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Historical New Hampshire Vol. 71 No. 1

Featuring “Drawing Freeman Colby,” an 18-page full-color article about the “Live Free & Draw” comics creation process.

Posted byMarek6 July, 20188 April, 2019Posted inbooks, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, newsTags:arts education, education, Freeman Colby, NH Historical Society, primary sourcesLeave a comment on Historical New Hampshire Vol. 71 No. 1

Civil War Comics Camp

Middle school students research & draw original comics based on local Civil War era primary sources…

Posted byMarek6 September, 20169 January, 2017Posted inKeene, projectsTags:6th NH, 9th NH, cheshire county, civil war, Hardtacks, historical society, Keene, music, Wilcox1 Comment on Civil War Comics Camp

LF&D @ Sandwich Historical Society (6 Nov)

 Sandwich, NH ~ 6 November 2013 5-8pm The Benz Center ~ Center Sandwich Comics Talk + Group Draw + Sandwich Historical Society Annual Meeting We’ll present comics about the storied past of Sandwich, NH at the SHS‘s Annual Meeting, including artwork by our summertime Junior Historians camp…

Posted byMarek19 September, 201324 February, 2014Posted inevents, newsLeave a comment on LF&D @ Sandwich Historical Society (6 Nov)

RI Comiccon (2-3 Nov)

LF&D brings a workshop, minis, & more to this year’s RICCon …

Posted byMarek19 September, 201324 February, 2014Posted inevents, newsTags:convention, minis, rhode island, workshopLeave a comment on RI Comiccon (2-3 Nov)

“Drawing from the Past” @ NHSCA-AIE Conference (26 Oct.)

LF&D presents a Saturday morning workshop at the 2013 Statewide Arts Education conference …

Posted byMarek19 September, 201324 February, 2014Posted inevents, newsTags:arts education, nhsca, teacher trainingLeave a comment on “Drawing from the Past” @ NHSCA-AIE Conference (26 Oct.)

LF&D @ MICE 2013 (Cambridge, MA)

We’ll have plenty of LF&D MINIS at the Trees & Hills table …

Posted byMarek19 September, 201325 October, 2013Posted inevents, newsLeave a comment on LF&D @ MICE 2013 (Cambridge, MA)

Junior Historians’ Comics Share @ Sandwich Old Home Days (18 August)

Sandwich Historical Society’s JUNIOR HISTORIANS CAMP presents… the 2013 Camp Comic Book!

Posted byMarek3 August, 201319 September, 2013Posted ineventsTags:camp, events, sandwichLeave a comment on Junior Historians’ Comics Share @ Sandwich Old Home Days (18 August)

Educators’ Symposium @ CCS (White River Junction, VT)

12-13 July (Fri + Sat) ~ EDUCATORS’ SYMPOSIUM @ CCS

Posted byMarek3 July, 201322 July, 2013Posted ineventsTags:education, professional development, teachersLeave a comment on Educators’ Symposium @ CCS (White River Junction, VT)

Family Comics @ Keene Public Library (July-August 2013)

DAY 1 = 6 July (Saturday) 10-1 ~ DAY 2 = 3 August (Saturday) 10-1

Posted byMarek11 June, 201319 September, 2013Posted ineventsTags:cheshire, event, Keene, library, workshop1 Comment on Family Comics @ Keene Public Library (July-August 2013)

HEROES Exhibit (Newport)

LIVE FREE AND DRAW debuts the latest Esther Hill Hawks poster in this community-wide open show…

Posted byMarek5 June, 20133 August, 2013Posted ineventsTags:54th Massachusetts, Esther Hill Hawks, Freeman Colby, heroes, newportLeave a comment on HEROES Exhibit (Newport)

Sources for Newspapers (Guest Project Post)

“Drawing from the Past” workshop participant Doug McVicar sends along these valuable resources for finding primary source material in old newspaper archives:

Posted byMarek29 May, 201329 May, 2013Posted inguest artist, projectsTags:doug mcvicar, newspaper, researchLeave a comment on Sources for Newspapers (Guest Project Post)

“Drawing from the Past”: History Comics Workshop for Educators & Others… (15 May, Plymouth)

Resource post from a day-long workshop exploring Local History Comics…

Posted byMarek15 May, 201329 May, 2013Posted ineventsTags:AANNH, NHHC, plymouth, teacher, training1 Comment on “Drawing from the Past”: History Comics Workshop for Educators & Others… (15 May, Plymouth)

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