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Category Archives: milk

Colby 100: Warm Weather

Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!

Posted byMarek16 January, 201521 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, apples, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, herbs, milk, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, weatherTags:civil war, food, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, mail, spareribLeave a comment on Colby 100: Warm Weather

Milk of War (Keene)

The fort’s surrounded, but the babies need milk… What’s to be done?!

Posted byMarek5 December, 201212 December, 2012Posted in1750s, cows, death, dogs, French + Indian Wars, Keene, milk, SOURCE=GriffinTags:John Colony, Keene, milk1 Comment on Milk of War (Keene)

Ward’s Arrival (Henniker, 1763)

Some of Henniker’s earliest settler families arrive in town…

Posted byMarek1 November, 20121 November, 2012Posted in1760s, 1770s, Amherst, colonial, construction, death, food, forestry, graves & memorials, Henniker, milk, Nashua, SOURCE=CogswellTags:butter, cabin, construction, farm, settlers, stumo, table, treeLeave a comment on Ward’s Arrival (Henniker, 1763)

Mrs. Dustin’s Witchcraft

How did they know the “Great Witch of Weare” was really a witch?

Posted byMarek31 October, 20123 October, 2013Posted in1790s, animals, milk, SOURCE=Little, Weare, witchesTags:animals, butter, dustin, Mrs. Dustin, needle, neighbor, weare, witch, witchcraft1 Comment on Mrs. Dustin’s Witchcraft

Hurricane Letter from Henniker (1938) (Part 3)

Dorothy’s account of the Hurricane of ’38 continues, with some rather surprising twists… 

Posted byMarek31 October, 20122 March, 2013Posted in1930s, animals, chicken, Contoocook, Henniker, Hillsboro, Hopkinton, milk, mills, religion, weatherTags:1938, animals, bridge, clean up, damage, flood, food-temp, Henniker, Hillsboro, Hopkinton, hurricane, water1 Comment on Hurricane Letter from Henniker (1938) (Part 3)

Superstitions (Antrim)

When it comes to witches, sometimes it’s a problem to know too much…

Posted byMarek30 October, 201230 October, 2012Posted in1700-1799, Antrim, milk, witchesTags:antrim, butter, horseshoe, nh, superstition, witchLeave a comment on Superstitions (Antrim)

Deaths (Weare)

How folks died in the early days of Weare…

Posted byMarek25 October, 201224 December, 2012Posted in1810s, 1820s, 1830s, death, dogs, hunting, milk, SOURCE=Little, squirrel, WeareTags:death, Enos Baker, Hasket Eaton, John Robie, Jonathan Atwood1 Comment on Deaths (Weare)

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