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Tag Archives: New Hampshire
Caesar Porter: Revolutionary War Veteran
“In his youth, he was brought to Litchfield (NH) & held as a slave…”
Whitefield Sketchbook
Artwork from our 8 April 2025 event.
Community Conversations: Starting Questions
What does “COMMUNITY” mean to you? What’s your community made of? // Conversation-starters from our public events.
JUDE HALL #2: 4 Sons of Jude Hall
Some of the many risks & challenges facing “free” black families in 19th century New England…
Indian Stream Republic 📖 (PART 1: 1783-1832)
8-page tale of lands, laws, & national identity in the Great Northern Woods…
JUDE HALL #1: Revolutionary War Veteran
“New Hampshire’s best-known black soldier of the American Revolution.” ~ G. Knoblock
Anthony Clark: Revolutionary War Veteran
Fiddler “Tony” Clarke was quite a local celebrity, & lived to the ripe old age of 100+!
Silas Burdoo: Revolutionary War Veteran
The Burdoos — a New England family of “African descent” — have a multi-century history of military service:
FEBRUARY 2024 SKETCHBOOK 🌨
DAILY DIARY SKETCHES of bustling classrooms, snowy woods, &c. …
Salem Colby: Revolutionary War Veteran
After the war, Salem Colby retired to Coit Mountain — a “colony” of free black families in Newport, NH.
OCTOBER 2023 SKETCHBOOK 🍎
DRAWN DAILY: Fall festivals, bare branches, flooded valleys, full tables, & more…
