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Tag Archives: Keene

Civil War Comics Camp

Middle school students research & draw original comics based on local Civil War era primary sources…

Posted byMarek6 September, 20167 December, 2021Posted inKeene, projectsTags:6th NH, 9th NH, cheshire county, civil war, Hardtacks, historical society, Keene, music, Wilcox1 Comment on Civil War Comics Camp

August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision …

Posted byMarek24 August, 2016Posted inCivil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, KeeneTags:9th NH, Arthur Sprague, Babbit, Central Square, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, KeeneLeave a comment on August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

“The Stream of Love” (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Rissa (age 6) brings us this romantic parasites’-eye-view of late Summer in NH …

Posted byMarek9 October, 20135 November, 2013Posted in2000-2099, food, guest artist, Keene, NH history, ticksTags:Keene, Lyme Disease, parasites, ticksLeave a comment on “The Stream of Love” (GUEST POST)

Diary of a Keene Pumpkin (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Rudy takes a whimsical pumpkin’s-eye-view of the early days of the Keene Pumpkin Festival…

Posted byMarek8 September, 20138 September, 2013Posted in1990s, food, guest artist, Keene, NH history, pumpkinsTags:fall, farm, festival, jack-o-lantern, Keene, pumpkinLeave a comment on Diary of a Keene Pumpkin (GUEST POST)

“More Than One Million Bricks” (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Bea Reel uses her latest strip to detail the construction of the new high school in 1876…

Posted byMarek24 August, 201323 August, 2013Posted in1870s, 2000-2099, construction, education, guest artist, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=HSCCTags:Bea Reel, bricks, development, Dialing EL-2, Keene, school, ScotlandLeave a comment on “More Than One Million Bricks” (GUEST POST)

Keene, 2013-??? (GUEST POST)

An imaginative glimpse of Keene’s present and distant future (and past?!), drawn by guest artist Peter Fedrizzi …

Posted byMarek20 August, 201320 August, 2013Posted in2000-2099, environment, guest artist, Keene, NH historyTags:city planning, development, environment, forests, future, KeeneLeave a comment on Keene, 2013-??? (GUEST POST)

Mr. Wheelock Mistakes a Cat for a Rabbit (Keene)

Here’s a double-header GUEST POST of a favorite hunting anecdote from Thomas C. Rand’s “Sketch of Keene, Gem of the Ashuelot Valley”…

Posted byMarek22 July, 201322 July, 2013Posted in1850s, cats, guest artist, guns, hunting, Keene, NH history, rabbitTags:cat, gun, hunting, Keene, Mr. Wheelock, rabbit, Thomas C. RandLeave a comment on Mr. Wheelock Mistakes a Cat for a Rabbit (Keene)

Upper Crust of Keene

Guest cartoonist Bea Reel drew this page from Griffin’s History of Keene, NH during our recent FAMILY COMICS WORKSHOP at Keene Public Library:

Posted byMarek19 July, 201321 August, 2013Posted in1700-1799, colonial, guest artist, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=Griffin, wheatTags:baking, Bea Reel, class, crust, Dialing EL-2, farm, griffin, Keene, library, pie, wheatLeave a comment on Upper Crust of Keene

White 01: To Make a String

1861: A recruiter for the new Sharpshooter Regiments arrives at Keene…

Posted byMarek24 June, 201321 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 2nd US Sharpshooters, Civil War, Fitzwilliam, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=HSCC, turkeyTags:civil war, Fitzwilliam, Keene, rifle, sharpshooter, Wyman Silas WhiteLeave a comment on White 01: To Make a String

Family Comics @ Keene Public Library (July-August 2013)

DAY 1 = 6 July (Saturday) 10-1 ~ DAY 2 = 3 August (Saturday) 10-1

Posted byMarek11 June, 201319 September, 2013Posted ineventsTags:cheshire, event, Keene, library, workshop1 Comment on Family Comics @ Keene Public Library (July-August 2013)

Milk of War (Keene)

The fort’s surrounded, but the babies need milk… What’s to be done?!

Posted byMarek5 December, 201212 December, 2012Posted in1750s, cows, death, dogs, French + Indian Wars, Keene, milk, SOURCE=GriffinTags:John Colony, Keene, milk1 Comment on Milk of War (Keene)

John Colony (Keene)

John Colony leaves his native Ireland to fight Indians (& French) in the New England…

Posted byMarek1 December, 201221 December, 2014Posted in1730s, 1740s, 1750s, 1760s, French + Indian Wars, Keene, Maine, marriage, Massachusetts, Robert Rogers, SOURCE=Griffin, VermontTags:Fort Edward, Ichabod Fisher, Ireland, Israel Putnam, John Colony, Keene, Kilkenny, MA, ME, Melatiah Colony, Robert Rogers, Saxton's River, VT, WrenthamLeave a comment on John Colony (Keene)

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