Category: Manchester

• “Rene Gagnon” by Nikki (GUEST POST)

  

  Dover guest artist Nikki introduces us to a famous marine, Manchester native Rene Gagnon:

  Marek

  28 April, 2015

  1940s, graves & memorials, guest artist, Manchester, WWII

  Iwo Jima, manchester, marines, Rene Gagnon, World War II

• “Adam Sandler” by Brady (GUEST ARTIST)

  

  Guest artist Brady (Nashua, NH) draws this bio-comic of a favorite NH comedian…

  Marek

  20 April, 2015

  guest artist, Manchester

  adam sandler, comedian, comedy

• Hawks 3: Lovejoys Hotel

  

  1862: Dr. Esther makes friends during a short stop in a stinky New York hotel room…

  Marek

  26 January, 2013

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, education, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester

  civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, Lovejoys Hotel, New York

• Hawks 2: Alone in the City

  

  1862: Dr. Hawks makes her way South, towards mission work with the freedmen…

  Marek

  21 January, 2013

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, education, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester, Reference Links

  civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, Lovejoys Hotel, New York

• Hawks 1: Civil War Diary (cover)

  

  1862: A color cover of Manchester native Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, all alone on the pier at New York City, on her way to occupied South Carolina…

  Marek

  18 January, 2013

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester, posters, Reference Links

  civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, New York

• Hawks INTRO: “I Answered Accordingly”

  

  1862: An unexpected letter at tea time on Saturday evening kicks off the adventure of a lifetime…

  Marek

  14 January, 2013

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, education, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester

  civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, New York

• Hawks 52: Emancipation! (January 1st, 1863)

  

  1862-3: NH doctor ESTHER HILL HAWKS rings in the New Year with the 1st South Carolina (Colored) Regiment … as the Emancipation Proclamation take effect, and the Union is changed forever!

  Marek

  1 January, 2013

  1860s, 1st SC Volunteers, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, government, Manchester, Reference Links

  1st S.C. Volunteers, beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, freedmen, Thomas Wentworth Higginson

• John Stark Statue (Concord)

  

  Sketching statues on the State House lawn today, I found myself drawn to Major General John Stark’s defiant stance beneath the falling maple leaves…

  Marek

  26 October, 2012

  1700-1799, Concord, John Stark, Londonderry, Manchester, NH State House, revolutionary era, statues

  bennington, bunker hill, concord, fall, John Stark, leaves, revolution, state house, statue

• Stark Park (Manchester)

  

  A visit to John Stark‘s grave as the light fades on 24 Hour Comics Day 2012 …

  Marek

  20 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 2000-2099, graves & memorials, John Stark, Manchester

  24 hour comics, grave, John Stark, manchester, memorial, quotes, revolution, statue