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Category Archives: death

Frontier Quarrels

Five reasons for the raid…

Posted byMarek10 January, 201710 January, 2017Posted in1600-1699, 1690s, corn, cows, death, fish, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:1697, abenaki, corn, cotton mather, cows, fish, Hannah Dustin, hannah dustonLeave a comment on Frontier Quarrels

Hannah Dustin (1697)

“Famous example of frontier heroism.” (sic)

Posted byMarek4 December, 201610 January, 2017Posted in1600-1699, 1690s, death, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, Penacook, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:1697, abenaki, Hannah Dustin, hannah duston, haverhill, Massachusetts, massacre, raid2 Comments on Hannah Dustin (1697)

Willey Family Disaster

A COMICS POEM; Extrapolated from Frank Leavitt’s original 3-verse poem (1885):

Posted byMarek13 October, 20161 May, 2020Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, death, poetry, White MountainsTags:avalanche, disaster, Frank Leavitt, poetry, rain, White Mountains, WilleyLeave a comment on Willey Family Disaster

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

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

Posted byMarek28 August, 20151 September, 2015Posted in1700-1799, death, guest artist, music & dance, Peterborough, religionTags:devil, Ella Gertrude Kinscella, fiddler, Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, Old Baker Moore, PeterboroughLeave a comment on An Interview with the Devil (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)

Colby 95: Sunday

A sabbath (of sorts) in camp:

Posted byMarek18 December, 201419 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, death, NH history, religion, sabbath, SOURCE=HHSTags:chaplain, civil war, Freeman Colby, sunday, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 95: Sunday

A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)

1835: GUEST ARTIST “E.J.P.” (of Sandwich, NH) details Larkin’s adventure in a House of Death …

Posted byMarek6 August, 20135 November, 2013Posted in1830s, death, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family LettersTags:death, Larkin Weed, New Hampton, Phebe Weed, poverty, sandwichLeave a comment on A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)

The Most Excruciating Torture (New Hampton, NH)

1835: GUEST ARTIST draws the next episode in the education of Larkin Weed:

Posted byMarek3 August, 20135 November, 2013Posted in1830s, death, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family LettersTags:hindu, india, Larkin Weed, missionary, New Hampton, Phebe Weed, sandwich, tortureLeave a comment on The Most Excruciating Torture (New Hampton, NH)

Hawks 13: From a Military Point of View

1862: Dr. Hawks lays out some of the military realities of her surroundings …

Posted byMarek1 August, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, death, Esther Hill Hawks, Freedmen, Massachusetts, NH history, Reference LinksTags:beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, ferry, forts, Port Royal, south carolinaLeave a comment on Hawks 13: From a Military Point of View

I Saw You on I-93

Here’s my apocalyptic morning meditation on mortality & traffic in the “Live Free or Die” state…

Posted byMarek3 April, 20138 April, 2013Posted in"Live Free or Die", 2000-2099, death, Plymouth, White MountainsTags:end of the world, highway, I-93, texting, travel1 Comment on I Saw You on I-93

Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains…

Posted byMarek28 December, 201225 March, 2015Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, death, Henniker, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:Henniker, white mountains, William B. Swett2 Comments on Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

Goody Cole, Witch of Hampton (Guest Post)

Here’s one from the COMICS WORKSHOP archives — an old mini-comic by Emma (grade 4) starring the only NH woman ever to be convicted of witchcraft:

Posted byMarek23 December, 2012Posted in1600-1699, colonial, cows, death, guest artist, Hampton, seacoast, witchesTags:Goody Cole, HamptonLeave a comment on Goody Cole, Witch of Hampton (Guest Post)

Milk of War (Keene)

The fort’s surrounded, but the babies need milk… What’s to be done?!

Posted byMarek5 December, 201212 December, 2012Posted in1750s, cows, death, dogs, French + Indian Wars, Keene, milk, SOURCE=GriffinTags:John Colony, Keene, milk1 Comment on Milk of War (Keene)

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