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Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

“Once a sovereign nation”…

Posted byMarek7 May, 201815 May, 2018Posted in1800-1899, 1830s, 1840s, constitution, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:Canada, constitution, Indian Stream, markers, Pittsburg, United StatesLeave a comment on Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

Frontier Quarrels

Five reasons for the raid…

Posted byMarek10 January, 201710 January, 2017Posted in1600-1699, 1690s, corn, cows, death, fish, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:1697, abenaki, corn, cotton mather, cows, fish, Hannah Dustin, hannah dustonLeave a comment on Frontier Quarrels

Hannah Dustin in the Snow

A wandering cartoonist visits the site of a massacre…

Posted byMarek5 December, 201610 January, 2017Posted in1600-1699, 1690s, NH history, Penacook, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:Hannah Dustin, highway, history, markers, Penacook, truth2 Comments on Hannah Dustin in the Snow

Hannah Dustin (1697)

“Famous example of frontier heroism.” (sic)

Posted byMarek4 December, 201610 January, 2017Posted in1600-1699, 1690s, death, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, Penacook, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:1697, abenaki, Hannah Dustin, hannah duston, haverhill, Massachusetts, massacre, raid2 Comments on Hannah Dustin (1697)

Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

An overview of major events from Wilcox’s diary & letters…

Posted byMarek7 September, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene, series, SOURCE=HSCCTags:9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil warLeave a comment on Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

“Almost an Accident”

Unsafe cannonades almost end in tragedy for guests at the Profile House…

Posted byMarek4 July, 20166 July, 2016Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:cannon, Echo Lake, explosion, Franconia Notch, horse, profile house, white mountains, William B. SwettLeave a comment on “Almost an Accident”

NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

“The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”

Posted byMarek22 June, 20167 June, 2020Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, corruption, nh, revolution, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

Free elections, not family dynasties!

Posted byMarek20 June, 201623 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, nh, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

Open, accessible government, for the people…

Posted byMarek18 June, 201620 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:accountability, constitution, nh, public, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…

Posted byMarek16 June, 201620 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, nh, rights, state1 Comment on NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

NH Constitution Article 6: Morality and Piety.

This one explains why public schools and other state institutions don’t celebrate any one religion’s holidays

Posted byMarek17 March, 201621 June, 2016Posted in1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, morality, nh, religion, rightsLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 6: Morality and Piety.

NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

A logical extension of freedom of conscience.

Posted byMarek14 March, 201622 March, 2016Posted in1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, god, nh, religion, rights, state government1 Comment on NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

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