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Era 3: Revolution and Settlement - 1763 to 1820
Programs
Living History and Classroom Presentations
Captain Isaac Wyman: Stories from 1790
Captain Wyman will visit your classroom to talk about life in Keene and Cheshire County around 1790, including stories on the Wyman Tavern and tavern life, life of children, the war for independence, changes that occurred since his arrival in Keene in 1762, and the Vermont and New Hampshire land controversy.
History Packets
| HP 3 |
A Journal of the Expedition Against Quebec, 1775-1776
A journal written by Ebenezer Tolman from Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, and documents the experiences he and his comrades had in their expedition against Quebec during the American Revolution. |
| HP 6 |
Reverend Aaron Hall's Oration
The oration delivered by Hall in 1788 was in celebration of the ratification of the Federal Constitution in which Hall was a delegate from Keene. Packet includes a biographical sketch and bibliography. |
| HP 10 |
Amos Fortune, Exemplary Citizen
A short biography of Amos Fortune of Jaffrey. |
Lesson Plans
| LP 1 |
Abner Sanger Goes to School
Eight activities based on the Journal of Abner Sanger. Sanger kept a detailed diary in Cheshire County for 1774 to 1794. The diary was published by the Historical Society with an index, glossary, biographies and additional information. Please request the number of copies (up to 10) of the published diary you would like to accompany the packet. (middle school level). |
| LP 2 |
George Washington's Letter: Interpreting a Primary Document
HSCC has in its collection a letter written by President George Washington in 1794. Although the letter has nothing to do with the history of Cheshire County, it nonetheless provides an important introductory lesson and classroom activity on interpreting a primary document. |
| LP 3 |
Delivering Mail Before 1800
This lesson plan contains five different activities that all use primary documents, such as letters, maps, newspapers, and tables, to explore how the post (mail) system operated in Cheshire County and New England in the last two decades of the 18th century. Activities integrate interpretation, math, and creative writing. By exploring the post system, students will also examine how peopled lived and communicated in Cheshire County during a time of great change. |
Time Lines
| TL 3 |
Keene, New Hampshire: 1763 to 1820 |
Monadnock Moments
| MM 012 |
Ezra Carter Gets His Pay |
| MM 017 |
Crime and Punishment in Cheshire County |
| MM 024 |
The Chase Tavern |
| MM 027 |
Eleazer Wilcox and The Bear |
| MM 031 |
Alexander Fish's Ear |
| MM 035 |
Samuel Jones' Leg |
| MM 038 |
Daniel Emerson of Marlborough |
| MM 048 |
Peleg Sprague, Congressman |
| MM 051 |
The First Connecticut River Bridge |
| MM 058 |
Dr. Obidiah Blake |
| MM 060 |
Nathan Blake's Agreement |
| MM 067 |
Nathaniel Belknap of Dublin |
| MM 077 |
Thaddeus Parmenter and the Wolves |
| MM 080 |
Slavery in Cheshire County |
| MM 095 |
The Dark Day |
| MM 096 |
John Buckley, Hessian |
| MM 097 |
The Case of Samuel Meservey |
| MM 107 |
Town Officers of Old |
| MM 113 |
The Bellows Falls Canal |
| MM 120 |
The Thomsonian System |
| MM 122 |
Patty Ward Remembered |
To reserve any of these educational materials, please contact the Director of Education, Tom Haynes by email or at 352-1895.
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