Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's house, for Weathervane Wednesday

 



Most people are not aware that Thomas Jefferson's house in Charlottesville, Virginia has a weathervane.  It is mounted to the portico over the back door of the mansion.  This is not the view made famous by the US nickel coin, which has a dome on the west side of the house.  This east entrance is now the first thing visitors to Monticello see.  

Jefferson was an inventor and he loved scientific instruments. The weathervane was installed in 1807.  Below this weathervane he installed a compass rose on the ceiling of the portico.  You have to look up quick when you are being ushered into the mansion on a tour!  This compass rose was recently restored and regilded by conservators.  



Thomas Jefferson loved to record weather twice a day when he was at Monticello.  He recorded the weather, temperatures, and wind direction. This weathervane is a very simple iron and metal banner, with no cardinal points because of the compass rose below the roof on the porch ceiling. Jefferson didn't even have to go outside to tell which way the wind was blowing!  The east entrance was a hall of "curiosities" holding many scientific instruments, maps, artifacts, and taxidermy from the Lewis and Clark expedition and other parts of North America.  




This device used iron balls to
tell the days of the week

For the truly curious:

The Monticello website:  https://www.monticello.org/   

A short video on the restoration of the compass rose that works in conjunction with the weathervane:

https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/weathervane/  

Click here to see over 550 other weathervanes featured on this blog:

https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday   

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's house, for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 6, 2024, (https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/11/monticello-thomas-jeffersons-house-for.html: accessed [access date]). 

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The Biltmore Winery, Asheville, North Carolina for Weathervane Wednesday

 



This simple banner weathervane with the letter "V" stands over a clock tower at the Bilmore Winery in Asheville, North Carolina.  The Biltmore estate was established by George Washington Vanderbilt during the Gilded Age, and his grandson, William Cecil planted the first vines in the 1970s. The first wines were bottled in 1984, and the following year the winery opened to the public. This building in Antler Village on the estate opened in 2010.  Every year they produce about 150,000 cases of wine. 



Enjoying a few wine samples! 

For the truly curious:

The Biltmore Winery:    https://www.biltmore.com/visit/winery/   

On October 16, 2024 I featured two weathervanes from atop the Biltmore Mansion:

https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/10/weathervane-wednesday-at-biltmore.html   

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Biltmore Winery, Asheville, North Carolina for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 30, 2024, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-biltmore-winery-asheville-north.html: accessed [access date]).  

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

New Statehouse Statue for Christa McAuliffe at Concord, New Hampshire

 


On Christa McAuliffe's birthday, September 2, 2024, a new statue of her was dedicated on the grounds of the New Hampshire State Capitol building.  There are many statues on these grounds, but this is the first one of a woman.  

Christa had been a teacher at Concord High School, as well as teaching for a short time in Maryland and Bow, New Hampshire.  She applied for the Teacher in Space program in 1984, and was chosen out of over 11,000 applicants. On January 28, 1986 she died aboard the Challenger when it exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, along with six other crew members.   


A dedicated teacher in Concord,
New Hampshire, Christa McAuliffe was selected
to be NASA's first educator astronaut.
McAuliffe and her six crewmates on the
space shuttle Challenger were tragically
lost 73 seconds after launch.  She is 
remembered for her bravery and 
enthusiasm for life and for learning. 


September 2, 1948
January 28, 1986
"I touch the future. I teach"

This new statue is the first statue of a woman and a private citizen on the state house lawn.  It is also the first new statue to be added to the capitol property in over 100 years. The statue is 8 feet tall on a granite pedestal, and is believed to be the first full statue of Christa McAuliffe. The sculptor of this statue was Benjamin Victor, of Idaho.  He has also made four other statues in the US Capitol.  He borrowed an astronaut uniform for the statue from Barbara Morgan, who was Christa McAuliffe's back up for the Challenger mission. 

Nearby is the Christa McAuliffe/ Alan Shepard Planetarium across the Merrimack River near the Community College.  She is buried nearby, too, at the Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord.  




For the truly curious:

Wikipedia article for Christa McAuliffe -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe  

A previous blog post about Christa McAuliffe's tombstone in Concord, NH:   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/01/christa-mcauliffe-tombstone-tuesday.html

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "New Statehouse Statue for Christa McAuliffe at Concord, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 22, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/10/new-statehouse-statue-for-christa.html: accessed [access date]). 

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Weathervane Wednesday at the Biltmore Mansion, Asheville, North Carolina

 These weathervanes were photographed at the Biltmore Mansion. 




We saw several weathervanes above the gigantic Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, North Carolina. This grand estate is open to the public as a museum.  It was built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895.  The house has 250 rooms, and 178,926 square feet of living space.  It is the largest privately owned house in the United States, and it is still owned by descendants of G. W. Vanderbilt.

This area of North Carolina and Asheville survived a devastating flood in 1916.  The French Broad River rose over 20 feet, and the area known as "Biltmore Village" at the entrance to the estate was destroyed.  This is the same area that recieved significant damage just last month after Hurricane Helene dropped recording breaking amounts of rain over North Carolina.  The weathervane and the mansion were mostly unharmed, but the flooding in the area will take years of recovery effort. 

The weathervanes over the main house have the intials CV, for Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794 - 1877), the original immigrant ancestor of the wealthy Vanderbilt family in the United States.  However, these are also the initials of G.W. Vanderbilt's only daughter, Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1900 - 1976), who was born here and inherited the entire estate.  Her son, George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil, and William A. V. Cecil came to live on this property in the 1950s and worked to make the estate profitable by managing the dairy business, and opening up the house to the public. Now the house has over 1.4 million visitors every year.  

This family tree was on exhibit at the Biltmore Estate


We spotted a second, smaller weathervane over the
roof of the mansion.  There may be more we
couldn't see behind the house or on other turrets

For the truly curious:

The Biltmore Estate website:  https://www.biltmore.com/    

The Biltmore Estate at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_Estate  

Click here to see almost 550 other Weathervane Wednesday posts:   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday  

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Weathervane Wednesday at the Biltmore Mansion, Asheville, North Carolina", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 16, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/10/weathervane-wednesday-at-biltmore.html: accessed [access date]). 

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Benjamin Franklin's Burial Site, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 These tombstones were photographed at the Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.



BENJAMIN 
                                  And                FRANKLIN
DEBORAH   
                     1790




BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
SIGNER OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1787
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PRESENTED BY
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SOCIETY
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SEPTEMBER 17, 1987


The Body of
B. Franklin, Printer,
Like the Cover of an old Book,
Its Contents torn out,
And stript of its Lettering & Gilding,
Lies here, Food for Worms.
But the Work shall not be lost,
For it will as he believ'd
appear once more
In a new and more elegant Edition
Corrected and improved
By the Author.
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(This epitaph written by Franklin as a young
man, was not intended to be used.  His nearby
gravestone was prepared in exact accordance
with the instructions contained in his will.)
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This gravesite restored
by the Poor Richard Club
of Philadelphia


THE LAST RESTING PLACE OF
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 
1706 - 1790
< 0 >
"VENERATED FOR BENEVOLENCE,
ADMIRED FOR TALENTS,  ESTEEMED
FOR PATRIOTISM, BELOVED FOR
PHILANTHROPY."
                                           WASHINGTON
<  0 >
"THE SAGE WHOM TWO WORLDS
CLAIMED AS THEIR OWN"
                                        MIRABEAU
< 0 >
"HE TORE FROM THE SKIES THE
LIGHTNING AND FROM TYRANTS
THE SCEPTRE."
                                   TURGOT
< 0 >

I have written several previous blog posts about Benjamin Franklin, since he is my first cousin, 8 generations removed.  His mother, Abiah Folger (1667 - 1752) and my 7th great grandmother, Bethshua Folger (1650 - ?) were sisters.  When we were visiting Philadelphia recently, seeing Franklin's house and burial site were on the top of my list of things to do.

The Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia was established in 1719.  Five signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here. 

This burial ground is easy to find, since it is across the street from the Visitor Center and National Park Visitor Center in Philadelphia.  It is open to the public for a fee of $5 for adults. If it is closed, there is a wrought iron railing in an opening in the brick wall surrounding the cemetery, so you can see Franklin's grave.  It is a tradition to leave a penny on Franklin's grave.  The family plot was restored in 2017 (see the Christ Church webpage below for more information.  

Benjamin and Deborah Franklin are buried to the right of his daughter, Sarah and her husband Richard Bache.  Next to Benjamin's gravemarker is his son who died young,  and Francis F. Franklin (1732 - 1736).  There are nearby markers for Deborah's parents and other Bache family members. 

For the Truly Curious: 

The Christ Church webpage for the burial ground (including a map of the cemetery):  https://christchurchphila.org/burial-grounds/  

Christ Church Burial Ground, at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_Burial_Ground  

My "Surname Saturday" post for my FOLGER lineage:    https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/11/surname-saturday-folger-of-watertown.html  

Other posts about Benjamin Franklin:    https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Franklin  

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Benjamin Franklin's Burial Site, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 8, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/10/benjamin-franklins-burial-site.html, accessed [access date]).  

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Inside the Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, for Weathervane Wednesday

 This weathervane was photographed at the Museum of the American Revolution. 



"Weathervane

Possibly made by Friedrich Marsteller
Trappe, Pennsylvania, 1743
Iron
On loan from Augustus Lutheran Church

This wroght Iron weathervane adorned the Augustus Lutheran Church of Trappe, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1743. Reverend Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, considered the "patriarch" of American Lutheranism, served as the first ordained minister of the church from 1742 to 1787.  his son became an officer in the Revolutionary army." 

This is an unusual weathervane since it is so tall.  I imagine that the entire design rotated atop the church steeple.  The banner at the top has the numbers 1743, the year the church was founded, and there is an ornate wrought iron circle decorated with curlicues and flowers. 

The Friedrich Marsteller referred to in the museum information was born in 1702 in Pfungstadt, Germany, the son of a blacksmith. He came to Pennsylvania in 1729 and became a farmer and blacksmith, like his father. He was an original member of the congregation that founded the Augustus Lutheran Church. He died in 1753 and is buried in the churchyard.  [ see FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/108533533 ]  

For the Truly Curious:

Museum of the American Revolution Facebook story, from February 2, 2023:   https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=205902455301500&id=100076452412452&paipv=0&eav=AfZDntF9tZJ7GPp4ivmxHo4fL4v84gs1Vo3SE2zB5hHaBkUBwG3uoqneSlyoTmnK-4Q&_rdr   

Click here to see almost 550 more Weathervane Wednesday posts:   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday  

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Inside the Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 2, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/10/inside-museum-of-american-revolution.html: accessed [access date]). 

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, for Weathervane Wednesday

 This weathervane was photographed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.




A view of Carpenters Court, in front
of Carpenters' Hall

Carpenters' Hall is a historic landmark in Philadelphia, about a block away from Independence Hall.  It was the site of the First Continental Congress in 1774, and also it was where Franklin installed his Library Company. It is open to the public and FREE since 1857 when it was the first private US building open as a historic monument.  Carpenters' Hall was built in 1770 by a Scots architect, Robert Smith, with advice from Benjamin Franklin on fireproofing the building, which would become a library. 

The Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies used Carpenters Hall as their first meeting house in 1774.  The hall served as a hospital for British and American soldiers during the Revolutionary War.  Many organizations have used this building including Franklin's Library Company, the American Philosophical Society, and the First and Second Banks of the United States. 

This building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. 

The weathervane is a simple gilded banner style vane, with a Masonic symbol as a finial on top of a cupola. The Carpenters Company was made up of many master craftsmen members who were part of the Masonic fraternity, as well as many members of the Continental Congress. It is possible that the Masons met inside this hall, too, at some point in history. 

According to the official website of the Carpenters Company, the building was originally very plain, with unfinished brickwork, but the cupola, ball and weathervane were original to 1774.  The brickwork was not finished until 17 years later, after the war.  [ https://www.carpentershall.org/architectural-history ]

For the Truly Curious:

Carpenters Hall Company:    https://www.carpentershall.org/  

Carpenters Hall at Wikipedia:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenters%27_Hall#:~:text=The%20First%20Continental%20Congress%20of,moderate%20Provincial%20Assembly%20of%20Pennsylvania  

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 25, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/09/carpenters-hall-philadelphia-for.html: [accessed] access date.) 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

The Merchant Exchange Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Weathervane Wednesday

 This weathervane was photographed from our hotel room window in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.



This was our view from our hotel window, the Marriott Renaissance, located between Independence Hall and the Museum of the American Revolution.  It was a beautiful, gilded weathervane, and it took a long time on Google Maps and the internet to figure out which historic building had this weathervane.  Finally we discovered it was atop the Merchant Exchange Building.  

Merchants' Exchange Building - photo from NPS 

This impressive building was built in 1834 in the Greek Revival style.  It looks like a temple with the round walls and columns.  This building was used as a stock exchange, post office, and housed insurance companies over the years.  Now it is the National Park headquarters, and there is a small exhibit on the first floor entrance open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday to Friday. It is located at 143 South 3rd Street in Philadelphia. 

The Merchants' Exchange was remodeled and restored in 2014.  The copper cupola was restored, and weathervane was cleaned and gilded "in-situ". [ Kreilick Conservation, LLC, "Merchants' Exchange Building 2014", https://www.kreilickconservation.com/merchants-exchange-building-2014  accessed September 17, 2024]  The bright golden weathervane caught our eye from our hotel room.  It was not visible at street level.  

For the truly curious:

Merchants' Exchange Building, Philadelphia, at Wikipedia:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants%27_Exchange_Building_(Philadelphia)  

Click here to see almost 550 other Weathervane Wednesday posts!

https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday   

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Merchant Exchange Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 18, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-merchant-exchange-building.html: accessed [access date]). 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

A Fire Engine in New London, New Hampshire for Weathervane Wednesday

 This weathervane was photographed at the Ice House Museum in New London, New Hampshire. 


The Ice House Museum in New London, New Hampshire specializes in transportation and has amazing collections of Model Ts, automobiles, bicycles, and fire engines.  Over the building housing the fire engines is this very detailed, three dimensional weathervane of an old fire engine - possibly an old Amoskeag steamer built in Manchester, New Hampshire.

This weathervane contains lots of great small details, including the reins on the horses, spokes on the wheels, and the helmets on the firefighters' heads.  You can appreciate the details without using binoculars or the zoom function on your phone or camera because it is on a very low building.  Getting up close is more fun when you spot a great weather vane! 





For the truly curious:

Ice House Museum, New London, New Hampshire:  https://www.wfkicehouse.org/  

Facebook page for the Ice House Museum:    https://www.facebook.com/theicehousemuseum/  

Last month I wrote a Weathervane Wednesday post about another weather vane from this museum.  Click here to read all about this Model T automobile weather vane!   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-modified-model-t-weathervane-new.html  

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To cite/link: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A Fire Engine in New London, New Hampshire for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 11, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-fire-engine-in-new-london-new.html: accessed [access date]). 

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

A Penny Farthing Bicycle in New London, New Hampshire for Weathervane Wednesday

This weathervane was photographed at the Ice House museum in New London, New Hampshire


 Last month I posted a Weathervane Wednesday post about a Model T automobile weather vane from the Ice House museum.  Today I'm posting about this "Penny Farthing" weathervane I photographed also at the Ice House museum in New London.  I almost missed this one, and saw it as I was leaving the museum! 

The Ice House museum displays lots of old automobiles, fire engines, bicycles and riding toys from history.  This three dimensional weathervane of a "Penny Farthing" is very appropriate!  This type of bicycle was popular in the 1870s and 1880s.  It was also known as a high wheel or high wheeler. It became obsolete when chain-driven gears were used in bicycles. 

The funny name for this type of bicycle came from the British coins known as "penny" (one cent) and "farthing" (one quarter of a cent). Farthings were worth less, but were much bigger than pennies. They were very dangerous due to falls and the lack of shock absorption.  The new chain driven bicycles were known as "safety bicycles". 



For the truly curious:

Ice House Museum, New London, New Hampshire:  https://www.wfkicehouse.org/  

Facebook page for the Ice House Museum:    https://www.facebook.com/theicehousemuseum/  

Last month I wrote a Weathervane Wednesday post about another weather vane from this museum.  Click here to read all about this Model T automobile weather vane!   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-modified-model-t-weathervane-new.html  

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A Penny Farthing Bicycle in New London, New Hampshire for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 4, 2024, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-penny-farthing-bicycle-in-new-london.html

Monday, August 26, 2024

The Russell Colbath House in Albany, New Hampshire

 


  

The Russell Colbath Homestead in located inside the White Mountains National Forest, right on the Kancamagus Scenic Highway in Albany, New Hampshire. It is operated by the USDA Forest Service and volunteers. The day we visited this historic site, a National Park Ranger was inside to answer questions.

For many years we had driven by this historic homestead, but it had always been closed to the public.  You have to watch for the "OPEN" flag in front of the house before you miss the entrance.  Previously we had explored the small burial ground beside the house.  You can see some photos of this cemetery at this link:  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/09/tombstone-tuesday-passaconaway-cemetery.html  We were very happy to finally see the flag and be able to see inside this house.

The house was built in 1832 by Thomas Russell with his son, Amzi Russell.  At the time about 1,000 people lived in this part of New Hampshire, farming and logging.  Passaconaway was a thriving community.  The White Mountain National Forest was organized in 1918 and now has over 750,000 acres or 1,225 square miles of forest.  This house and the land around it became part of the National Forest in 1961.  It is a museum to educate visitors on the life of the people who lived in this region that eventually became a National Park. It is the only house from the 19th century still standing in the Swift River Valley. 

This site includes the house, a timber frame barn built in 2003, the cemetery, hiking trails, parking and a rest area with toilets (the only flush toilets on the Kancamagus Highway!).  It is operated by the Forest Service and is located next to the Jigger Johnson Campground. 

Thomas Russell moved his family to this area of New Hampshire, once the town of Passaconaway, around 1820, and operated a sawmill.  The house stayed in the family, being passed on to descendants until 1930 when it became a summer cabin.  It stood empty until it was purchased in 1961 by the Forest Service. Passaconaway was a busy community at one time, but now it is all forest. His son, Amzi Russell, helped build the house.  His daughter Ruth and her husband, Thomas Colbath, inherited the house.  Ruth ran a post office for the town of Passaconawy in the front room of her house until 1907. 

Ruth's husband, Thomas Colbath lef the farm one day in 1891 and told his wife he was off to run some errands.  After dark Ruth put a candle in a window for Thomas, but he never returned. The town searched for Thomas, but he was never found.  She left the light in the window for 39 years but he never returned until three years after she died in 1930. By then the house had been sold and Ruth was buried in the cemetery next door. 

If you would like to visit the Russell-Colbath house, you can take your chances of finding it open as you drive on the scenic Kancamagus Highway, or you can call the Saco District Ranger Station for hours of operation at 603-447-5448.  Visits are free to the public. 





Passaconaway Cemetery


For the truly curious:

A previous blog post (2018) about the Passaconaway Cemetery next to the Russell-Colbath House:   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/09/tombstone-tuesday-passaconaway-cemetery.html  

"A Light in the Window", a YouTube video by Rick Davidson and Bill Thompson about the Russell-Colbath House:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W27ajDwwjU   

From New Hampshire Magazine, "I'll be back in a little while",  https://www.nhmagazine.com/be-back-in-a-little-while/  

Wikipedia article on the White Mountains National Forest:      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_National_Forest   

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Russell Colbath House in Albany, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted August 26, 2024, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-russell-colbath-house-in-albany-new.html: accessed [access date]).