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Tag Archives: wwii

Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)

Henniker sends metal to Berlin as part of the war effort… (Drawn by guest artist / art teacher Todd Storro)

Posted byMarek20 May, 201326 June, 2013Posted in1940s, guest artist, Henniker, metals & minerals, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, WWIITags:bombs, Henniker, metal, planes, thrift, wwiiLeave a comment on Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)

Thanksgiving in Henniker, 1941 (Guest Post)

An 8th grade cartoonist explores changing attitudes leading up to World War II via an imagined Thanksgiving dinner in Henniker in 1941:

Posted byMarek26 November, 20123 January, 2013Posted in1940s, guest artist, Henniker, WWIITags:Henniker, wwiiLeave a comment on Thanksgiving in Henniker, 1941 (Guest Post)

Choosing Freedom (1945)

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

Posted byMarek10 October, 201216 October, 2012Posted in"Live Free or Die", 1940s, 1970s, government, legislative branch, WWIITags:democracy, freedom, government, John Stark, legislature, license plates, live free or die, motto, nh, state, wwii2 Comments on Choosing Freedom (1945)

Ground Observer Corps (Marlow, 1941)

Citizens of Marlow volunteer to defend their town’s night skies…

Posted byMarek7 August, 201226 September, 2012Posted in1940s, Marlow, NH history, SOURCE=HSCC, WWIITags:cold, dog, farm, planes, volunteer, winter, wwiiLeave a comment on Ground Observer Corps (Marlow, 1941)

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