Tag: Henniker

• Colby 116: Patient Patient

  

  Newton’s story, continued …

  Marek

  8 March, 2016

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  Henniker, hospital, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Thompson, washington

• Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

  

  1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …

  Marek

  9 June, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  baltimore, civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, hospital, mail, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Philadelphia, washington

• Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

  

  1863: Finally, a letter arrives — brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!

  Marek

  24 May, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, mail

• Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

  

  1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England …

  Marek

  7 May, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, leona piper, Margaret Clement, Poolsville, robert harriman

• Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case

  

  1862: Freeman & Jonas finally get to plead their case regarding their dramatic escape from camp …

  Marek

  15 October, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon, Maryland, Phineas Stearns Davis

• Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)

  

  Henniker sends metal to Berlin as part of the war effort… (Drawn by guest artist / art teacher Todd Storro)

  Marek

  20 May, 2013

  1940s, guest artist, Henniker, metals & minerals, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, WWII

  bombs, Henniker, metal, planes, thrift, wwii

• Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

  

  1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?

  Marek

  5 March, 2013

  1770s, 1780s, construction, Contoocook, government, Henniker, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Cogswell

  bridge, Henniker, money, revolution, rum

• Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 3)

  

  1861: Parents! Lay not the flattering unction! …

  Marek

  21 February, 2013

  1860s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reports

  education, Henniker, parents, schools, teachers, town report

• Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)

  

  1861: In its official report, the Henniker School Committee proceeds to excoriate parents & dispense vocational advice:

  Marek

  18 February, 2013

  1760s, 1860s, colonial, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reports

  education, Henniker, parents, schools, teachers, town report

• Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 1)

  

  1861: As the Civil War breaks wide open & Henniker issues its annual Town Report, the School Committee sounds an incendiary call to either FIX the schools, or DO AWAY with them altogether!

  Marek

  15 February, 2013

  1860s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reports

  education, Henniker, schools, town report

• The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)

  

  1861: Background info & links for Freeman’s diary …

  Marek

  11 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, Henniker, posters, SOURCE=HHS

  Civil War, Freeman Colby, Henniker, jonas bacon, school

• Colby 17: Farewell

  

  1862: At the end of his informal furlough, AWOL Freeman must say good-bye…

  Marek

  25 January, 2013

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker

• Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)

  

  GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…

  Marek

  23 January, 2013

  1770s, bear, colonial, corn, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell

  bear, guns, Henniker, Sarah Peters, William Peters

• Colby 16: Visiting Family

  

  1862: Colby talks politics with various branches of the family during his week at home…

  Marek

  22 January, 2013

  1860s, Bradford, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, politics, SOURCE=HHS

  abbie piper, bradford, civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, henry piper, robert harriman

• Colby 15: Evasion

  

  1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!

  Marek

  20 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Colby 14: Dash for the Train

  

  1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…

  Marek

  15 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Liberty-Pole (Henniker)

  

  1829: Never mind all the war heroes and noisy demonstrations, HERE’s the big story of the day…

  Marek

  8 January, 2013

  1820s, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell

  flag, Henniker, Jacob Gordon

• Celebration Day – January 8th, 1829 (Henniker)

  

  The people of Henniker party like it’s 1829…

  Marek

  7 January, 2013

  1820s, Franklin Pierce, Henniker, James Miller, music & dance, Peterborough, politics, SOURCE=Cogswell, War of 1812, Warner

  Andrew Jackson, Franklin Pierce, Henniker, James Miller, Judge Darling, Perley Howe, Phineas Campbell

• Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

  

  1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains…

  Marek

  28 December, 2012

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, death, Henniker, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  Henniker, white mountains, William B. Swett

• Colby 4: Newton, My Brother

  

  1862: Freeman Colby’s little brother can’t wait to go to war!

  Marek

  21 December, 2012

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, newton colby

• Plummer’s Willow (Henniker)

  

  We all start small and grow from there…

  Marek

  17 December, 2012

  1780s, forestry, Henniker, horses, SOURCE=Cogswell

  Henniker, Joseph Plummer, tree

• Colby 1: When the War Broke Out

  

  1861: Freeman Colby (of Henniker) needs a break from the rigors of teaching… so he enlists to fight in the Civil War!

  Marek

  15 December, 2012

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, food, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker

• Wolves Around a Fire (Henniker)

  

  Early settlers in Henniker come up with an efficient way to reduce a predator population.

  Marek

  12 December, 2012

  1770s, colonial, Henniker, hunting, SOURCE=Cogswell, wolves

  Ammi Brook, David Connor, Henniker, Jacob Whitcomb, wolf

• Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)

  

  A severe cold snap means opportunity for this punctual young lady…

  Marek

  6 December, 2012

  1810s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell, weather

  Henniker, James Bartlett, Rebecca Ramsdell