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Category Archives: turkey

Colby 91: Tea

A dipper of hot tea brings back memories of home …

Posted byMarek7 December, 201430 December, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, chicken, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, turkeyTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, mail, sage, sweet flags, tea, ThanksgivingLeave a comment on Colby 91: Tea

Colby 90: Unpacking

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

Posted byMarek5 December, 201410 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, chicken, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, turkeyTags:boots, chicken, civil war, Freeman Colby, mail, newton colby, peter warren, Thanksgiving, tobacco, turkeyLeave a comment on Colby 90: Unpacking

White 01: To Make a String

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

Posted byMarek24 June, 201321 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 2nd US Sharpshooters, Civil War, Fitzwilliam, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=HSCC, turkeyTags:civil war, Fitzwilliam, Keene, rifle, sharpshooter, Wyman Silas WhiteLeave a comment on White 01: To Make a String

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

1860: Burleigh sends news about his family’s Thanksgiving activities…

Posted byMarek11 May, 2013Posted in1860s, Contoocook Village, goose, guest artist, guns, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, NH history, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety, turkeyTags:burleigh jones, chicken, civil war, contoocook, goose, letter, Thanksgiving, turkey, woodLeave a comment on Thanksgiving Letter (B K Jones, Dec 2d 1860, #3) (Guest Post)

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