With ten children (and counting), Jesse and Polly Hutchinson hatch a plan to buy Colonel Burnham’s old inn …
Brother Jesse
The unfortunate tale of the eldest Hutchinson son …
Musical Family
Decades later, townsfolk fondly remembered one voice in the local church choir…
Clean Living
The musical history of NH’s famous Singing Hutchinsons runs deep… and complicated:
Hutchinson Family Singers
Color portrait of the world-famous Milford, NH quartet… PLUS series source links!
Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)
Some examples of “early amusements” from Smith’s History of Peterborough (1876):
First Clock in Town (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)
Guest artist Chris depicts the arrival of new technology around 1765-1770, thanks to the efforts of Mrs. William Smith:
An Interview with the Devil (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)
Guest artist Malcolm (of Dublin, NH) dramatizes of an old supernatural fiddler legend from Peterborough…
Fake Raid (Peterborough, 1754) (GUEST POST)
Peterborough resident Liam draws a practical joke from the French-Indian War era:
“No Doing Things on a Sunday” (Peterborough, 1700s) (GUEST POST)
Peterborough resident Daniel portrays the strict sabbath laws of the town’s early settlers, as related in Kinscella’s Chronicles of Peterborough: NEXT: One practical…
Safe House
After a harrowing experience in backwoods Georgia, Jonathan Daniels arrives at Atlanta in the middle of the night ..
Colby & Co. in the Woods
We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…
Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge
1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …
Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home
1863: Finally, a letter arrives — brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!
Colby 113: Lucky Soldier
1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England …
The Road South
1965: Jonathan Daniels encounters roadside resistance on his way to help integrate Southern churches …
Jonathan Daniels in Selma
Here’s a 2-page church integration splash from an upcoming mini-comic:
Mrs. Adam’s “NH Government” PART 3: State Judicial Branch (GUEST POST)
Introducing the branch of government that helps us figure out how laws work:
“Rene Gagnon” by Nikki (GUEST POST)
Dover guest artist Nikki introduces us to a famous marine, Manchester native Rene Gagnon:
“All About the Snowmobile” by Juan (GUEST POST)
Nashua 4th grade guest artist Juan draws the history of his favorite mode of transportation for the NH winter:
Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics” PART 2: State Executive Branch (GUEST POST)
Including a truly thrilling scene where an angel with a harp escorts a vetoed bill to a celestial RECYCLING BIN lit by apocalyptic lightning bolts…
Mrs. Adams’ “NH Government Comics” PART 1: State Legislative Branch (GUEST POST)
Mrs. Adams’ 4th grade class in Dover is drawing a series called, “NH Government Comics”…
“Adam Sandler” by Brady (GUEST ARTIST)
Guest artist Brady (Nashua, NH) draws this bio-comic of a favorite NH comedian…
“The Adventure of the Fisher Cat in New Hampshire” by Adam (GUEST POST)
Nashua guest artist Adam draws a detailed overview of a fisher cat’s life…
