Marek 1990s, food, guest artist, Keene, NH history, pumpkins

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...

Marek 1700-1799, colonial, guest artist, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=Griffin, wheat

Upper Crust of Keene

Guest cartoonist Bea Reel drew this page from Griffin's History of Keene, NH during our recent FAMILY COMICS WORKSHOP at Keene Public Library:

Marek 1760s, 1770s, Amherst, colonial, construction, death, food, forestry, graves & memorials, Henniker, milk, Nashua, SOURCE=Cogswell

Ward’s Arrival (Henniker, 1763)

Some of Henniker's earliest settler families arrive in town...

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

Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)

A resourceful wife prepares dinner for her hunting husband:

Marek 1940s, Marlow, NH history, SOURCE=HSCC, WWII

Ground Observer Corps (Marlow, 1941)

Citizens of Marlow volunteer to defend their town's night skies... Originally published in Monadnock History Comics (Keene Sentinel, 2005) Discussion questions:  This episode takes place during World War Two.  What is the "Nazi War Machine"?  Why are the townspeople of Marlow worried about it?  What is the situation in Europe in 1941? What important event happened one … Continue reading Ground Observer Corps (Marlow, 1941)