Marek 1760s, bear, colonial, Dublin, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

The Old Bear (Dublin)

No sense complaining about the food... << BEFORE: Fox chase! NEXT: Bears in the cornfield >>

Marek 1830s, 1840s, Dublin, education, entertainment, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

Dublin Lyceum (1836-1844)

Community education & discourse in Dublin: The adults publish (& perform) their own bi-weekly zine... and the kids put out TWO! Don't you wish you could sit in on one of these weekly meetings?  This is what people in small towns did ALL AROUND New England in an age before electronic devices or even cheap … Continue reading Dublin Lyceum (1836-1844)

Marek 1770s, 1780s, Dublin, revolutionary era, Rhode Island, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward, weather

Revolutionary Soldier from Dublin

Mr. Belknap at war ... << BEFORE: Mrs. Belknap takes care of the farm ... MORE: Stories from the "Revolutionary Era" >> SO MANY accounts of NH soldiers' war experiences include price lists of the bargains or price gouges they encountered. Mr. Belknap seems to have come across 21st century prices in the taverns he … Continue reading Revolutionary Soldier from Dublin

Marek 1770s, corn, cottage industries, cows, Dublin, potatoes, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

Woman of the Revolution (Dublin, 1779)

Dublin neighbors rally to support each other in time of war... NEXT: Mr. Belknap at war... >>

Marek 1790s, bees, Dublin, harvest, honey, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

Blood and Honey (Dublin)

A cautionary harvest parable courtesy of Dublin's infamous Wranglin' Russell Brothers: This story comes from Leonard & Seward's "History of Dublin, New Hampshire" (1920).