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3 January, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 9: Camp Life

1862: Camp routine of the 39th Massachusetts Company K...

2 January, 201329 April, 2013 Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Concord, Henniker, Pembroke, SOURCE=HHS, weather, William B. Swett

Swett 2: Concord Train Station

1865: In which we meet a colorful local character…

31 December, 201223 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 8: Company K

1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men...

28 December, 201225 March, 2015 Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, death, Henniker, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, White Mountains, William B. Swett

Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains...

27 December, 201218 December, 2022 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, medicine, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 7: Just in Case

1862: You're in the army now.

26 December, 201231 December, 2012 Marek 1890s, cows, dogs, food, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Peculiar Calf (Henniker)

1894: Quality journalism in an age of miracles.

24 December, 201226 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, dentistry, food, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 6: A Critical Inspection of the Teeth

1862: The 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment has high standards for its recruits…

21 December, 201226 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 4: Newton, My Brother

1862: Freeman Colby's little brother can't wait to go to war!

20 December, 201223 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 3: Woburn

1861-2: Colby finds work at an unfamiliar Massachusetts town…

19 December, 201224 April, 2019 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 2: How Relentless

1861: Freeman Colby recalls Northern attitudes that Spring …

17 December, 201217 December, 2012 Marek 1780s, forestry, Henniker, horses, SOURCE=Cogswell

We all start small and grow from there... This story makes me look differently at all the giant trees around me. They're living connections with the days of our great-great-grandparents! Cogswell says Joseph Plummer Sr. and his wife Jane "moved to this town immediately after the close of the Revolution..." [which would've been the early … Continue reading Plummer’s Willow (Henniker)

15 December, 20128 March, 2023 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, food, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 1: When the War Broke Out

1861: Freeman Colby (of Henniker) needs a break from the rigors of teaching… so he enlists to fight in the Civil War!

13 December, 201214 December, 2012 Marek 1770s, colonial, Henniker, hunting, moose, Piscataquog, SOURCE=Little, Weare

Moose Chase (Weare)

If I've learned one thing from reading old hunting stories, it's this: These guys were HUNGRY. << BEFORE: Wolves around a fire NEXT: Fox chase >> This has the flavor of a tall tale that grew a bit in the telling, but who can say for certain? Such are the delights of collecting oral history … Continue reading Moose Chase (Weare)

12 December, 201213 December, 2012 Marek 1770s, colonial, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell, wolves

Wolves Around a Fire (Henniker)

Early settlers in Henniker come up with an efficient way to reduce a predator population. << BEFORE: Rabbit attack! NEXT: Moose attack! >>

6 December, 201219 January, 2016 Marek 1810s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell, weather

Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)

A severe cold snap means opportunity for this punctual young lady... I happened to visit the Henniker Historical Society on the day I was drawing this piece, and mentioned the anecdote to them. Their eyes lit up, and they ushered me into the museum gallery to view Rebecca's attendance medal, still shiny & bright 200+ … Continue reading Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)