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Category Archives: seacoast

Journal of Martin Pring (cover + intro)

1603: Here’s a color cover image of Pring’s young guiternist…

Posted byMarek13 January, 20135 February, 2017Posted in1600s, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, music & dance, posters, seacoastTags:martin pring, musicLeave a comment on Journal of Martin Pring (cover + intro)

Pring 16 ~ “Wee did behold to burne”

1603: The crew of Martin Pring’s last ship watch the New England coast go up in flames…

Posted byMarek29 December, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:martin pringLeave a comment on Pring 16 ~ “Wee did behold to burne”

Goody Cole, Witch of Hampton (Guest Post)

Here’s one from the COMICS WORKSHOP archives — an old mini-comic by Emma (grade 4) starring the only NH woman ever to be convicted of witchcraft:

Posted byMarek23 December, 2012Posted in1600-1699, colonial, cows, death, guest artist, Hampton, seacoast, witchesTags:Goody Cole, HamptonLeave a comment on Goody Cole, Witch of Hampton (Guest Post)

Pring 15 ~ Final Fire

1603: The dogs save the fort, communications break down, and the expedition heads for home in this EXCITING CONCLUSION of Martin Pring’s Journal!

Posted byMarek18 December, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, dogs, encounter & exploration, forestry, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:martin pring1 Comment on Pring 15 ~ Final Fire

Pring 14 ~ Two Shots

Pring’s last ship fires the first warning shots of a coming conflict …

Posted byMarek8 December, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, dogs, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:PringLeave a comment on Pring 14 ~ Two Shots

Pring 13 ~ Sassafras Harvest

Things go quickly awry when Pring’s men exhaust the local supply of sassafras…

Posted byMarek3 December, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, encounter & exploration, harvest, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:PringLeave a comment on Pring 13 ~ Sassafras Harvest

Pring 12 ~ As The Land is Full

Wherein we can perhaps glimpse the little gold “crownes” in Pring’s eyes as he ogles the natives’ pelts …

Posted byMarek17 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, animals, bear, berries, deer, dogs, encounter & exploration, fish, forestry, fox, herbs, hunting, Journal of Martin Pring, medicine, porcupine, seacoastLeave a comment on Pring 12 ~ As The Land is Full

Pring 11 ~ Sassafras Forest

Pring notes some of the many potential applications of the New England forests …

Posted byMarek16 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, berries, encounter & exploration, forestry, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, medicine, seacoast1 Comment on Pring 11 ~ Sassafras Forest

Pring 10 ~ Rich and Fat Ground

After sailing around the New England coast for many weeks, the English run low on provisions, and so …

Posted byMarek15 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, encounter & exploration, food, Journal of Martin Pring, Peas, seacoast1 Comment on Pring 10 ~ Rich and Fat Ground

Pring 09 ~ We beheld their Gardens

Martin Pring ventures upriver in native canoes for a garden tour…

Posted byMarek14 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, berries, corn, encounter & exploration, food, forestry, Journal of Martin Pring, Peas, rivers, seacoastLeave a comment on Pring 09 ~ We beheld their Gardens

Pring 08 ~ Birchbarke Boats

Description of native canoes.

Posted byMarek8 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, encounter & exploration, forestry, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoast1 Comment on Pring 08 ~ Birchbarke Boats

Pring 07 ~ These People in Colour

Native fashions of the 17th century, for men and women …

Posted byMarek7 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, bear, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:bear, clothes, feathers, indians, martin pringLeave a comment on Pring 07 ~ These People in Colour

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