Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, forestry, Massachusetts, NH history, Reference Links

Hawks 15: Looms Up the Grand Mansion

1862: Dr. Hawks explores the "grand mansions" & grounds of Beaufort ...

Marek 1930s, 1938 Hurricane Letter, Contoocook, Henniker, weather

Hurricane Letter from Henniker (1938) (Part 1)

A Henniker schoolteacher wrote this letter to her mother during the Hurricane of '38...

Marek 1820s, environment, forestry, Marlow, SOURCE=HSCC

Trunks Like Black Bones (Marlow, 1825)

Grandpa remembers "what happened to all the forests" in the Keene area... Discussion Questions:  This story came from Elgin Jones' History of Marlow, NH. His grandfather told him about seeing this forestry done in Marlow in 1825, while the grandfather was still a boy. How is this kind of forestry different from our current systems … Continue reading Trunks Like Black Bones (Marlow, 1825)