Tag: cogswell

• Shooting Stars (Henniker, 1833)

  

  The greatest astronomical exposition in town, as of 1880… 13 November, 1833

  Marek

  13 October, 2012

  1830s, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell, weather

  astronomy, cogswell, Henniker, night, shooting, sky, stars

• Marriage Announcement (Henniker, 1815)

  

  How they announced a marriage in the early days…

  Marek

  11 October, 2012

  1810s, Henniker, marriage, SOURCE=Cogswell

  announcement, church, cogswell, custom, Henniker, marriage

• Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)

  

  In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband:

  Marek

  21 September, 2012

  1780s, bear, Henniker, hunting, NH history, SOURCE=Cogswell, stick figures

  bears, cogswell, cooking, dressing, farm, food-temp, Henniker, hunting, nh, supper, wife, woman