Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?

Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)

GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…

1829: Never mind all the war heroes and noisy demonstrations, HERE’s the big story of the day…

The people of Henniker party like it’s 1829…

We all start small and grow from there…

Early settlers in Henniker come up with an efficient way to reduce a predator population.

A severe cold snap means opportunity for this punctual young lady…

Out of the firing line, into the forest.

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

Because sometimes being FIRST doesn’t really count…

A freak Autumn snow storm disrupts the apple and potato harvests…

The greatest astronomical exposition in town, as of 1880… 13 November, 1833

How they announced a marriage in the early days…

An exotic event provides performance opportunities for a local character…

In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine mayhem! … … More

In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband:

In 1813, NH tests out a strange new voting procedure: keeping track of voters with an official checklist!