Guest artist Adam Whittier (Sunapee) asks some tough questions about his old NH home…
Category: education
Regulations (New Hampton Academy)
1835: Larkin Weed’s daily schedule at New Hampton Academy …
Thus You See (New Hampton, NH)
1835: Larkin Weed writes home, in part to justify the expense boarding school at New Hampton …
“More Than One Million Bricks” (GUEST POST)
Guest artist Bea Reel uses her latest strip to detail the construction of the new high school in 1876…
Larkin’s Classes (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)
1835: Larkin describes his classes and hints at adventures to come …
JUNE 1835: Larkin Weed to Phebe Weed (New Hampton, NH)
1835: Larkin Weed writes home to his sister Phebe at Sandwich, describing his experiences in a single day of classes …
Hawks 23: 300 Pupils
1862: Dr. Esther loses her voice teaching 300 freedmen students at a time …
Hawks 22: Eager to Go to School
1862: Roman poets among the ruins …
Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 3)
1861: Parents! Lay not the flattering unction! …
Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)
1861: In its official report, the Henniker School Committee proceeds to excoriate parents & dispense vocational advice:
Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 1)
1861: As the Civil War breaks wide open & Henniker issues its annual Town Report, the School Committee sounds an incendiary call to either FIX the schools, or DO AWAY with them altogether!
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)
1861: Background info & links for Freeman’s diary …
Hawks 3: Lovejoys Hotel
1862: Dr. Esther makes friends during a short stop in a stinky New York hotel room…
Hawks 2: Alone in the City
1862: Dr. Hawks makes her way South, towards mission work with the freedmen…
Hawks INTRO: “I Answered Accordingly”
1862: An unexpected letter at tea time on Saturday evening kicks off the adventure of a lifetime…
NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.
Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:
Colby 1: When the War Broke Out
1861: Freeman Colby (of Henniker) needs a break from the rigors of teaching… so he enlists to fight in the Civil War!
Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)
A severe cold snap means opportunity for this punctual young lady…
Young Chase at Keene
Tragedies, travels, & teenage failures of one of New Hampshire’s most powerful exports…
Capt. John W. Gunnison (Goshen)
A roadside marker in Goshen hints at stories & mysteries from the Wild West…
Dublin Lyceum (1836-1844)
Community education & discourse in Dublin: The adults publish (& perform) their own bi-weekly zine… and the kids put out … More
Moses Trussell (New London)
Wounded at Bunker Hill, and everything after…
Library Workshop (New London)
When you’re creating artwork, the “rules” are never quite as clear as teachers might like …
“Happy Child 1986” by Matt Reidsma (Guest Post)
Guest artist Matt Reidsma has granted his kind permission for us to repost this memoir about watching NH teacher Christa … More
