Live Free and Learn

17/05/2020

Hi all! We are still here and will be starting up again very soon! I've been putting a lot of time and mental effort into the end of the Revolutionary War role-playing game I created for the New Hampshire Historical Society. As the decision has been made to complete that program online, it's taken some extra prep.

I can't wait to be back! See you soon!

04/05/2020

I"m taking a couple of days off from podcasting this week for a couple reasons.

1) my internet has been repeatedly crashing. I'm in what I am being told is a very long queue to have it fixed. This causes a LOT of frustration as I could be 95% through uploading a video (which takes an hour as it is) and when the network goes down, the download stops and has to be started again from the beginning.

2) We have decided to our New Hampshire History for Homeschoolers program online to finish up the school year. I need a couple of days to get all of that completed and ready for programs.

So, my best guess is that we will be back on Thursday or Friday with a new episode. Live Free & Learn!

27/04/2020

He liked Ike.


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25/04/2020

Can you help us figure out who sent these texts? Enter your answers here: https://forms.gle/idEHGJ61oVXqL5VJ6

24/04/2020

No video today, but put your thinking caps on for this fun activity!

Here's the deal:

Your boss has told you to go through the lost and found and find the owners for whatever you can. Now you have a bag of cell phones and no idea to whom they belong! But, you can read the last text each owner sent.

Can you guess which phone belongs to whom? Go here to enter your answers and finish the job!

https://forms.gle/E6x8ftnZg664qAsn8

Answer in caps with no punctuation

22/04/2020

Granite Stater, Transportater (Transportator?)

Don't miss watching this to see who won Marek Bennett's Diary of Freeman Colby, Volumes 1 & 2!

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22/04/2020

My friends! 400 likes! You guys are awesome! Thank you so much!

17/04/2020

One of New Hampshire's great mysteries...

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16/04/2020

One more fun freebie from Marek Bennett! If you're in the mood to doodle, here's his walkthrough teaching you (and me) how to draw Nurse Sarah Low!

Draw along as Marek builds a splash page of nurse Sarah Low!

16/04/2020

Here's more from Marek Bennett today! The Freeman Colby Series can be found at his site here: https://marekbennett.com/freeman-colby-series/

The THIRD installment is underway and will hopefully be out soon! Marek does some really fun things in the pre-release stage! So make sure to follow his site!

A graphic novel epic of the American Civil War… Drawn from the diaries & letters of the real people who lived it! Vol. 1 : 1861-62 ➤A Yankee schoolteacher goes to war! Drawn from Freeman …

15/04/2020

I’ve been in jail! Facebook Jail, that is - for 3 days, I’ve been unable to post or share as Facebook bots thought I was getting too political. 🤷‍♀️

To celebrate my release, I’m sharing another chance to WIN a great readable bit of New Hampshire!

See you tomorrow morning at 10!

10/04/2020

That time New Hampshire hospitality saved the world.

Trivia questions: https://forms.gle/KyfjXh2osmNxkHQbA

08/04/2020

There is often nothing quite so strange as the truth.

08/04/2020

Take a look at this portrait of Alan Shepard displayed at the NH State House. Also shown is a moon rock he gave to the State of New Hampshire.

06/04/2020

May he rest in peace.

Enter your answers to today's trivia questions here: https://forms.gle/FmV4LWhzYQANzovg9

Aaron Sandford, you might want to watch this one. :-)

05/04/2020

You have 15 more hours to share this and one lucky share-er will win an Old Man of the Mountain Bobblehead!

See you tomorrow for the drawing!

03/04/2020

Hi friends,

After another long night of trying to update some things on my computer, I have found a solution, but it won't be done until later this afternoon. SO, with that said, see you on Monday!

When I started this, it was to try to bridge a gap for some parents whose children were in the middle of New Hampshire history units either through school or with the New Hampshire Historical Society. Now, its evident that we are going to be in this for longer than the few weeks that we were hoping for.

(I suspected this, as I have been teaching English to quarantined children in China for four full months now, but I was hoping we wouldn't be going through the same.)

So, with that in mind, I am excited to take the weekend to make a more permanent-temporary plan.

Remember! On Monday, I will be drawing for an Old Man of the Mountain bobblehead from all the people who share the video. You'll find it just below this one on the page.

See you Monday! Live Free & Learn!

02/04/2020

Hi all! I’ve had a little hiccup with my computer as I got it ready for my girls to use it for school. So, we should be back tomorrow with a video and answers to Tuesday’s questions!

See you tomorrow!

31/03/2020

A New Hampshire native who was out of this world!

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30/03/2020

Friends, anyone who shares today's Live Free and Learn video about the Old Man of the Mountain will have the opportunity to win an Old Man bobblehead next Monday!

Yes, they exist. And yes, they're fantastic!

I'll choose one person at random to receive the bobblehead after orders begin shipping again post-quarantine.

30/03/2020

"....in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men."

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27/03/2020

Funny....? Fanciful....? Fabulous...? Friday!

In which we hear from you, and you, and you!

27/03/2020

This tour of the NH State House is great! So many fun parts of history here!

25/03/2020

25/03/2020

300 likes! What a fun community we've created here!

Today, at noon, I will be going live for Wordless Wednesday!

See you there!

23/03/2020

A timely post today from the New Hampshire Historical Society. This sampler (not Shaker-made) was wrought by Hannah Foster in 1796.

For today's , we're sharing a favorite object of schoolchildren who visit the "Discovering New Hampshire" exhibition. This sampler was made by 12-year-old Hannah Foster of Canterbury in 1796. The bottom panel, featuring flame-like fir trees, flowers, birds, and a basket in the center, is characteristic of samplers made in Canterbury during that time, including several others in the Society's collections.

22/03/2020

Jane Appleton Pierce processed her grief by writing letters to her son, Benny, after he was killed in a train accident.

The New Hampshire Historical Society has some of Jane's letters in their collection. With membership, you can read a transcription alongside her handwritten letter.

Letter from Jane Pierce to her deceased son, Benjamin Pierce, dated January 30, 1853. Jane writes to her son about her sorrow at the loss of his life in a train accident.

20/03/2020

Today's topic is Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States.

Here are the resources used in today's podcast. Many thanks especially to the New Hampshire Historical Society for their sharing their information!

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/franklin-pierce
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/252625/pierce-benjamin-1757-1839
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/190992/painting
https://www.history.com/topics/first-ladies/jane-pierce
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/422056/lithograph
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/144255/engraving
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/191547/poster-political
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/275196/concord-nh---miscellaneous
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/144356/painting

20/03/2020

Please send in your answers to the trivia and bonus questions by using this form. (Thanks, Cynthia, for the suggestion!)

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19/03/2020

Thursday, March 19, 2020 Trivia Questions

Please Private Message your answers to the questions AND the Bonus Question before 12PM, Friday, March 20, 2020

Question 1: What is the official state abbreviation for New Hampshire?
A) New H.
B) N. Hamp
C) N.H.
D) NwHm

Question 2: What is the New Hampshire state animal?
A) Northern Moose
B )Raccoon
C) Grey Squirrel
D) White-tailed Deer

Question 3: New Hampshire is part of the region of the United States we call:
A) New England.
B) The Greatest 13.
C) Old America.
D) England Part 2.

Question 4: New Hampshire was the ______ state to ratify (accept) the U.S. Constitution.
A) 4th
B) 3rd
C) 10th
D) 9th

BONUS: Why was this noteworthy?

Question 5: The New Hampshire state emblem is:
A) a moose head.
B) the Old Man of the Mountain.
C) a Starbucks cup.
D) the U.S.S. Constitution.

Question 6: Which of these movies was filmed in New Hampshire?
A) Jumanji
B) The Sandlot
C) Goonies
D) The Princess Bride

Question 7: What is the capital city of New Hampshire?
A) Manchester
B) Nashua
C) Plymouth
D) Concord

19/03/2020

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