Category: guest artist

• May 18, 1864: Marching (by Molly)

  

  Captured 9th NH men march farther South …

  Marek

  30 December, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, Civil War, march, prisoners, virginia

• Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

  

  An overview of major events from Wilcox’s diary & letters…

  Marek

  7 September, 2016

  1800-1899, 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene, series, SOURCE=HSCC

  9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war

• May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)

  

  Wilcox has scarcely enough time to warm his dinner before being ordered into battle…

  Marek

  7 September, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, Spottsylvania Courthouse, virginia

• August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

  

  Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision …

  Marek

  24 August, 2016

  Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene

  9th NH, Arthur Sprague, Babbit, Central Square, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, Keene

• May 13, 1864: ‘We lay down on the grass to rest’ (by Sammy)

  

  Wilcox & Co. do their best to survive as prisoners backstage at one of the war’s major battles… Drawn by guest artist Sammy during COMICS CAMP at the Historical Society of Cheshire County: from the Civil War Diary of Charles W. Wilcox |< << 13-14 May 1864 >> SOURCES: Sammy draws from Wilcox’s diary entries for 13-14 May: … & from the…

  Marek

  22 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, Civil War, mud, prisoners, rain, Spottsylvania Courthouse, virginia

• May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

  

  Wilcox must make an unfair trade with a Confederate surgeon…

  Marek

  16 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, blanket, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, coat, prisoners, rubber, virginia

• May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)

  

  Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war …

  Marek

  11 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, virginia

• May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)

  

  “Laid on our arms all night last night about a mile from the battlefield…”

  Marek

  11 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, cavalry, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, George Root, music, virginia

• May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)

  

  Charles Wilcox means to keep up with his journal, but he keeps getting interrupted…

  Marek

  11 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, pickets, virginia

• May 6, 1864: “Marched to Mine Run” (by Aidan)

  

  Charles Wilcox and the 9th NH march southwards…

  Marek

  7 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, march, Mine Run, virginia

• May 4-6, 1864: Leaving Bristow Station (by Lilly)

  

  The 9th NH Volunteers advance on Confederate lines… Drawn by guest artist Lilly!

  Marek

  5 August, 2016

  Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  9th NH, Bristow Station, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, virginia

• 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:

  Marek

  28 August, 2015

  1700-1799, 1760s, colonial, guest artist, Peterborough

  clock, Ella Gertrude Kinscella, Fitchburg, Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, linen, Mrs. William Smith, Peterborough, time

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

  

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

  Marek

  28 August, 2015

  1700-1799, death, guest artist, music & dance, Peterborough, religion

  devil, Ella Gertrude Kinscella, fiddler, Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, Old Baker Moore, Peterborough

• Fake Raid (Peterborough, 1754) (GUEST POST)

  

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

  Marek

  27 August, 2015

  1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, French + Indian Wars, guest artist, Peterborough

  Captain Morrison, Ella Gertrude Kinscella, Fort Richter, Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, indians, joke, Peterborough, raid

• “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 >>

  Marek

  26 August, 2015

  1700-1799, guest artist, Peterborough, sabbath

  church, Peterborough, sabbath, sunday, swears

• 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:

  Marek

  29 April, 2015

  government, guest artist, judicial branch, Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics”

  courts, crime, government, judicial branch, state government

• “Rene Gagnon” by Nikki (GUEST POST)

  

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

  Marek

  28 April, 2015

  1940s, graves & memorials, guest artist, Manchester, WWII

  Iwo Jima, manchester, marines, Rene Gagnon, World War II

• “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:

  Marek

  28 April, 2015

  1950s, Allenstown, guest artist, weather

  allenstown, snow, snowmobile, winter

• 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…

  Marek

  23 April, 2015

  Dover, executive branch, government, guest artist, Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics”

  executive branch, government, governor, state government

• 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”…

  Marek

  22 April, 2015

  Dover, government, guest artist, legislative branch, Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics”

  dover, general court, government, house of representatives, senate, state government

• “Adam Sandler” by Brady (GUEST ARTIST)

  

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

  Marek

  20 April, 2015

  guest artist, Manchester

  adam sandler, comedian, comedy

• “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…

  Marek

  12 April, 2015

  animals, guest artist, Nashua

  animal, fisher cat, predator

• “Vote First Or Die” by Eleri Mai Harris (GUEST POST)

  

  Guest artist ELERI MAI HARRIS presents this outsider’s view of the long-running political phenomenon that is New Hampshire!

  Marek

  11 November, 2013

  “Live Free or Die”, constitution, elections, guest artist, NH history, politics

  election, Eleri Mai Harris, nh primary, politics, vote

• “NH is a strange state” by Adam Whittier (GUEST POST)

  

  Guest artist Adam Whittier (Sunapee) asks some tough questions about his old NH home…

  Marek

  5 November, 2013

  2000-2099, economics, education, food, guest artist, NH culture, NH history, Sunapee, tourism

  Adam Whittier, education, food-temp, parasites, property, sunapee, taxes, tourism