By John S. Frum | October 27, 2020
One of our subscribers has asked that we provide an index to Ms. Bristol’s Milton historical articles. (I do try to connect her articles to each other through internal links). There is a bit of a problem in that her sequence of articles is an ongoing one.
Be that as it may, here you may find an index of sorts of her articles to date in a roughly chronological order.
Northeast Parish (of Rochester)
- Rochester Representation Petition – 1762
- Milton Senator Beard Plummer (1754-1816)
- Milton Justice William Palmer, Esq. (1757-1815)
- West Milton Farmer Daniel Hayes (1759-1846)
- Milton Taverner Elijah Horne (1764-1839)
- West Milton Farmer Ezekiel Hayes (1768-1843)
- Milton Framer Caleb Wingate (1769-1850)
- West Milton Farmer Ichabod Hayes (1770-1830)
- Rochester Lumber Remonstrance – August 1785
- Milton and the U.S. Constitution
- Northeast Parish in the First (1790) Federal Census
- Rochester Social Library – 1792
- Milton Farmer Timothy Roberts (1759-1835)
- Milton Teacher of 1796-1805
- Salmon Falls Sawmill Petition – 1797
- Northeast Parish in the Second (1800) Federal Census
- Acton & Milton Mills Free-Will Baptist Ministers, 1802-1854
- Rochester Division Petition – May 1802
- Milton Incorporation Act – June 1802
Milton – 1802-1851
- Milton Selectmen, 1802-1907
- Milton Town Clerks, 1802-1957
- Milton’s Initial Party Affiliations
- Milton’s NH State Representatives – 1803-1902
- Milton Town House – 1804
- Milton’s Town Moderators – 1804-1883
- Milton Seeks a Magistrate – 1805 [Jotham Nute, Jr. (1760-1835)]
- Milton School Districts – 1806
- Milton Militiaman’s Petition – 1807 [Norton Scates (1790-1873)]
- Strafford County Sheriff Petition – 1810
- Milton in the Third (1810) Federal Census
- Milton in the War of 1812
- Milton Seeks a Magistrate – 1813 [John Remick (1777-1840)]
- Milton Congregational Society Petition – 1814
- Milton’s Congregational Ministers of 1815-26
- Last Will of William Palmer, Esq. (1757-1815)
- Milton in the News – 1816
- Milton Road Weight Petition – 1816
- Hon. Beard Plummer Autopsy – 1816
- Milton in 1817
- Milton’s First Postmasters (1818-c1840)
- Milton Militia Dispute – 1820
- Milton Mills’ Buck Family of Physicians (1819-1885)
- Milton Seeks a Magistrate – 1820 [James Roberts (1783-1839)]
- Milton Social Library – 1822
- Milton in 1823
- Milton Seeks a Coroner – June 1823
- Milton Mills’ Asa Fox & Son General Store
- Milton Seeks a Magistrate – 1826 [Stephen M. Mathes (1797-1857)]
- Milton in the News – 1827, 1829, 1830
- Milton’s Christian Church Elders – 1827-1845
- Milton’s Congregational Ministers of 1827-46
- Milton’s Ante-Bellum Party Affiliations
- Milton Mills Engineer William B. Wiggin (1800-1878)
- Milton Mills Blacksmith Ebenezer Osgood (1807-1892)
- Milton Farmer David Wallingford (1801-1878)
- Milton Mills’ Dr. John L. Swinerton (1805-1882)
- Milton Mills Farmer James Berry (1805-1886)
- Milton Lumberman Lewis Plumer (1809-1903)
- West Milton Farmer Joseph Cook (1809-1892)
- Milton in the Fifth (1830) Federal Census
- Milton on the Mail Stage Line – 1830
- Some Milton 3-Ponds Businesses – 1835-38
- Milton Mills Mfg. Co. & the Waumbeck Companies – 1837-98
- Milton and Abolitionism
- Milton in the News – 1838, 1839
- Milton’s Duntley Family Blacksmiths – 1838-1916
- Milton in 1839
- Milton’s Poor Farm – 1839-67
- Milton in the Sixth (1840) Federal Census
- Milton in the News – 1842, 1843, 1845, 1848
- Milton in 1841
- Milton’s Milton House Hotel, c1842-70
- South Milton Manufacturers H.V. Wentworth & Son
- Milton’s Free-Will Baptist Ministers of 1843-50
- Milton’s Christian Church Elders – 1846-1888
- Milton’s Congregational Ministers of 1847-90
- Milton’s Washburn Bros. Shoe Manufacturers – 1849-54
- Milton Businesses in 1849
- Milton’s Railroad Line
- Milton’s Railroad Station Agents
- Some Milton Three-Ponds Grocers, c1850-1923
Milton – 1852-1901
- Milton in the News – 1853, 1854, 1857, and 1860
- Rochester Tourists Visit the White Mountains – 1854
- Acton & Milton Mills Free-Will Baptist Ministers, 1855-1909
- Milton Under “Semi-Prohibition” – 1855-02
- Milton Businesses in 1856, 1860
- Milton in 1857
- Milton in 1859
- Milton Hotels in 1860
- Milton’s Free-Will Baptist Ministers of 1860-81
- Milton Mills Birthday Celebration – July 7, 1860
- Milton in the News – 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1869, and 1870
- Milton in the 2nd NH Regiment – 1861-65
- Milton in the 6th NH Regiment – 1861-65
- Milton’s US Excise Tax of 1862
- Milton Class II Draft List – 1863
- Milton Mills in 1864
- Milton’s US Excise Tax of May 1864
- Milton Mills’ Brierley Mill – c1864-18
- Milton Businesses in 1865, 1867-68, 1868, and 1869-70
- Milton Classical Institute (1867-c1889)
- Milton Mills’ Methodist Ministers of 1869-1904
- Milton Mills Letter – November 1869
- Milton’s Franklin House Hotel, 1870-76
- Milton Businesses in 1871, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1880
- Milton in the News – 1871, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, and 1880
- Milton Mills’ Union Cong. Ministers of 1871-93
- Milton Mills’ Miltonia Mill – 1872-14
- Milton and the Rusticators
- Milton Mills’ Teachers, 1875-11
- Milton Mills’ Centennial House, 1876-1904
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1876
- Milton Mills and the Soap Salesmen
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1877
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1878
- Milton’s Arithmetic Textbooks of 1878
- Milton’s Ice Industry
- Milton’s Tri-Echo Hand Tub Fire Engine, c1879-1941
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1879
- Milton’s Riverside House, c1879-1902
- Farmington Recipes of 1879
- Milton in 1880
- Lewis W. Nute Farm Depicted – 1880
- Milton’s Phoenix House, c1880-1908
- Milton Businesses in 1881, 1882, 1884, 1887, and 1889
- Milton in the News – 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, and 1890
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1881
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1882
- Milton’s Free-Will Baptist Ministers of 1882-07
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1884
- Milton Leatherboard Mill – 1884-1932
- Milton’s Burley & Usher Shoe Factory – 1885-93
- Milton Water Power in 1885
- Milton’s West Milton Teachers, 1885-23
- Milton’s South Milton Teachers, 1886-29
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1887-88
- Milton Mills and Milton’s C.H. Prescott Boarding Houses, 1887-c1908
- Last Will of Lewis W. Nute (1820-1888)
- Nute High School & Library Founded
- Milton Mills Shoe Strike of 1889
- Milton in the Veterans Schedule of 1890
- Milton in NH Education Report, 1890
- Milton’s Hotel Milton, 1890-1915
- Milton’s A.O.U.W. Hall – 1890-1925
- Milton’s Hare Road Teachers, 1890-26
- Nute Memorial Chapel Dedicated
- Milton’s Nute Chapel Ministers of 1890-21
- Milton’s N.B. Thayer & Co. Shoe Factory – 1890-1908
- Milton in the News – 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1900
- Milton’s Congregational Ministers of 1891-24
- Last Will of John Townsend (1807-1891)
- Milton Teacher of 1891-95
- Milton Policemen – c1891-1914
- Milton Businesses in 1892, 1894, and 1898
- Milton’s Lewis W. Nute Grange – 1892-1973
- Milton Grammar School Principals – 1893-14
- J. Spaulding & Sons Co., 1894-24
- Last Will of Luther Hayes (1820-1895)
- Miss Benson’s Successors, 1895-14
- Milton Mills Oyster Fritters Recipe of 1895
- Milton Cookies of 1895-96
- NH Bureau of Labor Report on Milton’s Shoe Industry – 1896
- Milton’s Nute Ridge Teachers – 1897-47
- Milton’s Poisoning Murder – 1897
- The Preacher and the Druggist – 1897
- Milton Mills’ Pleasant Valley Grange – 1899-c2009
- Milton’s Men of Muscle in 1900
- Milton and the Measles, 1900
- Milton Businesses in 1901, 1904, 1905-06, and 1909
- Milton in the News – 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910
- Milton Water Power in 1901
Milton – 1902-1951
- Milton’s Centennial
- Milton’s NH State Representatives – 1903-1954
- West Milton’s In-As-Much Society – 1903-57
- Milton Under “Local Option” – 1903-18
- Milton Mills’ Methodist Ministers of 1904-24
- Milton’s Ice Harvest of 1906
- Milton Automobiles in 1906-07
- Milton’s Murderous Lover – 1907
- Miss McClary’s Candies and Such
- Milton Selectmen, 1908-1953
- Milton’s Free-Will Baptist Ministers of 1908-24
- Milton Grammar School Teachers, 1908-30
- Milton and the Hennessey Kidnapping – 1908
- Milton and the Eastern Route – 1909
- Milton Automobiles in 1909-10
- Acton & Milton Mills Free-Will Baptist Ministers, 1910-1962
- H.E. Wentworth’s Diary Entries, Miltonia Mills – 1910-27
- Milton’s N.B. Thayer & Co. Shoe Factory – 1910-1934
- Milton and the Immigrants – 1910
- Milton and the Progressive Pie – 1910
- West Milton’s Nute Ridge Grange – 1911-1966
- Milton in the News – 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920
- Milton and the Income Tax – 1911
- Milton Mills Sketch of 1911 – 1, Milton Mills Sketch of 1911 – 2, Milton Mills Sketch of 1911 – 3, and Milton Mills Sketch of 1911 – 4
- West Milton’s Nute Ridge Grange – 1911-
- Milton Businesses in 1912, and 1917
- Milton Automobiles in 1912
- Milton Mills’ Teachers, 1912-52
- Milton and Ye Ragged Robin Tea Shop
- Last Will of John E. Townsend (1871-1914)
- A West Milton Christmas – 1915
- Our Business Pioneers – 1916
- Mrs. DeMerritt’s Arbutus
- Milton in the News – 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930
- Milton and Mother Barker – 1921
- Milton Businesses in 1922, 1927, and 1930
- Milton’s Nute Chapel Ministers of 1922-53
- Nute High School Principals, 1923-57
- Milton Versus the Yeggmen – 1923
- Milton’s Community Church Ministers of 1924-56
- Spaulding Fibre Company, 1925-57
- Milton and Frolic Haven – 1925-37
- Uber of 1926
- Milton’s Strand Theatre / Silver Slipper Pavilion – 1926-48
- Milton’s Blue Bird Tea Room
- Milton Policemen – 1927-39
- H.E. Wentworth’s Diary Entries, Miltonia Mills – 1928-34
- Milton Grammar School Teachers, 1930-53
- Milton Mills’ “Bad” Doctor – 1930
- Milton in the News – 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940
- H.E. Wentworth’s Diary Entries, Miltonia Mills – 1935-54
- Milton and the Horne Murder – 1939
- Milton and the Spaulding Turnpike
- Milton Policemen – 1940-52
- Milton in the News – 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950
- Milton in the News – 1951, and 1952
Milton – 1952-2001
- Milton Town Beach in 1960
- Grand Opening of Ray’s Marina
- Ray’s Marina Fires of 1972-73
- Trip to Wildcat Shortened
- Milton Bicentennial Tribute
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