A farm family debates sending their youngest daughter to work in the mills…
Category Archives: NH history
The Weeks Act of 1911
Here’s a comic to celebrate the Weeks Act Centennial, drawn at the intersection of environmental science, government policy, activism, & private industry… ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Music Video! >>
Unknown Soldier (Stoddard, 1864)
Henry Stevens finally joins the 18th NH volunteers, but he never makes it into battle… SOURCE: HSCC Monadnock Moment No. 029: Stoddard’s Unknown Soldier Originally published in Monadnock History Comics (Keene Sentinel, 2005) Discussion questions: This episode mentions the names of several historical figures. Which names do you recognize? Why are they famous? Abraham Lincoln William Tecumseh ShermanContinue reading “Unknown Soldier (Stoddard, 1864)”
Ground Observer Corps (Marlow, 1941)
Citizens of Marlow volunteer to defend their town’s night skies…
Paying the Doctor (Nelson, c. 1750)
Nelson’s own Ezra Carter accepts a rather unusual means of payment…
5th NH: First Mission (1862)
The 5th NH’s first mission into rebel territory!
5th NH: Deployment (1861)
The 5th NH suffers its first casualty on the train from Concord, long before the first battle…