Brother John digs deep in search of light, and Brother Asa gets the axe ... << BEFORE: Candles from hogs ... NEXT >> SOURCE: As told in The Story of the Hutchinsons Vol. I (John Hutchinson, 1896): But at times even this luxury of candle light was denied us... [p.18-19] Especially this line on Asa's reaction to sudden amputation: Oh, … Continue reading Pitch Pine
Illumination
Whale oil or hog fat? The sustainable energy debate of the 1820s...
Choirmaster Power Play
Brother Joshua makes his move ...
Empty Rooms
Yet more neighborly concern for the Hutchinson family's new home ...
Resolved
Early 19th century Baptist activism, hosted at the old district two school house ...
The Twin Buglers
Milford's most unusual marching band ...
Heirloom
Brother Joshua discovers his Revolutionary namesake ...
Colonel Burnham’s Apple Pockets
Jesse Sr. invites Colonel Burnham to stay on at the old farm ... << BEFORE: Joshua's Job ... NEXT: Heirloom >> SOURCE: As told in The Story of the Hutchinsons Vol. I (John Hutchinson, 1896) p.8
Joshua’s Job
Brother Joshua helps his siblings across the wide Souhegan valley ...
Buying Burnham’s Farm
With ten children (and counting), Jesse and Polly Hutchinson hatch a plan to buy Colonel Burnham's old inn ... << BEFORE: The Twin Buglers ... NEXT: Moving day >> SOURCE: The Story of the Hutchinsons Vol. I (John Hutchinson, 1896) p.8
Clean Living
The musical history of NH's famous Singing Hutchinsons runs deep... and complicated:
Hutchinson Family Singers
Color portrait of the world-famous Milford, NH quartet... PLUS series source links!
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