JAN 24, 1910
Ethel Doris Rollins born in Laconia, NH ( later to become Doris "Granny D" Haddock )
1927
Doris graduates from Laconia HS
DEC 31, 1929
Doris marries James Haddock at Trinity Church in Boston.
"Doris and Jim get married"
MAY 1930
Doris is kicked out of Emerson college. (At the time, College students in America aren’t allowed to marry.) Doris and James move to Manchester, NH to raise their two children, Betty and Jim.
1952
Doris begins work at the Bee Bee Shoe company, eventually becoming the assistant to the general manager.
1960–62
Doris and James fight to stop Edward Teller’s plans to use hydrogen bombs to build a port near an Eskimo village in Alaska. Their activism pays off when the plans are turned down by President Kennedy.
Eskimos
1972
Doris retires from Bee Bee Shoe company. She and James move to Dublin, NH.
Doris retires from Bee Bee shoe company
1983
James is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Doris nurses him.
1985
Doris fights against plans for a highway to cut through Dublin and Harrisville, NH – and wins.
1993
James Haddock, her husband, passes away.
1997
Doris begins studying campaign finance reform and organizes a petition in support of the McCain/Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill. She gathers over 100,000 signatures, but the petition is virtually ignored by her representatives.
1998
Doris decides to walk across country in an attempt to galvanize attention toward the importance of campaign finance reform and the rampant corruption in the electoral system. She trains for one year.
1999
At the age of 90, Doris sets out from Los Angeles on her epic walk across the country.
The start of Granny D's walk across the country.
2000
After 14 months and four pairs of sneakers, Doris arrives in Washington D.C.. She is greeted by thousands of supporters, including over a dozen members of Congress.
The start of Granny D's walk across the country.
2000
Doris is arrested at the Capitol for reading the Declaration of Independence.
2001
Random House publishes Doris’ memoir, Granny D: Walking Across America in My 90th Year. Also entitled, Granny D: Never Too Old To Raise A Little Hell.
2002
Doris is hailed in the Senate at the passage of the McCain/Feingold Bill.
2003
Doris begins a voter registration drive targeting working women and minority voters in swing states.
2004
GrannyD becomes the Democratic nominee to U.S. Senate in New Hampshire four months before election day, and manages to capture 34 Percent of the vote.
August 19, 2004
Doris's name is officially renamed to Doris "Granny D" Haddock
JAN 21, 2007
GrannyD is feted at the NH State house on her 97th birthday.
March 9, 2010
GrannyD passes away at the age of 100.