Marek 1860s, 39th MA, chicken, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, turkey

Colby 90: Unpacking

1862: Now that the holiday boxes have finally arrived, the boys choose to look on the bright side...

Marek 1860s, Contoocook Village, goose, guest artist, guns, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, NH history, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety, turkey

Thanksgiving Letter (B K Jones, Dec 2d 1860, #3) (Guest Post)

1860: Burleigh sends news about his family's Thanksgiving activities...

Marek 1860s, chicken, Contoocook Village, guest artist, guns, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, NH history, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety

Thanksgiving Letter (B K Jones, Dec 2d 1860, #2) (Guest Post)

1860: Burleigh relates a classic NH Thanksgiving... (Drawn by guest artist Dan Haines of Hopkinton)

Marek 1800-1899, chicken, ghosts, SOURCE=Little, Weare

Terribly Troubled with Ghosts (Weare)

In which strange noises emanate from the unfinished room above ... One of Mary Peaslee's progeny later became well-known for nearly drowning in the Piscataquog.