Tag: nh

• NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

  

  “The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”

  Marek

  22 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, corruption, nh, revolution, state

• NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

  

  Free elections, not family dynasties!

  Marek

  20 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, state

• NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

  

  Open, accessible government, for the people…

  Marek

  18 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  accountability, constitution, nh, public, state

• NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

  

  State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…

  Marek

  16 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, rights, state

• NH Constitution Article 6: Morality and Piety.

  

  This one explains why public schools and other state institutions don’t celebrate any one religion’s holidays

  Marek

  17 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, morality, nh, religion, rights

• NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

  

  A logical extension of freedom of conscience.

  Marek

  14 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, god, nh, religion, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 4: Rights of Conscience Unalienable

  

  Some rights you just can’t give away.

  Marek

  13 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  conscience, constitution, nh, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 3: Society, its Organization and Purposes

  

  Balancing NATURAL RIGHTS with the compromises and exchanges of SOCIETY…

  Marek

  9 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, feature, nh, rights, society, state government

• NH Constitution Article 2a: The Bearing of Arms

  

  This one’s short and to the point.

  Marek

  7 March, 2016

  1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  arms, constitution, feature, nh, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights

  

  Life, liberty, property, happiness… This article has it all.

  Marek

  1 March, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, happiness, liberty, nh, property, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government

  

  “All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT…”

  Marek

  29 February, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, equality, feature, freedom, nh, rights, state government

• NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.

  

  Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:

  Marek

  19 December, 2012

  1780s, constitution, education, NH State Comicstitution, science, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, law, nh

• Young Chase at Keene

  

  Tragedies, travels, & teenage failures of one of New Hampshire’s most powerful exports…

  Marek

  28 November, 2012

  1800s, 1810s, 1820s, Connecticut, Cornish, death, education, glass, hiking, judicial branch, Keene, Roxbury, Salmon P. Chase, SOURCE=Griffin, SOURCE=roadside markers, sources, Vermont

  Keene, nh, Salmon P. Chase

• Blood and Honey (Dublin)

  

  A cautionary harvest parable courtesy of Dublin’s infamous Wranglin’ Russell Brothers:

  Marek

  2 November, 2012

  1790s, bees, Dublin, harvest, honey, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

  1790s, argument, bees, brothers, dublin, honey, nh, russell

• Drowning (Weare, 1824)

  

  Oh no, another disaster down by the Piscataquog… Or IS it?!?!

  Marek

  1 November, 2012

  1820s, death, Piscataquog, SOURCE=Little, Weare

  1824, drown, nh, piscataquog, rescue, revive, river, weare

• The Witch’s Ride (Weare)

  

  Mrs. Dustin is up to her infernal sorceries again… this time on a cross-country jaunt!

  Marek

  31 October, 2012

  1700-1799, birth, horses, SOURCE=Little, Weare, Whitefield, witches

  birth, dustin, grandson, horse, Mrs. Dustin, nh, ride, speed, weare, whitefield, witch

• Superstitions (Antrim)

  

  When it comes to witches, sometimes it’s a problem to know too much…

  Marek

  30 October, 2012

  1700-1799, Antrim, milk, witches

  antrim, butter, horseshoe, nh, superstition, witch

• Pring 03 ~ Meeting the Locals

  

  The native people of NH’s seacoast take some interest in Martin Pring’s sassafras harvesting expedition …

  Marek

  26 October, 2012

  1600s, encounter & exploration, fish, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoast

  1603, abenaki, great bay, martin pring, nh, seacoast, trade

• Choosing Freedom (1945)

  

  The people of New Hampshire choose their first official state motto …

  Marek

  10 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1940s, 1970s, government, legislative branch, WWII

  democracy, freedom, government, John Stark, legislature, license plates, live free or die, motto, nh, state, wwii

• Video: “John Weeks, 1911”

  

  A sing-along music video based on the landmark Weeks Act of 1911… ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Comic! >> DOWNLOAD:Printable 2-page PDF 2-page JPG version: SOURCE MATERIALS: Here are some of the primary sources that helped make this song & comic possible: The Weeks Act itself = I looked up the pages from the 1911 congressional…

  Marek

  5 October, 2012

  1910s, constitution, environment, forestry, John Wingate Weeks, Lancaster, legislative branch, mills, politics, video, White Mountains

  1911, congress, forestry, John Weeks, john wingate weeks, law, nh, us, water, watersheds, Weeks Act

• “Your state motto is SO COOL!”

  

  Let’s take a closer look at that little motto on our license plates…

  Marek

  4 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1970s, John Stark, NH culture, politics, revolutionary era, SOURCE=NH.gov

  government, John Stark, live free or die, motto, nh, state

• Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)

  

  In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband:

  Marek

  21 September, 2012

  1780s, bear, Henniker, hunting, NH history, SOURCE=Cogswell, stick figures

  bears, cogswell, cooking, dressing, farm, food-temp, Henniker, hunting, nh, supper, wife, woman

• “I tell you what it is, George” (First Bull Run)

  

  From a letter by Private Charles Putnam (2nd NH Volunteers) to his brother George in Claremont…

  Marek

  16 September, 2012

  1860s, 2nd NH, Civil War, SOURCE=Pride & al

  account, battle, bull run, civil war, claremont, letter, nh, soldier, wounded

• Daniel Webster Statue (Concord)

  

  Sketch of the Daniel Webster statue in front of the NH State House:

  Marek

  14 September, 2012

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

  concord, Daniel Webster, history, nh, state house, statue