Tag: Henniker
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Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge
1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …
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Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home
1863: Finally, a letter arrives — brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!
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Colby 113: Lucky Soldier
1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England …
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Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case
1862: Freeman & Jonas finally get to plead their case regarding their dramatic escape from camp …
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Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)
1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?
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Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)
1861: In its official report, the Henniker School Committee proceeds to excoriate parents & dispense vocational advice:
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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!
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Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)
GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…
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Colby 16: Visiting Family
1862: Colby talks politics with various branches of the family during his week at home…
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Colby 15: Evasion
1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!
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Colby 14: Dash for the Train
1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…
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Liberty-Pole (Henniker)
1829: Never mind all the war heroes and noisy demonstrations, HERE’s the big story of the day…
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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…
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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!
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Wolves Around a Fire (Henniker)
Early settlers in Henniker come up with an efficient way to reduce a predator population.