Albany - The capital of New York State located on the west bank of the Hudson River.
Amerindian - A member of one of the indigenous peoples of America (used chiefly in anthropological and linguistic contexts).
Antietam - A city in Maryland where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place, leaving approximately 23,000 soldiers dead or injured.
Appalachian range - System of mountain ranges spanning from southern New York to northern Mississippi; spans 206,000 square miles.
Bereaved - Deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - A very popular farewell hymn written by English Baptist clergyman John Fawcett.
Bobwhite - A type of ground-dwelling bird; also known as the Virginia Quail.
Brooklyn - A borough in New York City.
Buffalo - The second-largest city in the state of New York.
Burdock - A weed native to Europe and Asia; has roots containing healing properties that have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries.
Cierco’s Orations - Speeches given in 63 BCE by Marcus Tullius Cicero, the consul of Rome, exposing to the Roman Senate the plot of Lucius Sergius Catilina and his allies to overthrow the government; also called the Catiline Orations.
Civil War - A war that took place from 1861-1865 in the United States between the Union (North) and Confederacy (South).
Clinton - The Village of Clinton in Oneida County in central New York.
Concord - The capital of New Hampshire located in the south-central part of the state.
Contoocook - A village and census-designated place within the town of Hopkinton in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Cotahatchee tribe - A tribe made up by Thornton Wilder.
Crawford Notch - A major pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Daughters of the American Revolution - A non-profit group with lineage-based membership for women who directly descend from a person involved in the U.S. struggle for independence.
Devonian - A geographic time period and system of the Paleozoic era spanning 60.3 million years.
Dublin - A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
“Forty Winks” - A short nap, especially during the day.
Genealogist - A person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families.
Gettysburg - Town in Pennsylvania known for Gettysburg National Battlefield; Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War.
Grover’s Corners - A small town in New Hampshire just across the Massachusetts line; the setting of the play.
Handel’s Largo - An aria composed by George Frideric Handel in 1738 for the opera Serse.
Heliotrope - A flowering plant that follows the sun throughout the day; usually purple.
Highboy - A tall chest of drawers with a legged base.
Hitching Posts - A fixed and often elaborate standard to which a horse or team can be fastened to prevent straying.
Hollyhocks - A flowering plant native to Asia and Europe; typically pink or red.
Horse Blocks - A block or platform for use in mounting or dismounting from a horse or entering or leaving a vehicle.
Jaffrey - A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
Lake Sunapee - A lake in the central western part of New Hampshire; approximately 8 miles long.
Lake Winnipesaukee - The largest lake in New Hampshire located at the foothills of the White Mountains; approximately 21 miles long.
Louisiana Purchase - 530,000,000 acres of land that was purchased by the United States from France in 1803 for $15 million.
Lumbago - A term used to describe mild to severe back pain.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Private university in Boston, Massachusetts established in 1861; focuses heavily on math, science, and technology studies.
Mayflower - An English ship that brought a group of English settlers to the New World in 1620.
Mesozoic - A term meaning “middle life”; the time of the dinosaurs from 252-66 million years ago.
Monroe Doctrine - A United States foreign policy position created in 1823 that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere.
Mt. Monadnock - Mountain located in New Hampshire; a part of the White Mountains.
Mt. Washington - Highest mountain peak in the Northeastern United States; part of the White Mountains located in New Hampshire.
North Conway - A village located in New Hampshire; a popular jumping-off point for those who plan to hike Mt. Washington.
Overshoes - Shoe coverings worn outside of shoes to prevent mud and other substances from dirtying shoes.
Peterborough A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
Philo System - A book written by Edgar Philo on improved chicken management.
Phosphates - A type of beverage similar to soda that has a tangy or sour taste.
Pleistocene - The time period from c 2.58 million to 11,700 thousand years ago; the last known ice age.
Polish Town - A town across the railroad tracks from Grovers Corner; has a high population of minority families.
Rheumatism - Any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
Robinson Crusoe - A novel published by Daniel Defoe in 1719.
Sacrament - A religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace.
Telegraph - An invention that revolutionized long-distance communication by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations; developed in the 1830s and 1840s.
Whistler’s Mother - The title of an oil painting created by James McNeill Whistler in 1871 depicting his mother; was the first American artwork bought by the French State.
White Mountains - Mountain range located primarily in New Hampshire and partially in Maine; part of the Appalachian Mountains.
William Jennings Bryan - Former United States Secretary of State from 1913-1915.
Woodlawn - An Irish American working class neighborhood at the very north end of the Bronx in New York City; also known as Woodlawn Heights.