pigs – Live Free and Draw

Illumination

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

Colby 38: The Picket Line

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

Winter of 1761-1762 (Weare)

One settler family receives a surprise visitor during a particularly harsh winter in early Weare…

We Go Without Mittens Very Well (Rogers, Nov. 20 1862, #2)

Rogers recounts recent experiences & dispenses domestic advice for the home front …

Pension Application of Elisha Haynes (Epsom)

Haynes served from 1779-1782 in the Revolutionary War. In 1831, when he finally applied for a veteran’s pension at age 70, he included an inventory of all his property… SOURCE: View Elisha Haynes’ pension application at http://www.EpsomHistory.com …The following year, in 1832, Haynes added another declaration that clarifies his family situation and health status. “Skumsborough”Continue reading “Pension Application of Elisha Haynes (Epsom)”