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10 January, 201710 January, 2017 Marek 1600-1699, 1690s, corn, cows, death, fish, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, SOURCE=roadside markers

Frontier Quarrels

Five reasons for the raid...

20 September, 20166 November, 2025 Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, Art, cows, forestry, Henry Cheever Pratt, hiking, weather, White Mountains

Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

Drawn from Thomas Cole's diary.

24 February, 201618 October, 2018 Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, farms, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, pigs

Illumination

Whale oil or hog fat? The sustainable energy debate of the 1820s...

12 April, 2015 Marek animals, guest artist, Nashua

“The Adventure of the Fisher Cat in New Hampshire” by Adam (GUEST POST)

Nashua guest artist Adam draws a detailed overview of a fisher cat's life...

5 February, 201525 February, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, corn, cows, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 108: Place of Honor

More maneuvers along the Potomac ...

2 February, 20155 February, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, corn, cows, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 107: Holidays at the South

Colby observes Christmas festivities far from his native New Hampshire ...

27 January, 20152 February, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, duck, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 106: Reassurances

Colby writes to tell his family it's not all that bad ...

7 December, 201430 December, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, chicken, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, turkey

Colby 91: Tea

A dipper of hot tea brings back memories of home ...

5 December, 201410 December, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, chicken, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, turkey

Colby 90: Unpacking

1862: Now that the holiday boxes have finally arrived, the boys choose to look on the bright side...

31 October, 201420 September, 2016 Marek 2000-2099, constitution, dogs, elections, government, NH history

Curse of the Dead Dog Ballot Photo

Here's a spooky (true) NH tale to carry you over from Halloween to Election Tuesday...

12 November, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, animals, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, horses, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 43: Newton Takes Charge

1862: Newton takes charge ...

10 November, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, animals, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, horses, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 42: A Hundred Feet of Rope

1862: As far as Newton is concerned, the longer the rope, the bigger the tangle ...

7 November, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, animals, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, horses, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 41: Newton & the Georgetown Mules

1862: Freeman's hapless brother Newton Colby seems to have a knack for getting himself into trouble ...

25 October, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, peaches, pigs, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 38: The Picket Line

1862: How they guarded the Potomac River, border between Union and Rebellion ...

9 October, 20135 November, 2013 Marek 2000-2099, food, guest artist, Keene, NH history, ticks

“The Stream of Love” (GUEST POST)

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

22 July, 201322 July, 2013 Marek 1850s, cats, guest artist, guns, hunting, Keene, NH history, rabbit

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"...

24 June, 201321 December, 2014 Marek 1860s, 2nd US Sharpshooters, Civil War, Fitzwilliam, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=HSCC, turkey

White 01: To Make a String

1861: A recruiter for the new Sharpshooter Regiments arrives at Keene...

11 May, 2013 Marek 1860s, Contoocook Village, goose, guest artist, guns, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, NH history, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety, turkey

Thanksgiving Letter (B K Jones, Dec 2d 1860, #3) (Guest Post)

1860: Burleigh sends news about his family's Thanksgiving activities...

13 April, 201311 May, 2013 Marek 1860s, chicken, Contoocook Village, guest artist, guns, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, NH history, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety

Thanksgiving Letter (B K Jones, Dec 2d 1860, #2) (Guest Post)

1860: Burleigh relates a classic NH Thanksgiving... (Drawn by guest artist Dan Haines of Hopkinton)

10 April, 201314 September, 2017 Marek 1860s, chicken, Contoocook Village, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, NH history, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety

Thanksgiving Letter (B K Jones, Dec 2d 1860, #1)

1860: Burleigh's recently back from the 1860 Republican convention in Chicago, and he can't wait to tell his brother all about the celebrations back on the farm in Contoocook:

20 March, 201329 April, 2013 Marek 1860s, 2nd NH, Civil War Letters & Diaries, graves & memorials, horses, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, NH history, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety

Company B Fall in for Dinner (Jones, June 13th 1862, #2)

1862: Burleigh K. Jones takes a break from letter writing to observe dinnertime; then he continues with some ghastly details from the Fair Oaks battlefield: