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Category Archives: Keene

Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

An overview of major events from Wilcox’s diary & letters…

Posted byMarek7 September, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene, series, SOURCE=HSCCTags:9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil warLeave a comment on Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

Civil War Comics Camp

Middle school students research & draw original comics based on local Civil War era primary sources…

Posted byMarek6 September, 20169 January, 2017Posted inKeene, projectsTags:6th NH, 9th NH, cheshire county, civil war, Hardtacks, historical society, Keene, music, Wilcox1 Comment on Civil War Comics Camp

August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision …

Posted byMarek24 August, 2016Posted inCivil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, KeeneTags:9th NH, Arthur Sprague, Babbit, Central Square, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, KeeneLeave a comment on August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

Safe House

After a harrowing experience in backwoods Georgia, Jonathan Daniels arrives at Atlanta in the middle of the night ..

Posted byMarek27 July, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference Links, religionTags:Atlanta, civil rights, coffee, Georgia, Jonathan Daniels, Judith Upham, segregation, travelLeave a comment on Safe House

The Road South

1965: Jonathan Daniels encounters roadside resistance on his way to help integrate Southern churches …

Posted byMarek5 May, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference LinksTags:civil rights, coffee, gas, Georgia, Jonathan Daniels, segregation, travelLeave a comment on The Road South

Jonathan Daniels in Selma

Here’s a 2-page church integration splash from an upcoming mini-comic:

Posted byMarek30 April, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, religionTags:Alabama, church, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, segregation, SelmaLeave a comment on Jonathan Daniels in Selma

“The Stream of Love” (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Rissa (age 6) brings us this romantic parasites’-eye-view of late Summer in NH …

Posted byMarek9 October, 20135 November, 2013Posted in2000-2099, food, guest artist, Keene, NH history, ticksTags:Keene, Lyme Disease, parasites, ticksLeave a comment on “The Stream of Love” (GUEST POST)

Diary of a Keene Pumpkin (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Rudy takes a whimsical pumpkin’s-eye-view of the early days of the Keene Pumpkin Festival…

Posted byMarek8 September, 20138 September, 2013Posted in1990s, food, guest artist, Keene, NH history, pumpkinsTags:fall, farm, festival, jack-o-lantern, Keene, pumpkinLeave a comment on Diary of a Keene Pumpkin (GUEST POST)

“More Than One Million Bricks” (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Bea Reel uses her latest strip to detail the construction of the new high school in 1876…

Posted byMarek24 August, 201323 August, 2013Posted in1870s, 2000-2099, construction, education, guest artist, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=HSCCTags:Bea Reel, bricks, development, Dialing EL-2, Keene, school, ScotlandLeave a comment on “More Than One Million Bricks” (GUEST POST)

Keene, 2013-??? (GUEST POST)

An imaginative glimpse of Keene’s present and distant future (and past?!), drawn by guest artist Peter Fedrizzi …

Posted byMarek20 August, 201320 August, 2013Posted in2000-2099, environment, guest artist, Keene, NH historyTags:city planning, development, environment, forests, future, KeeneLeave a comment on Keene, 2013-??? (GUEST POST)

Mr. Wheelock Mistakes a Cat for a Rabbit (Keene)

Here’s a double-header GUEST POST of a favorite hunting anecdote from Thomas C. Rand’s “Sketch of Keene, Gem of the Ashuelot Valley”…

Posted byMarek22 July, 201322 July, 2013Posted in1850s, cats, guest artist, guns, hunting, Keene, NH history, rabbitTags:cat, gun, hunting, Keene, Mr. Wheelock, rabbit, Thomas C. RandLeave a comment on Mr. Wheelock Mistakes a Cat for a Rabbit (Keene)

Upper Crust of Keene

Guest cartoonist Bea Reel drew this page from Griffin’s History of Keene, NH during our recent FAMILY COMICS WORKSHOP at Keene Public Library:

Posted byMarek19 July, 201321 August, 2013Posted in1700-1799, colonial, guest artist, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=Griffin, wheatTags:baking, Bea Reel, class, crust, Dialing EL-2, farm, griffin, Keene, library, pie, wheatLeave a comment on Upper Crust of Keene

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