Yester-Heroes: Iconic locations afire
read more…: Yester-Heroes: Iconic locations afireA fire can happen anytime, anywhere, for any number of different reasons. Here are a few of the more iconic places in Nashua where fire struck in the 1870s.
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Yester-Heroes: Nashua Police Department – more sophisticated, but still political
read more…: Yester-Heroes: Nashua Police Department – more sophisticated, but still politicalIt was around this time that police reports started listing a person’s profession/occupation on their arrest record. One particular Annual City Report listed over 50 different occupations of those arrested, the most common being “Laborer” at 524 or 62%. This was followed by “school boys” (35), “housekeepers” (30), “mill operatives” (mill workers) (28), and farmers (23). Some of the odder occupations stated, or occupations you would not expect to see in the city lock-up were: confidence woman, lawyer, locksmith, druggist, newsboy, jeweler, and 2 people who were simply listed as “professional thief.”
Yester-Heroes: 1879 to 1885 and sowing the seeds of change
read more…: Yester-Heroes: 1879 to 1885 and sowing the seeds of changeDuring the 1881 fiscal year, there was a total of 580 arrests, the majority, 238 or 41%, were for public intoxication. Given that police didn’t yet have to deal with traffic, and the city was still rather compact, they dealt with what would be considered today rather odd offenses; such as robbing gardens (8), reckless driving (probably horse carriages) (2), pickpockets (2), turning cattle at large on the highway (1), and placing decayed fish near a public street (1) along with a host of other crimes.
Yester-heroes: A Busy Early Spring for the Nashua Fire Dept.
read more…: Yester-heroes: A Busy Early Spring for the Nashua Fire Dept.Today it is easy and fast to report a fire in Nashua. A quick call on a cell phone to the dispatcher or a pull on the many fire boxes in town gets the job done. In times past, this was not so easy.
Yester-Heroes: William Clough – Wordsmith with a Badge
read more…: Yester-Heroes: William Clough – Wordsmith with a BadgeThere’s a good chance nobody reading this today ever heard of William Clough. And there’s a better chance that they couldn’t care less about William Clough. But if it wasn’t for this man, a veritable wordsmith with a badge, the history of Nashua from 1673 to 1895 might contain some large blank spaces.
On Nashua’s 171st Anniversary
read more…: On Nashua’s 171st AnniversaryThe charter for the City of Nashua was granted on June 27, 1853 on the condition that it was accepted by the majority of voters on both sides. On September 17, 1853, the vote was 247 versus 115 to accept the Nashua city charter… the City of Nashua was born.
School’s out forever: Nashua’s Elm Street Middle School closing day
read more…: School’s out forever: Nashua’s Elm Street Middle School closing dayEighth-grade graduate Aiden Bernard who will be attending Nashua North in the fall, interrupted his celebration with a moment of reflection, taking in the whole scene on the school’s front lawn. “It’s surprising being here and knowing that you are the last people, the last class!”
Craig Michaud: Collector of everything and steward of Nashua memories
read more…: Craig Michaud: Collector of everything and steward of Nashua memoriesCollecting, for Michaud, was almost a passive pastime until 2017 – when “thunder” struck. He attended the estate sale for Mr. Frank Mooney, a long-time Nashua mail carrier, member of the Nashua Historical Society, and owner of what was then one of the largest collections of Nashua memorabilia ever.