Marek Dover, executive branch, government, guest artist, Mrs. Adams' "NH Government Comics"

Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics” PART 2: State Executive Branch (GUEST POST)

Including a truly thrilling scene where an angel with a harp escorts a vetoed bill to a celestial RECYCLING BIN lit by apocalyptic lightning bolts...

Marek Dover, government, guest artist, legislative branch, Mrs. Adams' "NH Government Comics"

Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics” PART 1: State Legislative Branch (GUEST POST)

Mrs. Adams' 4th grade class in Dover is drawing a series called, "NH Government Comics"...

Marek 1800-1899, Concord, Dover, NH State House, politics, Rochester, statues

John Hale Statue (Concord)

John P. Hale was a radical anti-slavery Republican during the Civil War. As his epitaph indicates, he did indeed dedicate his political career to the abolition of slavery, running for President in 1852 with the Free Soil Party and serving in congress during Lincoln's administration.

Marek 1640s, Dover, encounter & exploration, hiking, Piscataqua, rivers, Saco, SOURCE=Calloway, SOURCE=Winthrop, White Mountains

Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)

Two Indian guides lead the first European expedition to the top of the White Mountains... I first encountered this account in Colin G. Calloway's Dawnland Encounters, but the full text is available on pp. 62-63 of John Winthrop's Journal (1630-1649).  In addition to keeping such detailed notes on New England history, John Winthrop was of course a … Continue reading Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)