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Choirmaster Power Play

Brother Joshua makes his move …

Posted byMarek9 February, 201618 October, 2018Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance, NH history, religionTags:1820s, church, joshua hutchinson, Milford, musicLeave a comment on Choirmaster Power Play

“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 joke from 1754 >>

Posted byMarek26 August, 201527 August, 2015Posted in1700-1799, guest artist, Peterborough, sabbathTags:church, Peterborough, sabbath, sunday, swears1 Comment on “No Doing Things on a Sunday” (Peterborough, 1700s) (GUEST POST)

Jonathan Daniels in Selma

Here’s a 2-page church integration splash from an upcoming mini-comic:

Posted byMarek30 April, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, religionTags:Alabama, church, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, segregation, SelmaLeave a comment on Jonathan Daniels in Selma

Marriage Announcement (Henniker, 1815)

How they announced a marriage in the early days…

Posted byMarek11 October, 201215 October, 2012Posted in1810s, Henniker, marriage, SOURCE=CogswellTags:announcement, church, cogswell, custom, Henniker, marriageLeave a comment on Marriage Announcement (Henniker, 1815)

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