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Category Archives: SOURCE=Cogswell

Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

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

Posted byMarek5 March, 2013Posted in1770s, 1780s, construction, Contoocook, government, Henniker, revolutionary era, SOURCE=CogswellTags:bridge, Henniker, money, revolution, rumLeave a comment on Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)

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

Posted byMarek23 January, 201327 January, 2013Posted in1770s, bear, colonial, corn, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=CogswellTags:bear, guns, Henniker, Sarah Peters, William PetersLeave a comment on Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)

Liberty-Pole (Henniker)

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

Posted byMarek8 January, 201310 January, 2013Posted in1820s, Henniker, SOURCE=CogswellTags:flag, Henniker, Jacob GordonLeave a comment on Liberty-Pole (Henniker)

Celebration Day – January 8th, 1829 (Henniker)

The people of Henniker party like it’s 1829…

Posted byMarek7 January, 201322 August, 2015Posted in1820s, Franklin Pierce, Henniker, James Miller, music & dance, Peterborough, politics, SOURCE=Cogswell, War of 1812, WarnerTags:Andrew Jackson, Franklin Pierce, Henniker, James Miller, Judge Darling, Perley Howe, Phineas Campbell2 Comments on Celebration Day – January 8th, 1829 (Henniker)

Plummer’s Willow (Henniker)

We all start small and grow from there…

Posted byMarek17 December, 201217 December, 2012Posted in1780s, forestry, Henniker, horses, SOURCE=CogswellTags:Henniker, Joseph Plummer, tree2 Comments on Plummer’s Willow (Henniker)

Wolves Around a Fire (Henniker)

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

Posted byMarek12 December, 201213 December, 2012Posted in1770s, colonial, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell, wolvesTags:Ammi Brook, David Connor, Henniker, Jacob Whitcomb, wolfLeave a comment on Wolves Around a Fire (Henniker)

Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)

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

Posted byMarek6 December, 201219 January, 2016Posted in1810s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell, weatherTags:Henniker, James Bartlett, Rebecca Ramsdell2 Comments on Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)

A Very Singular Circumstance (Henniker, 1775)

Out of the firing line, into the forest. 19 April 1775 SOURCE: Cogswell’s History of Henniker (p.262)

Posted byMarek3 November, 201219 April, 2021Posted in1770s, death, forestry, Henniker, Massachusetts, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Cogswell1 Comment on A Very Singular Circumstance (Henniker, 1775)

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)

Second Horse in Town (Henniker, 1767)

Because sometimes being FIRST doesn’t really count…

Posted byMarek21 October, 2012Posted in1760s, Henniker, horses, SOURCE=CogswellTags:1767, animals, early, Henniker, horseLeave a comment on Second Horse in Town (Henniker, 1767)

Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)

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

Posted byMarek16 October, 201212 November, 2012Posted in1800s, apples, harvest, Henniker, potatoes, SOURCE=Cogswell, weatherTags:1804, apple, fall, harvest, Henniker, potato, snow, weatherLeave a comment on Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)

Shooting Stars (Henniker, 1833)

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

Posted byMarek13 October, 201214 November, 2012Posted in1830s, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell, weatherTags:astronomy, cogswell, Henniker, night, shooting, sky, starsLeave a comment on Shooting Stars (Henniker, 1833)

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