Category: Henniker

• Freeman Colby Vol. 2, Episode 1: New Year’s Day, 1863

  

  January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.

  Marek

  8 April, 2019

  39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker

  Civil War, Freeman Colby, Maryland, picket, Poolesville, Potomac, slavery, virginia

• 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 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 92: Another Rebel Raid

  

  Even in winter quarters, the 39th Mass. Volunteers can’t quite relax …

  Marek

  10 December, 2014

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, poolville, Potomac

• Colby 91: Tea

  

  A dipper of hot tea brings back memories of home …

  Marek

  7 December, 2014

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, mail, sage, sweet flags, tea, Thanksgiving

• Colby 81: Camp Desolation

  

  The regiment prepares for Winter Quarters …

  Marek

  20 May, 2014

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

  civil war, clothes, Freeman Colby, mail, Muddy Branch, newton colby, Offutt’s Crossroads, snow, weather

• Colby 63: Guarding Rebel Property

  

  1862: Colby’s complaints against the army’s anti-foraging policies …

  Marek

  21 February, 2014

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

  civil war, farmers, foraging, property, rebels

• Colby 62: Thus Far

  

  1862: Colby takes stock of the war …

  Marek

  19 February, 2014

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

  civil war

• Colby 61: Mail

  

  1862: News and views from the old NH home …

  Marek

  15 February, 2014

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

  camp, civil war, George D. Colby, henry piper, mail, Maryland, Potomac, robert harriman

• Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)

  

  Henniker sends metal to Berlin as part of the war effort… (Drawn by guest artist / art teacher Todd Storro)

  Marek

  20 May, 2013

  1940s, guest artist, Henniker, metals & minerals, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, WWII

  bombs, Henniker, metal, planes, thrift, wwii

• Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

  

  1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?

  Marek

  5 March, 2013

  1770s, 1780s, construction, Contoocook, government, Henniker, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Cogswell

  bridge, Henniker, money, revolution, rum

• Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 3)

  

  1861: Parents! Lay not the flattering unction! …

  Marek

  21 February, 2013

  1860s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reports

  education, Henniker, parents, schools, teachers, town report

• Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)

  

  1861: In its official report, the Henniker School Committee proceeds to excoriate parents & dispense vocational advice:

  Marek

  18 February, 2013

  1760s, 1860s, colonial, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reports

  education, Henniker, parents, schools, teachers, town report

• Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 1)

  

  1861: As the Civil War breaks wide open & Henniker issues its annual Town Report, the School Committee sounds an incendiary call to either FIX the schools, or DO AWAY with them altogether!

  Marek

  15 February, 2013

  1860s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reports

  education, Henniker, schools, town report

• The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)

  

  1861: Background info & links for Freeman’s diary …

  Marek

  11 February, 2013

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

  Civil War, Freeman Colby, Henniker, jonas bacon, school

• Colby 17: Farewell

  

  1862: At the end of his informal furlough, AWOL Freeman must say good-bye…

  Marek

  25 January, 2013

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker

• Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)

  

  GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…

  Marek

  23 January, 2013

  1770s, bear, colonial, corn, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell

  bear, guns, Henniker, Sarah Peters, William Peters

• Colby 16: Visiting Family

  

  1862: Colby talks politics with various branches of the family during his week at home…

  Marek

  22 January, 2013

  1860s, Bradford, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, politics, SOURCE=HHS

  abbie piper, bradford, civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, henry piper, robert harriman

• Colby 15: Evasion

  

  1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!

  Marek

  20 January, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Colby 14: Dash for the Train

  

  1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…

  Marek

  15 January, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Liberty-Pole (Henniker)

  

  1829: Never mind all the war heroes and noisy demonstrations, HERE’s the big story of the day…

  Marek

  8 January, 2013

  1820s, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell

  flag, Henniker, Jacob Gordon

• Celebration Day – January 8th, 1829 (Henniker)

  

  The people of Henniker party like it’s 1829…

  Marek

  7 January, 2013

  1820s, Franklin Pierce, Henniker, James Miller, music & dance, Peterborough, politics, SOURCE=Cogswell, War of 1812, Warner

  Andrew Jackson, Franklin Pierce, Henniker, James Miller, Judge Darling, Perley Howe, Phineas Campbell

• ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)

  

  Let’s kick off this series with a pin-up image of Mr. Swett in the Flume…

  Marek

  4 January, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Henniker, hiking, posters, SOURCE=HHS, squirrel, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  white mountains, William B. Swett