lots of Thomsons around. And indeed "son of Thom" has only recently dropped f...
Feb 5, 2010 •
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The Granite industry was the most important business in Fitzwilliam for more than fifty years, and for a long time it was one of the three principal granite centers of the state. Before any quarries w...
Feb 5, 2010 •
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Wood was important here before the days that the King's men hammered the Royal Seal onto the trunks of the stately pines that were chosen for the masts of the Royal Navy. Some seventy and eighty foot ...
Feb 1, 2010 •
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RESEARCH - New Hampshire Genealogy and History
www.nh.searchroots.com
Researching Genealogy (Your Familiy Tree) in New Hampshire
Feb 1, 2010 •
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Fitzwilliam was a small town in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, its population was only 250 in 1774, but those 250 residents were committed to supporting the rebel cause. When news of t...
Feb 1, 2010 •
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This article was written in response to a recent newspaper article (published in the Keene Sentinel, Keene, NH on Saturday, July 10, 2009) pertaining to The Atlantic Paranormal Society's (TAPS) recent...
Feb 1, 2010 •
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A government census was taken of the all of Ireland in the years 1821~1831~1841~1851~1861~1871~1881~1891~1901 and 1911. Unfortunatly 1821~1831~1841 and 1851 were almost compleetly destroyed in 1922 in...
Feb 1, 2010 •
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The town of Fitzwilliam was named by the colonial governor, John Wentworth, in compliment to his kinsman, Earl Fitzwilliam of England and Ireland, and given its royal charter by George III in 1765. In...
Jan 31, 2010 •
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Jan 30, 2010 •
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Archaeological sleuthing has also led to the discovery that wine was imported in barrels as well: silver fir does not grow in Denmark, yet well-linings of this wood have been found at Hedeby and Dores...
Jan 30, 2010 •
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The exact recipes and methods that Viking Age Scandinavians used to produce öl are unknown. However, some brewing experts think that certain surviving ale-brewing practices in rural western Norway may...
Jan 30, 2010 •
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The staple grain cultivated during the Viking Age and medieval period in Scandinavia was barley, and it may have been the only grain grown in Iceland up through the point at which the mini-Ice Age of ...
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These are the words of the great god Óðinn, cautioning against drunkenness and unrestrained drinking. And yet the drinking of alcoholic beverages was a prominent feature of Scandinavian life in the Vi...
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"The examination of skeletons from different localities in Scandinavia reveals that the average height of the Vikings was a little less than that of today: men were about 5 ft 7-3/4 in. tall and women...
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The Vikings were very similar to most of European people in terms of their life and the way they lived. When the Vikings were at its peak, men had to protect his king or local chieftain in order for h...
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Viking Clothing
Vikings loved to wear jewelry. Jewelry was worn mostly by the rich, but in the case of the Vikings, even the poor could seldom afford to have their own - more likely after a battl...