Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, farms, forestry, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history

Pitch Pine

Brother John digs deep in search of light, and Brother Asa gets the axe ... << BEFORE: Candles from hogs ... NEXT >> SOURCE: As told in The Story of the Hutchinsons Vol. I (John Hutchinson, 1896): But at times even this luxury of candle light was denied us... [p.18-19] Especially this line on Asa's reaction to sudden amputation: Oh, … Continue reading Pitch Pine

Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, farms, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, pigs

Illumination

Whale oil or hog fat? The sustainable energy debate of the 1820s...