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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...

26 December, 201231 December, 2012 Marek 1890s, cows, dogs, food, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Peculiar Calf (Henniker)

1894: Quality journalism in an age of miracles.

18 December, 20125 February, 2017 Marek 1600s, dogs, encounter & exploration, forestry, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoast

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!

10 December, 201211 December, 2012 Marek 1880s, dogs, hunting, raccoon, SOURCE=Little, Weare

What's this secret "fluid bait" ingredient that all the "coon hunters" swear by? NEXT: "The boys" catch a "rabbit" >> In honor of The Dog catching her first weasel this past week, I've been tracking down some old hunting stories from Little's History of Weare, NH (1888)...

8 December, 20125 February, 2017 Marek 1600s, dogs, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoast

Pring 14 ~ Two Shots

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

5 December, 201212 December, 2012 Marek 1750s, cows, death, dogs, French + Indian Wars, Keene, milk, SOURCE=Griffin

Milk of War (Keene)

The fort's surrounded, but the babies need milk... What's to be done?! << BEFORE: John Colony (Biographical Sketch) ... Although Griffin's account specifies neither location nor date for this story, we categorize it under Keene (Colony's ultimate home) and 1750s (Colony served in the French & Indian War 1755-1760).