Category: 1800-1899

• The Twin Buglers

  

  Milford’s most unusual marching band …

  Marek

  19 January, 2016

  1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance, NH history

  1820s, caleb hutchinson, joshua hutchinson, Milford, militia, music, polly hutchinson

• Heirloom

  

  Brother Joshua discovers his Revolutionary namesake …

  Marek

  12 January, 2016

  1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, revolutionary era

  1820s, apples, Burnham, feature, George Washington, jesse-hutchinson-jr, Milford, polly hutchinson, revolution

• Colonel Burnham’s Apple Pockets

  

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

  Marek

  7 January, 2016

  1800-1899, 1820s, apples, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history

  1820s, apples, Burnham, Jesse Hutchinson Sr., Milford

• Joshua’s Job

  

  Brother Joshua helps his siblings across the wide Souhegan valley …

  Marek

  5 January, 2016

  1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history

  1820s, Asa Hutchinson, John Hutchinson, joshua hutchinson, Milford, polly hutchinson

• Buying Burnham’s Farm

  

  With ten children (and counting), Jesse and Polly Hutchinson hatch a plan to buy Colonel Burnham’s old inn … 

  Marek

  4 January, 2016

  1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history

  1820s, Burnham, Jesse Hutchinson Sr., Milford

• Brother Jesse

  

  The unfortunate tale of the eldest Hutchinson son …

  Marek

  9 December, 2015

  1800s, Hutchinson Family Singers

  1800s, 1810s, David Hutchinson, death, jesse-hutchinson-jr, Milford, sawmill

• Musical Family

  

  Decades later, townsfolk fondly remembered one voice in the local church choir…

  Marek

  9 December, 2015

  1800-1899, 1800s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Mont Vernon, music & dance, religion, sabbath

  Jesse Hutchinson Sr., Mont Vernon, Polly Leavitt Hutchinson, Sarah Leavitt

• Hutchinson Family Singers

  

  Color portrait of the world-famous Milford, NH quartet… PLUS series source links!

  Marek

  1 December, 2015

  1800-1899, 1840s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance

  Abby Hutchinson, Asa Hutchinson, John Hutchinson, Judson Hutchinson, Milford, The Old Granite State

• Colby & Co. in the Woods

  

  We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…

  Marek

  23 July, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history

  civil war, forestry, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, peter warren

• Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

  

  1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …

  Marek

  9 June, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  baltimore, civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, hospital, mail, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Philadelphia, washington

• Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

  

  1863: Finally, a letter arrives — brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!

  Marek

  24 May, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, mail

• Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

  

  1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England …

  Marek

  7 May, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, leona piper, Margaret Clement, Poolsville, robert harriman

• Colby 112: Sham Fight

  

  1863: An entertaining pastime turns dangerous at the “Second Great Battle of Poolsville” …

  Marek

  15 March, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Poolsville, sham fight

• Colby 111: Stockading

  

  The boys make good use of the warm winter weather …

  Marek

  4 March, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, construction, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Sibley, tents, wood

• Colby 110: Tentmates

  

  Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…

  Marek

  27 February, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  blankets, civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, tents

• Colby 109: Duty

  

  The regiment’s responsibilities:

  Marek

  25 February, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby

• Colby 108: Place of Honor

  

  More maneuvers along the Potomac …

  Marek

  5 February, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, corn, cows, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Edward’s Ferry, Freeman Colby, Poolsville, Potomac, Siegel

• Colby 107: Holidays at the South

  

  Colby observes Christmas festivities far from his native New Hampshire …

  Marek

  2 February, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, corn, cows, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  chickens, christmas, civil war, corn, cows, Freeman Colby, slaves

• Colby 106: Reassurances

  

  Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …

  Marek

  27 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, duck, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, ducks, Freeman Colby, mail, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer

  

  Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville …

  Marek

  22 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  cavalry, civil war, deserters, Freeman Colby, J. E. B. Stuart, Maryland, Poolsville, Potomac

• Colby 101: We Had Objections

  

  Do officers have special party privileges? …

  Marek

  21 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  alcohol, civil war, food, Freeman Colby, Luke Tidd, Nelson

• Colby 100: Warm Weather

  

  Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!

  Marek

  16 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, apples, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, herbs, milk, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, weather

  civil war, food, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, mail, sparerib

• Colby 99: “Parker Richardson is in camp”

  

  A well-connected visitor passes through …

  Marek

  15 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, newton colby, Parker Richardson, washington

• Colby 98: Quick Note

  

  News from Newton!

  Marek

  21 December, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, doctors, Freeman Colby, hospital, mail, newton colby