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4 January, 201619 January, 2016 Marek 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history

Buying Burnham’s Farm

With ten children (and counting), Jesse and Polly Hutchinson hatch a plan to buy Colonel Burnham's old inn ... << BEFORE: The Twin Buglers ... NEXT: Moving day >> SOURCE: The Story of the Hutchinsons Vol. I (John Hutchinson, 1896) p.8

9 December, 201523 January, 2016 Marek 1800s, Hutchinson Family Singers

Brother Jesse

The unfortunate tale of the eldest Hutchinson son ...

9 December, 20154 January, 2016 Marek 1800-1899, 1800s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Mont Vernon, music & dance, religion, sabbath

Musical Family

Decades later, townsfolk fondly remembered one voice in the local church choir...

2 December, 20153 January, 2016 Marek 1790s, corn, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance

Clean Living

The musical history of NH's famous Singing Hutchinsons runs deep... and complicated:

1 December, 201520 September, 2016 Marek 1800-1899, 1840s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance

Hutchinson Family Singers

Color portrait of the world-famous Milford, NH quartet... PLUS series source links!

30 August, 201530 August, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, corn, forestry, Peterborough

Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

Some examples of "early amusements" from Smith's History of Peterborough (1876):

28 August, 20151 September, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, 1760s, colonial, guest artist, Peterborough

First Clock in Town (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Chris depicts the arrival of new technology around 1765-1770, thanks to the efforts of Mrs. William Smith:

28 August, 20151 September, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, death, guest artist, music & dance, Peterborough, religion

An Interview with the Devil (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Malcolm (of Dublin, NH) dramatizes of an old supernatural fiddler legend from Peterborough...

27 August, 201527 August, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, French + Indian Wars, guest artist, Peterborough

Fake Raid (Peterborough, 1754) (GUEST POST)

Peterborough resident Liam draws a practical joke from the French-Indian War era:

26 August, 201527 August, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, guest artist, Peterborough, sabbath

“No Doing Things on a Sunday” (Peterborough, 1700s) (GUEST POST)

Peterborough resident Daniel portrays the strict sabbath laws of the town's early settlers, as related in Kinscella’s Chronicles of Peterborough: NEXT: One practical joke from 1754 >>

27 July, 201527 July, 2015 Marek 1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference Links, religion

Safe House

After a harrowing experience in backwoods Georgia, Jonathan Daniels arrives at Atlanta in the middle of the night ..

23 July, 201523 July, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history

Colby & Co. in the Woods

We couldn't resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like...

9 June, 20158 March, 2016 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough ...

24 May, 20159 June, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

1863: Finally, a letter arrives -- brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!

7 May, 201510 January, 2023 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England ...

5 May, 201527 July, 2015 Marek 1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference Links

The Road South

1965: Jonathan Daniels encounters roadside resistance on his way to help integrate Southern churches ...

30 April, 201527 July, 2015 Marek 1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, religion

Jonathan Daniels in Selma

Here's a 2-page church integration splash from an upcoming mini-comic:

29 April, 201529 April, 2015 Marek government, guest artist, judicial branch, Mrs. Adams' "NH Government Comics"

Mrs. Adam’s “NH Government” PART 3: State Judicial Branch (GUEST POST)

Introducing the branch of government that helps us figure out how laws work:

28 April, 201528 April, 2015 Marek 1940s, graves & memorials, guest artist, Manchester, WWII

“Rene Gagnon” by Nikki (GUEST POST)

Dover guest artist Nikki introduces us to a famous marine, Manchester native Rene Gagnon:

28 April, 201528 April, 2015 Marek 1950s, Allenstown, guest artist, weather

“All About the Snowmobile” by Juan (GUEST POST)

Nashua 4th grade guest artist Juan draws the history of his favorite mode of transportation for the NH winter:

23 April, 201529 April, 2015 Marek Dover, executive branch, government, guest artist, Mrs. Adams' "NH Government Comics"

Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics” PART 2: State Executive Branch (GUEST POST)

Including a truly thrilling scene where an angel with a harp escorts a vetoed bill to a celestial RECYCLING BIN lit by apocalyptic lightning bolts...

22 April, 201529 April, 2015 Marek Dover, government, guest artist, legislative branch, Mrs. Adams' "NH Government Comics"

Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics” PART 1: State Legislative Branch (GUEST POST)

Mrs. Adams' 4th grade class in Dover is drawing a series called, "NH Government Comics"...

20 April, 201520 April, 2015 Marek guest artist, Manchester

“Adam Sandler” by Brady (GUEST ARTIST)

Guest artist Brady (Nashua, NH) draws this bio-comic of a favorite NH comedian...

12 April, 2015 Marek animals, guest artist, Nashua

“The Adventure of the Fisher Cat in New Hampshire” by Adam (GUEST POST)

Nashua guest artist Adam draws a detailed overview of a fisher cat's life...