Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, hiking, Old Man of the Mountain, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

Swett 8: The Old Man of the Mountain

1865: Swett gets his first glimpse of a rocky NH icon ...

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Reference Links

Hawks 6: Take Us in Charge

1862: Dr. Hawks' party steps onshore in occupied South Carolina ...

Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

Swett 7: Signs & Gestures

1865: Guests mix and meet in the Profile House dining room ...

Marek 1910s, birds, firewood, hiking, NH Poetry, poetry, Robert Frost

The Wood-Pile (Robert Frost)

I spent the afternoon exploring the winter woods on the mountain, and came back home to spend the evening with this poem by Robert Frost...

Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

Swett 6: Profile House

1865: Swett approaches his destination ...

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, music & dance, weather

Hawks 5: A Most Grateful Party

1862: Amidst tempest, terror, & rumors of a wreck, Dr. Esther's ship somehow pulls into Hilton Head ...

Marek 1700-1799, bear, colonial, hunting, Richmond, SOURCE=Barrett

The Bear & Boorn’s Buttons (Richmond)

Just when you thought you'd heard every variation on these bear hunting stories... Jacob Bump to the rescue!

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Freedmen, Maine, Reference Links, weather

Hawks 4: Unfit for Ocean Travel

1862: To South Carolina, by leaky boat full of diseased soldiers ...

Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 18: Rejoining the Regiment

1862: Colby & Bacon try to slip back into their Regiment as it passes through Boston...

Marek 1600-1699, 1800-1899, chicken, colonial, eagle+hawk, hunting, judicial branch, Massachusetts, sabbath, SOURCE=Little, Weare

Sabbath Hawks (Weare)

What a difference a century of Holy Sundays can make!

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Hawks 3: Lovejoys Hotel

1862: Dr. Esther makes friends during a short stop in a stinky New York hotel room...

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 17: Farewell

1862: At the end of his informal furlough, AWOL Freeman must say good-bye...

Marek 1770s, bear, colonial, corn, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell

Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)

GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON'T take that shortcut through the cornfield...

Marek 1860s, Bradford, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, politics, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 16: Visiting Family

1862: Colby talks politics with various branches of the family during his week at home...

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Hawks 2: Alone in the City

1862: Dr. Hawks makes her way South, towards mission work with the freedmen...

Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 15: Evasion

1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester, posters, Reference Links

Hawks 1: Civil War Diary (cover)

1862: A color cover of Manchester native Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, all alone on the pier at New York City, on her way to occupied South Carolina...

Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, horses, Littleton, mines, SOURCE=HHS, weather, White Mountains, William B. Swett

Swett 5: Spring Blizzard

1865: A late-spring snow storm surprises Swett in his seat on the roof of the stage...

Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 14: Dash for the Train

1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out...

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, education, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester

Hawks INTRO: “I Answered Accordingly”

1862: An unexpected letter at tea time on Saturday evening kicks off the adventure of a lifetime...

Marek 1600s, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, music & dance, posters, seacoast

Journal of Martin Pring (cover + intro)

1603: Here's a color cover image of Pring's young guiternist...

Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 13: Devoted to Drilling

1862: This seems almost idyllic... until you consider the horrors these men will soon face.

Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Connecticut, SOURCE=HHS, SOURCE=roadside markers, Vermont, William B. Swett

Swett 4: Wheel Trouble

1865: Swett's train ride to the mountains goes smoothly ... until the wheels come off!