Marek 1800-1899, 1830s, 1840s, constitution, SOURCE=roadside markers

Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

"Once a sovereign nation"...

Marek 1830s, marriage, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH)

1839: Phebe Weed writes Larkin from Sandwich to tease & joke & vent (in some unexpected ways!)...

Marek 1830s, government, NH history, religion, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical

Of One Blood All Nations (Sandwich, NH)

1838: Sandwich petitions Congress to end the "nefarious traffic in slaves" in the District of Columbia...

Marek 1830s, cabbage, farms, food, NH history, Sandwich, silk, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

OCTOBER 1839: Phebe Weed to Larkin Weed (Sandwich, NH)

1839: Phebe Weed (NH) asks her brother Larkin (NJ) for advice about starting a Sandwich silkworm plantation ...

Marek 1830s, education, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

Regulations (New Hampton Academy)

1835: Larkin Weed's daily schedule at New Hampton Academy ...

Marek 1830s, education, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

Thus You See (New Hampton, NH)

1835: Larkin Weed writes home, in part to justify the expense boarding school at New Hampton ...

Marek 1830s, death, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)

1835: GUEST ARTIST "E.J.P." (of Sandwich, NH) details Larkin's adventure in a House of Death ...

Marek 1830s, death, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

The Most Excruciating Torture (New Hampton, NH)

1835: GUEST ARTIST draws the next episode in the education of Larkin Weed:

Marek 1830s, food, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

All the Mirth that the Mind could Invent (New Hampton, NH)

1835: After classes, Larkin Weed & friends descend on "a place of resort for bathing":

Marek 1830s, education, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

Larkin’s Classes (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)

1835: Larkin describes his classes and hints at adventures to come ...

Marek 1830s, education, medicine, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

JUNE 1835: Larkin Weed to Phebe Weed (New Hampton, NH)

1835: Larkin Weed writes home to his sister Phebe at Sandwich, describing his experiences in a single day of classes ...

Marek 1810s, 1830s, 1850s, death, education, Goshen, graves & memorials, SOURCE=roadside markers

Capt. John W. Gunnison (Goshen)

A roadside marker in Goshen hints at stories & mysteries from the Wild West... Upon first read this roadside marker's story seems almost straightforward.  But dig a little deeper... and I suspect there are potentially a couple of action-packed graphic novels hidden in here: Like probably most "rugged individualist" log-cabin school teachers who go on … Continue reading Capt. John W. Gunnison (Goshen)

Marek 1830s, 1840s, Dublin, education, entertainment, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

Dublin Lyceum (1836-1844)

Community education & discourse in Dublin: The adults publish (& perform) their own bi-weekly zine... and the kids put out TWO! Don't you wish you could sit in on one of these weekly meetings?  This is what people in small towns did ALL AROUND New England in an age before electronic devices or even cheap … Continue reading Dublin Lyceum (1836-1844)

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

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 http://www.EpsomHistory.com ...The following year, in 1832, Haynes added another declaration that clarifies his family situation and health status. "Skumsborough" … Continue reading Pension Application of Elisha Haynes (Epsom)

Marek 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, death, dogs, hunting, milk, SOURCE=Little, squirrel, Weare

Deaths (Weare)

How folks died in the early days of Weare... 17 October 1816 11 September 1824 NEXT: You know there will be more... >>

Marek 1830s, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell, weather

Shooting Stars (Henniker, 1833)

The greatest astronomical exposition in town, as of 1880... 13 November, 1833

Marek 1830s, 1850s, Daniel Webster, politics

Daniel Webster, Young & Old

After drawing his statue at the State House, I started reading up on Daniel Webster and became captivated by these two images:    Both these cartoon images come from original images made of Daniel Webster during his lifetime.  Young Daniel is drawn from a painting by Francis Alexander (1834 or 1835), which appears to be a rather touched-up romanticized version … Continue reading Daniel Webster, Young & Old