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Colby 101: We Had Objections

Do officers have special party privileges? ...

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Colby 100: Warm Weather

Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!

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Colby 76: Rations

Talking food with the tent-mates ...

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Colby 64: “Even the Negroes”

1862: Colby vents his jealousy of the treatment received by former slaves ...

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To Work in the Mills? (Keene, 1845)

A farm family debates sending their youngest daughter to work in the mills... Originally published in Monadnock History Comics (Keene Sentinel, 2005) Discussion questions:  Why do Lucy and her mother think that working in the mills would be a good idea? Why does her father oppose the job? What clues tell us that life is hard on … Continue reading To Work in the Mills? (Keene, 1845)