2014 marked the 100th year of operation at Marelli's Market. The store, opened in 1914 by Italian immigrants Luigi and Celestina Marelli, has been recognized by the New Hampshire State Historical Register as the oldest continuously-run business in Hampton, New Hampshire. With love and appreciation for their heritage, granddaughters Karen Raynes and Marcia Hannon-Buber tell the heart-warming story of Luigi Marelli and Celestina Reggio in Italy, coming to America, and the growth of their family and business in Hampton. With other family members, they share some of their fondest memories of...
2014 marked the 100th year of operation at Marelli's Market. The store, opened in 1914 by Italian immigrants Luigi and Celestina Marelli, has been rec...
Like fried dough, henna tattoos, and the arcade, choosing a queen to represent Hampton Beach has always been an important part of the summer rituals at this popular seaside resort. What started out in 1915 as a way to sell raffle tickets with the Carnival Queen contest, open to all women, had by the late 1940s evolved into the Miss Hampton Beach beauty pageant, for which only young, single women were eligible. In 1959 the pageant moved indoors to the glitzy Casino Ballroom, and for the next three glamour-filled decades groomed New England girls for national pageants like Miss Universe, Miss...
Like fried dough, henna tattoos, and the arcade, choosing a queen to represent Hampton Beach has always been an important part of the summer rituals a...
