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Tag Archives: bear

Bear Ferry (Chesterfield)

A color splash page based on that old Chesterfield story, “Fishing for Bear”:

Posted byMarek1 February, 201313 January, 2015Posted in1700-1799, bear, Chesterfield, hunting, posters, SOURCE=HSCCTags:bear, chesterfield, hunting, lake, spafford, spoffordLeave a comment on Bear Ferry (Chesterfield)

The Bear & Boorn’s Buttons (Richmond)

Just when you thought you’d heard every variation on these bear hunting stories… Jacob Bump to the rescue!

Posted byMarek30 January, 201313 April, 2015Posted in1700-1799, bear, colonial, hunting, Richmond, SOURCE=BarrettTags:Amos Boorn, bear, gun, Jacob Bump, Richmond, Silas WhippleLeave a comment on The Bear & Boorn’s Buttons (Richmond)

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)

The Old Bear (Dublin)

No sense complaining about the food…

Posted byMarek16 December, 201223 January, 2013Posted in1760s, bear, colonial, Dublin, SOURCE=Leonard+SewardTags:bear, dublin, Eli GreenwoodLeave a comment on The Old Bear (Dublin)

Pring 07 ~ These People in Colour

Native fashions of the 17th century, for men and women …

Posted byMarek7 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, bear, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:bear, clothes, feathers, indians, martin pringLeave a comment on Pring 07 ~ These People in Colour

Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)

In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine mayhem! … << BEFORE: Fishing for bear in Chesterfield.

Posted byMarek2 October, 201213 April, 2015Posted in1780s, bear, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=CogswellTags:axe, bear, fight, forest, hunt, wounds1 Comment on Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)

Fishing for Bear (Chesterfield)

An unusual hunting tale from the Keene area…

Posted byMarek1 October, 201212 March, 2014Posted in1750s, bear, Chesterfield, colonial, hunting, Keene, SOURCE=HSCC, stick figuresTags:bear, chesterfield, hunting, spofford7 Comments on Fishing for Bear (Chesterfield)

“Walk to Camp” by Becky Rule (Guest Post)

NH storyteller Becky Rule adds some quick cartoons to her tale of a fashionable bear encounter: (Drawn & told at the Weeks Act Centennial festivals, 2011)

Posted byMarek26 September, 201218 October, 2012Posted in2000-2099, bear, guest artist, hiking, White MountainsTags:animal, bear, becky rule, guest post, hiking, white mountainsLeave a comment on “Walk to Camp” by Becky Rule (Guest Post)

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