Category: 1700-1799

• Ethan Allen Crawford

  

  Spaulding’s “Giant Mountaineer”…

  Marek

  5 October, 2016

  1700-1799, 1790s, Ethan Allen Crawford, NH history, NH people, White Mountains

  Ethan Allen Crawford, fire, Giant’s Grave, Guild Hall, Vermont, White Mountains

• NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

  

  “The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”

  Marek

  22 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, corruption, nh, revolution, state

• NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

  

  Free elections, not family dynasties!

  Marek

  20 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, state

• NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

  

  Open, accessible government, for the people…

  Marek

  18 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  accountability, constitution, nh, public, state

• NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

  

  State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…

  Marek

  16 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, rights, state

• NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights

  

  Life, liberty, property, happiness… This article has it all.

  Marek

  1 March, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, happiness, liberty, nh, property, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government

  

  “All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT…”

  Marek

  29 February, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, equality, feature, freedom, nh, rights, state government

• Clean Living

  

  The musical history of NH’s famous Singing Hutchinsons runs deep… and complicated:

  Marek

  2 December, 2015

  1790s, corn, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance

  Andrew Hutchinson, corn, dance, Jesse Hutchinson Sr., Milford, tobacco, violin

• Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

  

  Some examples of “early amusements” from Smith’s History of Peterborough (1876):

  Marek

  30 August, 2015

  1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, corn, forestry, Peterborough

  alcohol, amusement, construction, corn, logging, work

• 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

• Upper Crust of Keene

  

  Guest cartoonist Bea Reel drew this page from Griffin’s History of Keene, NH during our recent FAMILY COMICS WORKSHOP at Keene Public Library:

  Marek

  19 July, 2013

  1700-1799, colonial, guest artist, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=Griffin, wheat

  baking, Bea Reel, class, crust, Dialing EL-2, farm, griffin, Keene, library, pie, wheat

• Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

  

  1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?

  Marek

  5 March, 2013

  1770s, 1780s, construction, Contoocook, government, Henniker, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Cogswell

  bridge, Henniker, money, revolution, rum

• Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)

  

  1861: In its official report, the Henniker School Committee proceeds to excoriate parents & dispense vocational advice:

  Marek

  18 February, 2013

  1760s, 1860s, colonial, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reports

  education, Henniker, parents, schools, teachers, town report

• Bear Ferry (Chesterfield)

  

  A color splash page based on that old Chesterfield story, “Fishing for Bear”:

  Marek

  1 February, 2013

  1700-1799, bear, Chesterfield, hunting, posters, SOURCE=HSCC

  bear, chesterfield, hunting, lake, spafford, spofford

• The Bear & Boorn’s Buttons (Richmond)

  

  Just when you thought you’d heard every variation on these bear hunting stories… Jacob Bump to the rescue!

  Marek

  30 January, 2013

  1700-1799, bear, colonial, hunting, Richmond, SOURCE=Barrett

  Amos Boorn, bear, gun, Jacob Bump, Richmond, Silas Whipple

• Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)

  

  GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…

  Marek

  23 January, 2013

  1770s, bear, colonial, corn, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell

  bear, guns, Henniker, Sarah Peters, William Peters

• NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.

  

  Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:

  Marek

  19 December, 2012

  1780s, constitution, education, NH State Comicstitution, science, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, law, nh

• Plummer’s Willow (Henniker)

  

  We all start small and grow from there…

  Marek

  17 December, 2012

  1780s, forestry, Henniker, horses, SOURCE=Cogswell

  Henniker, Joseph Plummer, tree

• The Old Bear (Dublin)

  

  No sense complaining about the food…

  Marek

  16 December, 2012

  1760s, bear, colonial, Dublin, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

  bear, dublin, Eli Greenwood

• Fox Chase (Weare)

  

  This snowy tale from Little’s history falls somewhere between “hunting story” and “dream”…

  Marek

  14 December, 2012

  1700-1799, fox, hunting, Piscataquog, SOURCE=Little, Weare

  fox, Samuel Worthen, weare

• Moose Chase (Weare)

  

  If I’ve learned one thing from reading old hunting stories, it’s this: These guys were HUNGRY.

  Marek

  13 December, 2012

  1770s, colonial, Henniker, hunting, moose, Piscataquog, SOURCE=Little, Weare

  John Chase, moose, weare