Colony News August 9, 1771
Posted on December 21, 2011 by James RileyRe-printed from the New Hampshire Gazette, August 9, 1771 Those Pesky Frontiersmen The War against the Regulators (rebels) of North Carolina, and the disputes between Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers and Connecticut Men on the frontier, prompted one Philadelphia writer to observe this about the people of frontier Colonial America: “..it is our opinion of folks in […]Continue Reading »
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Coaching A Little Sympathy
Posted on December 20, 2011 by James RileyDid I Mention the Mail? And the Newspapers? And the Snow? And how little profit I make on the Deal? You have to love John Stavers, the keeper of the Earl of Halifax tavern in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For many years, if his advertisement (below) is to be believed, he maintained a stage […]Continue Reading »
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The Details
Posted on July 25, 2011 by James RileyOver on Facebook Group page for Courage, Paul W. Pyle aks: I was wondering about the process you use in gathering historical facts when you start creating a great movie such as this. How you get the idea of the basic historical location and so on. Over the years, we’ve collected quite a few primary […]Continue Reading »
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When Evil Wears Good Manners
Posted on July 6, 2011 by James RileyIf Courage, New Hampshire, were, well, Courage, Virginia, we might have a more flamboyant royal governor for the show, but this being New Hampshire in 1770, we have one John Wentworth (right) to study, and he’s just that — an interesting study. The enemies of the Wentworth family, in New Hampshire, called his extended kin “The […]Continue Reading »
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An ‘Encouraging’ Dose of Tar and Feather
Posted on May 24, 2011 by James Riley‘Community’ may be many things to many people, but for most of the industrial era, at least, it hasn’t had much to do with seeking justice. The days of the sheriff calling out the posse and deputizing every honest man in the neighborhood have morphed into ‘community watch’ programs, where people just peer out their windows and call […]Continue Reading »
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The Travail of Sarah Pine — The Research Story
Posted on May 5, 2011 by James RileyAlthough “Courage, New Hampshire” as a project had its rootsContinue Reading »
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