Category: 1780s

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Pension Application of Elisha Haynes (Epsom)

  

  Haynes served from 1779-1782 in the Revolutionary War.  In 1831, when he finally applied for a veteran’s pension at age 70, he included an inventory of all his property… SOURCE: View Elisha Haynes’ pension application at www.EpsomHistory.com …The following year, in 1832, Haynes added another declaration that clarifies his family situation and health status. “Skumsborough” […]

  Marek

  11 November, 2012

  1770s, 1780s, 1830s, Epsom, Greenland, pigs, revolutionary era

• Revolutionary Soldier from Dublin

  

  Mr. Belknap at war …

  Marek

  9 November, 2012

  1770s, 1780s, Dublin, revolutionary era, Rhode Island, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward, weather

• Welcome to New Hampshire (Hopkinton, 1781)

  

  Mr. Peabody just wants to drive his oxen from Maine to his new home in Henniker, NH…

  Marek

  4 November, 2012

  1780s, animals, cows, Henniker, Hopkinton, Maine, religion, sabbath

• Violent Deaths (Antrim)

  

  Here’s a look at fatalities during the early days of Antrim, NH:

  Marek

  28 October, 2012

  1780s, 1810s, Antrim, death, mills

• Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)

  

  In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine urgency! … << BEFORE: Fishing for bear in Chesterfield. *”BY THIS TIME, BARNES BEGAN TO REALIZE…” ~ I just love that line. (source = Cogswell) Elisha Barnes was a leading figure in the early days of Henniker; for […]

  Marek

  2 October, 2012

  1780s, bear, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell

  axe, bear, fight, forest, hunt, wounds

• Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)

  

  In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband:

  Marek

  21 September, 2012

  1780s, bear, Henniker, hunting, NH history, SOURCE=Cogswell, stick figures

  bears, cogswell, cooking, dressing, farm, food-temp, Henniker, hunting, nh, supper, wife, woman