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Tag Archives: snow

“All About the Snowmobile” by Juan (GUEST POST)

Nashua 4th grade guest artist Juan draws the history of his favorite mode of transportation for the NH winter:

Posted byMarek28 April, 201528 April, 2015Posted in1950s, Allenstown, guest artist, weatherTags:allenstown, snow, snowmobile, winterLeave a comment on “All About the Snowmobile” by Juan (GUEST POST)

Colby 81: Camp Desolation

The regiment prepares for Winter Quarters …

Posted byMarek20 May, 201422 May, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, weatherTags:civil war, clothes, Freeman Colby, mail, Muddy Branch, newton colby, Offutt's Crossroads, snow, weatherLeave a comment on Colby 81: Camp Desolation

Colby 80: Stoves

Finally, a fire in the tent! …

Posted byMarek9 May, 201425 February, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, weatherTags:civil war, fire, firewood, Freeman Colby, snow, stoves, weatherLeave a comment on Colby 80: Stoves

Swett 10: Snow-balling in June

1865: The restorative powers of the White Mountains during the closing months of the Civil War…

Posted byMarek29 April, 201329 April, 2013Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, weather, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:cannon mountain, snow, war, white mountains, william bLeave a comment on Swett 10: Snow-balling in June

Winter of 1761-1762 (Weare)

One settler family receives a surprise visitor during a particularly harsh winter in early Weare…

Posted byMarek7 December, 201210 February, 2013Posted in1760s, colonial, deer, hunting, moose, pigs, SOURCE=Little, Weare, weatherTags:snow, winterLeave a comment on Winter of 1761-1762 (Weare)

Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)

A freak Autumn snow storm disrupts the apple and potato harvests…

Posted byMarek16 October, 201212 November, 2012Posted in1800s, apples, harvest, Henniker, potatoes, SOURCE=Cogswell, weatherTags:1804, apple, fall, harvest, Henniker, potato, snow, weatherLeave a comment on Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)

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