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Category Archives: 1820s

Willey Family Disaster

A COMICS POEM; Extrapolated from Frank Leavitt’s original 3-verse poem (1885):

Posted byMarek13 October, 20161 May, 2020Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, death, poetry, White MountainsTags:avalanche, disaster, Frank Leavitt, poetry, rain, White Mountains, WilleyLeave a comment on Willey Family Disaster

Ravages of the Wind-Fiend

Two painters summit Mt. Chocorua in 1828…

Posted byMarek4 October, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Henry Cheever Pratt, White MountainsTags:Chocorua, drawing, Henry Cheever Pratt, Thomas Cole, White Mountains1 Comment on Ravages of the Wind-Fiend

The Legend of Chocorua

One version of a local legend.

Posted byMarek22 September, 20165 October, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Henry Cheever Pratt, White MountainsTags:Chocorua, curse, hunter, indians, money, White MountainsLeave a comment on The Legend of Chocorua

Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

Drawn from Thomas Cole’s diary.

Posted byMarek20 September, 201622 September, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Art, cows, forestry, Henry Cheever Pratt, hiking, weather, White MountainsTags:Chocorua, cow, curse, diary, Henry Cheever Pratt, Thomas Cole, White MountainsLeave a comment on Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

Pitch Pine

Brother John digs deep in search of light, and Brother Asa gets the axe … << BEFORE: Candles from hogs …

Posted byMarek24 March, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, farms, forestry, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH historyTags:amputation, Asa Hutchinson, Ben Hutchinson, candles, John Hutchinson, pineLeave a comment on Pitch Pine

Illumination

Whale oil or hog fat? The sustainable energy debate of the 1820s…

Posted byMarek24 February, 201618 October, 2018Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, farms, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, pigsTags:candles, David Hutchinson, John Hutchinson, Noah Hutchinson, pig, polly hutchinson, Rhoda Hutchinson, whaleLeave a comment on Illumination

Choirmaster Power Play

Brother Joshua makes his move …

Posted byMarek9 February, 201618 October, 2018Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance, NH history, religionTags:1820s, church, joshua hutchinson, Milford, musicLeave a comment on Choirmaster Power Play

Empty Rooms

Yet more neighborly concern for the Hutchinson family’s new home …

Posted byMarek27 January, 20169 February, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance, NH historyTags:1820s, Milford, music, polly hutchinsonLeave a comment on Empty Rooms

The Twin Buglers

Milford’s most unusual marching band …

Posted byMarek19 January, 201611 February, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance, NH historyTags:1820s, caleb hutchinson, joshua hutchinson, Milford, militia, music, polly hutchinsonLeave a comment on The Twin Buglers

Heirloom

Brother Joshua discovers his Revolutionary namesake …

Posted byMarek12 January, 20169 February, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, revolutionary eraTags:1820s, apples, Burnham, feature, George Washington, jesse-hutchinson-jr, Milford, polly hutchinson, revolutionLeave a comment on Heirloom

Colonel Burnham’s Apple Pockets

Jesse Sr. invites Colonel Burnham to stay on at the old farm … 

Posted byMarek7 January, 201612 January, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, apples, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH historyTags:1820s, apples, Burnham, Jesse Hutchinson Sr., MilfordLeave a comment on Colonel Burnham’s Apple Pockets

Joshua’s Job

Brother Joshua helps his siblings across the wide Souhegan valley …

Posted byMarek5 January, 20167 January, 2016Posted in1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH historyTags:1820s, Asa Hutchinson, John Hutchinson, joshua hutchinson, Milford, polly hutchinsonLeave a comment on Joshua’s Job

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