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Sep/Oct, 2009

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Feature
A Daring Dream Deferred by David Lazar by David Lazar
Alexander Crummell was a determined 15-year-old fresh out of secondary school in New York with dreams of a free and prosperous future when he arrived on Canaan Street atop a stagecoach one icy January evening.
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Letter From The Editor
"By, for, and about the people of NH" by Michael DeBlasi
This issue marks the first in our second “season” of giving you the Troubadour.
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Town
Welcome to Walpole
More than a century after its abundant blossoms inspired vacationing author Louisa May Alcott to pen her novel Under the Lilacs, the rural retreat of Walpole continues to enchant locals and passers-through with its lush hills, historic architecture and calm, pastoral setting along the Connecticut River.
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Treasures
Classic Troubadour Excerpts
Notable selections from Troubadour issues of old are scattered throughout our magazine and are collected here.
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Slice of Life
A Job of Work by Becky Rule
A woman tartly asked about a mutual acquaintance: “Did he ever do a job of work?”
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Labor and Love
"Blushing Blue Sky" by Ron Roberts
Enjoy a NH native's unique connection of photography and poetry.
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Your Troubadour
Designed Specifically For You: Reader Submissions
Readers share a bit of their memories, moments, stories and smiles about this state.
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Our New Hampshire
Celebrate NH with Robert J. Finlay
No one will ever mistake this for a Nike commercial, and aspiring Olympians for the 2012 games should know their slots aren’t in jeopardy.
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Trumpets
Recognizing Those Who Make A Difference
For Rochester’s Ellen Edgerly, the world changed one frigid February afternoon in 1992 when an accident during a family ice fishing trip on a local pond nearly claimed her beautiful 11-year-old daughter Sara.