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Category Archives: forestry

Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

Drawn from Thomas Cole’s diary.

Posted byMarek20 September, 201622 September, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Art, cows, forestry, Henry Cheever Pratt, hiking, weather, White MountainsTags:Chocorua, cow, curse, diary, Henry Cheever Pratt, Thomas Cole, White MountainsLeave a comment on Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

Pitch Pine

Brother John digs deep in search of light, and Brother Asa gets the axe … << BEFORE: Candles from hogs …

Posted byMarek24 March, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, farms, forestry, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH historyTags:amputation, Asa Hutchinson, Ben Hutchinson, candles, John Hutchinson, pineLeave a comment on Pitch Pine

Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

Some examples of “early amusements” from Smith’s History of Peterborough (1876):

Posted byMarek30 August, 201530 August, 2015Posted in1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, corn, forestry, PeterboroughTags:alcohol, amusement, construction, corn, logging, workLeave a comment on Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

Colby 109: Duty

The regiment’s responsibilities:

Posted byMarek25 February, 201527 February, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman ColbyLeave a comment on Colby 109: Duty

Colby 80: Stoves

Finally, a fire in the tent! …

Posted byMarek9 May, 201425 February, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, weatherTags:civil war, fire, firewood, Freeman Colby, snow, stoves, weatherLeave a comment on Colby 80: Stoves

Colby 102: Holiday

1862: Colby gets an unexpected holiday break as Christmas approaches …

Posted byMarek20 December, 201321 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, forestry, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, firewood, Freeman Colby, march, Maryland, Potomac, sickLeave a comment on Colby 102: Holiday

Hawks 15: Looms Up the Grand Mansion

1862: Dr. Hawks explores the “grand mansions” & grounds of Beaufort …

Posted byMarek20 September, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, forestry, Massachusetts, NH history, Reference LinksTags:Barnwell, beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, homes, oak, plantations, south carolina, treesLeave a comment on Hawks 15: Looms Up the Grand Mansion

Hawks 21: Family of Servants

1862: Dr. Esther has some help at her new home in South Carolina …

Posted byMarek28 March, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, firewood, Freedmen, NH historyTags:Appolo, beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, Eve, Joshua, servants, VenusLeave a comment on Hawks 21: Family of Servants

The Wood-Pile (Robert Frost)

I spent the afternoon exploring the winter woods on the mountain, and came back home to spend the evening with this poem by Robert Frost…

Posted byMarek3 February, 20133 February, 2013Posted in1910s, birds, firewood, hiking, NH Poetry, poetry, Robert FrostTags:firewood, poetry, Robert Frost, workLeave a comment on The Wood-Pile (Robert Frost)

Swett 6: Profile House

1865: Swett approaches his destination …

Posted byMarek1 February, 201329 March, 2015Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:Franconia, profile house, white mountains, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 6: Profile House

Swett 3: Train to the Lakes

1865: See? Travel really was more fun for everyone back then …

Posted byMarek5 January, 201329 April, 2013Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, firewood, Laconia, Pembroke, SOURCE=HHS, William B. SwettTags:Laconia, Lakeport, train, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 3: Train to the Lakes

ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)

Let’s kick off this series with a pin-up image of Mr. Swett in the Flume…

Posted byMarek4 January, 201311 April, 2016Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Henniker, hiking, posters, SOURCE=HHS, squirrel, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:white mountains, William B. Swett2 Comments on ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)

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