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Category Archives: 1700-1799

Ethan Allen Crawford

Spaulding’s “Giant Mountaineer”…

Posted byMarek5 October, 20166 October, 2016Posted in1700-1799, 1790s, Ethan Allen Crawford, NH history, NH people, White MountainsTags:Ethan Allen Crawford, fire, Giant's Grave, Guild Hall, Vermont, White MountainsLeave a comment on Ethan Allen Crawford

NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

“The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”

Posted byMarek22 June, 20167 June, 2020Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, corruption, nh, revolution, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

Free elections, not family dynasties!

Posted byMarek20 June, 201623 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, nh, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

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

Open, accessible government, for the people…

Posted byMarek18 June, 201620 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:accountability, constitution, nh, public, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

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

Posted byMarek16 June, 201620 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, nh, rights, state1 Comment on NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights

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

Posted byMarek1 March, 20167 March, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, happiness, liberty, nh, property, rights, state government1 Comment on NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights

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

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

Posted byMarek29 February, 20167 March, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, equality, feature, freedom, nh, rights, state governmentLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government

Clean Living

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

Posted byMarek2 December, 20153 January, 2016Posted in1790s, corn, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & danceTags:Andrew Hutchinson, corn, dance, Jesse Hutchinson Sr., Milford, tobacco, violinLeave a comment on Clean Living

Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

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

Posted byMarek30 August, 201530 August, 2015Posted in1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, corn, forestry, PeterboroughTags:alcohol, amusement, construction, corn, logging, workLeave a comment on Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

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:

Posted byMarek28 August, 20151 September, 2015Posted in1700-1799, 1760s, colonial, guest artist, PeterboroughTags:clock, Ella Gertrude Kinscella, Fitchburg, Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, linen, Mrs. William Smith, Peterborough, timeLeave a comment on First Clock in Town (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)

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)

Fake Raid (Peterborough, 1754) (GUEST POST)

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

Posted byMarek27 August, 201527 August, 2015Posted in1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, French + Indian Wars, guest artist, PeterboroughTags:Captain Morrison, Ella Gertrude Kinscella, Fort Richter, Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, indians, joke, Peterborough, raid1 Comment on Fake Raid (Peterborough, 1754) (GUEST POST)

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