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Tag Archives: Henniker

Colby 116: Patient Patient

Newton’s story, continued …

Posted byMarek8 March, 20168 March, 2016Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:Henniker, hospital, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Thompson, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 116: Patient Patient

Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

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

Posted byMarek9 June, 20158 March, 2016Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:baltimore, civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, hospital, mail, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Philadelphia, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

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

Posted byMarek24 May, 20159 June, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, mailLeave a comment on Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

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

Posted byMarek7 May, 201524 May, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, leona piper, Margaret Clement, Poolsville, robert harrimanLeave a comment on Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case

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

Posted byMarek15 October, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon, Maryland, Phineas Stearns DavisLeave a comment on Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case

Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)

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

Posted byMarek20 May, 201326 June, 2013Posted in1940s, guest artist, Henniker, metals & minerals, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, WWIITags:bombs, Henniker, metal, planes, thrift, wwiiLeave a comment on Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)

Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

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

Posted byMarek5 March, 2013Posted in1770s, 1780s, construction, Contoocook, government, Henniker, revolutionary era, SOURCE=CogswellTags:bridge, Henniker, money, revolution, rumLeave a comment on Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 3)

1861: Parents! Lay not the flattering unction! …

Posted byMarek21 February, 201320 February, 2013Posted in1860s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reportsTags:education, Henniker, parents, schools, teachers, town report2 Comments on Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 3)

Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)

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

Posted byMarek18 February, 201321 February, 2013Posted in1760s, 1860s, colonial, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reportsTags:education, Henniker, parents, schools, teachers, town reportLeave a comment on Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)

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!

Posted byMarek15 February, 201322 February, 2013Posted in1860s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS, town reportsTags:education, Henniker, schools, town reportLeave a comment on Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 1)

The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)

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

Posted byMarek11 February, 201322 February, 2019Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, Henniker, posters, SOURCE=HHSTags:Civil War, Freeman Colby, Henniker, jonas bacon, schoolLeave a comment on The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)

Colby 17: Farewell

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

Posted byMarek25 January, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, HennikerLeave a comment on Colby 17: Farewell

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