New Hampshire Glossary: Frost Heave
No, one of Robert Frost's descendants is not getting ready to "toss their cookies." Instead "frost heaves" are unnatural speed ... Continue reading →
View ArticlePoem: Ghost House, by Robert Frost (1906)
I Dwell in a lonely house I know That vanished many a summer ago, And left no trace but the cellar walls, And a cellar in which the daylight falls, And the purple-stemmed wild raspberries grow. O’er...
View ArticleThe Face of Oriseville Sarah (Fisher) Frost of Peterborough NH (1848-1929)
At first I thought the handwriting on the back of a lovely gem-sized tintype photo read Drusilla. The other side with the actual photograph was entitled “Mrs. Frost,” in pencil. The face that looked...
View ArticleNew Hampshire’s Year Without a Summer
The year 1816 is known among the few old men who remember it as "the year without a summer." ... Continue reading →
View ArticlePoem: The Star-Splitter by Robert Frost
You know Orion always comes up sideways. Throwing a leg up over our fence of mountains,And rising on his ... Continue reading →
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