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Tag Archives: fall

Colby 84: Offutt’s Crossroads

Colby enjoys the lovely fall weather … for a little while.

Posted byMarek7 July, 201410 July, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, weatherTags:fall, Freeman Colby, Offutt's CrossroadsLeave a comment on Colby 84: Offutt’s Crossroads

Diary of a Keene Pumpkin (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Rudy takes a whimsical pumpkin’s-eye-view of the early days of the Keene Pumpkin Festival…

Posted byMarek8 September, 20138 September, 2013Posted in1990s, food, guest artist, Keene, NH history, pumpkinsTags:fall, farm, festival, jack-o-lantern, Keene, pumpkinLeave a comment on Diary of a Keene Pumpkin (GUEST POST)

Hurricane Letter from Henniker (1938) (Part 1)

A Henniker schoolteacher wrote this letter to her mother during the Hurricane of ’38:

Posted byMarek29 October, 20129 November, 2012Posted in1930s, Contoocook, Henniker, weatherTags:1938, bridge, fall, flood, Henniker, hurricane, landslide, letter, railroad, teacher, trees7 Comments on Hurricane Letter from Henniker (1938) (Part 1)

John Stark Statue (Concord)

Sketching statues on the State House lawn today, I found myself drawn to Major General John Stark’s defiant stance beneath the falling maple leaves…

Posted byMarek26 October, 20122 November, 2012Posted in1700-1799, Concord, John Stark, Londonderry, Manchester, NH State House, revolutionary era, statuesTags:bennington, bunker hill, concord, fall, John Stark, leaves, revolution, state house, statueLeave a comment on John Stark Statue (Concord)

Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)

A freak Autumn snow storm disrupts the apple and potato harvests…

Posted byMarek16 October, 201212 November, 2012Posted in1800s, apples, harvest, Henniker, potatoes, SOURCE=Cogswell, weatherTags:1804, apple, fall, harvest, Henniker, potato, snow, weatherLeave a comment on Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)

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