Marek 1600-1699, 1690s, NH history, Penacook, SOURCE=roadside markers

Hannah Dustin in the Snow

A wandering cartoonist visits the site of a massacre...

Marek Concord, Daniel Webster, NH people, NH State House, politics, statues

Daniel Webster Statue (Concord)

Sketch of the Daniel Webster statue in front of the NH State House: The two state seals represent, obviously, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  Technically, it's MA's coat of arms, and I didn't realize it was so intense!  The latin motto translates as, "WITH SWORD, SHE SEEKS QUIET PEACE UNDER LIBERTY."  Looks more like quiet peace … Continue reading Daniel Webster Statue (Concord)

Marek 1810s, elections, Henniker, NH history, politics, SOURCE=Cogswell, sources, stick figures

The First Voter Check-List (Henniker, 1813)

In 1813, NH tests out a strange new voting procedure: keeping track of voters with an official checklist!  { SOURCE = Cogswell's History of the Town of Henniker... } SEE ALSO:   John T. Gilman