User:James E. Hobbs/sandbox

James E. Hobbs, born in Newbury, Vermont on October 24th, 1937. James with his mother Bertha L. Hobbs and half brother Oliver W. Lamarre, moved to North Haverhill, New Hampshire with Bertha's parents, Lois M. and Edward G. Hobbs. They lived in the house south of the Methodist rectory. Edward and his fther-in-law John Stinson Roogers work as blacksmiths for Wilber Pikes blacksmith shop in North Haverhill in 1921. The Hobbs' moved to Woodsville, New Hampshire in 1943 so Edward could become the Chief of Police. James has started school in North Haverhill, NH and transfered to the school in Woodsville. James completed grammar school and entered Woodsville High school where he graduated in 1955. He was scheduled to enter the U. S. Navy under a service/college program, but the program was cancelled and he entered the watch, clock and jewelry repair business where he worked in Woodsville, Baltimore, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Laconia, NH, to Sarasota, Florida and back to Woodsville in 2000 where he presently operates White Mountain Trader, www.whitemountainbiz.com and www.whitemountain trader.net. James graduated from the Gemological Institute of America with a degree of Graduate Gemologist and also Certified Gemologist while working as an appraiser in a Guild store. James discovered something that was considered by science to have happened, but so specimens were known until Jim discovered one. It is a diamond that underwent what is called "gilding". It only occurs when the molten material, as it is about to cold, is exposed to volcanic action. Jim donated the diamond to the Gemological Institute of America and is used in student lessons there. It was written up in an institute magazine and named after Mr. Hobbs. James, now retired has written over 215 books, including a series of eleven children's books that were read to over 850,000 children in 93 countries in 1993 and was taught in the middle East ... Lebanon, teaching a second language. The printed copies of these marshland characters called Mossies can be viewed at http://www.whitemountainbiz.com/ebooks.html in e-book form and most of James' books are available at Amazon.com. and also available for Kindle. Hobbs is well known writing about local history and he is known injecting life stories and many photos which make his books interesting. One of his best selling books is... "If You Believe This, I have a Bridge For You! http://www.whitemountainbiz.com/