Category: 1700-1799
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NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.
Open, accessible government, for the people…
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NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights
Life, liberty, property, happiness… This article has it all.
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NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government
“All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT…”
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Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)
Some examples of “early amusements” from Smith’s History of Peterborough (1876):
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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:
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An Interview with the Devil (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)
Guest artist Malcolm (of Dublin, NH) dramatizes of an old supernatural fiddler legend from Peterborough…
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Fake Raid (Peterborough, 1754) (GUEST POST)
Peterborough resident Liam draws a practical joke from the French-Indian War era:
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“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 >>
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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:
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Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)
1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?
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Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)
1861: In its official report, the Henniker School Committee proceeds to excoriate parents & dispense vocational advice:
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Bear Ferry (Chesterfield)
A color splash page based on that old Chesterfield story, “Fishing for Bear”:
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Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)
GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…
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NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.
Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:
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Fox Chase (Weare)
This snowy tale from Little’s history falls somewhere between “hunting story” and “dream”…
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Moose Chase (Weare)
If I’ve learned one thing from reading old hunting stories, it’s this: These guys were HUNGRY.