Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 3: Woburn

1861-2: Colby finds work at an unfamiliar Massachusetts town…

Marek 1780s, constitution, education, NH State Comicstitution, science, SOURCE=NH.gov

NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.

Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:

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!

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, food, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 1: When the War Broke Out

1861: Freeman Colby (of Henniker) needs a break from the rigors of teaching… so he enlists to fight in the Civil War!

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 …

Marek 1600s, encounter & exploration, harvest, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoast

Pring 13 ~ Sassafras Harvest

Things go quickly awry when Pring’s men exhaust the local supply of sassafras…

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Letters of Joseph Rogers, pigs, SOURCE=WHS+Warren, Warner, weather

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

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

Marek 11th NH, 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Letters of Joseph Rogers, Reference Links, SOURCE=WHS+Warren, Warner

Dear Sister (Rogers, Nov. 20 1862, #1)

In this early Civil War letter, Warner native Joseph S. Rogers stares across the waters at a looming battle...

Marek 1600s, animals, bear, berries, deer, dogs, encounter & exploration, fish, forestry, fox, herbs, hunting, Journal of Martin Pring, medicine, porcupine, seacoast

Pring 12 ~ As The Land is Full

Wherein we can perhaps glimpse the little gold “crownes” in Pring’s eyes as he ogles the natives’ pelts …

Marek 1600s, berries, encounter & exploration, forestry, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, medicine, seacoast

Pring 11 ~ Sassafras Forest

Pring notes some of the many potential applications of the New England forests …

Marek 1600s, encounter & exploration, food, Journal of Martin Pring, Peas, seacoast

Pring 10 ~ Rich and Fat Ground

After sailing around the New England coast for many weeks, the English run low on provisions, and so …

Marek 1600s, berries, corn, encounter & exploration, food, forestry, Journal of Martin Pring, Peas, rivers, seacoast

Pring 09 ~ We beheld their Gardens

Martin Pring ventures upriver in native canoes for a garden tour…

Marek 1600s, deer, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, music & dance, seacoast, snakes

Pring 04 ~ Sassafras Dance

Quite possibly the first world-fusion dance party in New England history...

Marek 1600s, encounter & exploration, fish, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoast

Pring 03 ~ Meeting the Locals

The native people of NH's seacoast take some interest in Martin Pring's sassafras harvesting expedition ...

Marek 1600s, construction, encounter & exploration, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, Piscataqua, seacoast

Pring 02 ~ Sassafras Bay

Pring's crew find what they're looking for on the New England seacoast ...

Marek 1600s, animals, encounter & exploration, forestry, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, Piscataqua, seacoast

Pring 01 ~ Quest for Sassafras

Martin Pring details his visit to the New Hampshire seacoast in 1603.