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Aurore Eaton

@auroreeatonwriter.bsky.social

Newspaper columnist who understands that "All history is local." https://www.unionleader.com/tags/looking-back - "Looking Back" - New Hampshire history

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Aurore Eaton@auroreeatonwriter.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Wow! A rare broadside of the Declaration of Independence, printed in 1776 in Exeter, New Hampshire, was recently found in London! Ironically, the American Independence Center in Exeter, New Hampshire owns a Dunlap Broadside printed in Philadelphia: www.unionleader.com/hidden-in-th...

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo ago

A volunteer cataloging naval letters came across a copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed 250 years ago in New Hampshire. “It was a thrilling find,” he said.

Aurore Eaton@auroreeatonwriter.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Democracy, after all, is a constant practice, not a state of being." This hold true for all levels of self-government, down to the local level. In our town and city governments there is a continuity to the present day of the principles first practiced in colonial town meetings.

@davidmeuse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“The true value of democracy is not in one specific election or policy; it is in the fact that we, the people, always retain the opportunity — and the power — to fix our mistakes.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...

Aurore Eaton@auroreeatonwriter.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Bear Brook State Park, the largest state park in New Hampshire, originated as a CCC project during the Great Depression. www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-t...

Bear Brook State Park

Home page for Bear Brook State Park that has information about the parks' features and reservation links.

nhstateparks.org

250 to 250@250to250.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Harrison Ford is an award-winning actor whose iconic career spans more than six decades. Ford looks back at the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program that put thousands of unemployed men to work improving America’s parks and natural lands. #WeAreAmerica250

Aurore Eaton@auroreeatonwriter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

All history is local! Celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the Declaration of Independence to New Hampshire in 1776! Saturday, July 11, 2026 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Exeter, New Hampshire. Free admission #AmericanHistory #USA250 aicnh.org/american-ind...

American Independence Festival - American Independence Center

Celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the Declaration of Independence to New Hampshire on July 16th, 1776 at the 34th American Independence Festival on Saturday July 13th in downtown Exeter, NH.

aicnh.org

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started

Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865

time.com

Aurore Eaton@auroreeatonwriter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Still does, though these qualities are sorely lacking in upper leadership of the USA today. #USA250 #AmericanHistory

250 Years Ago News@250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 6mo ago

April 22, 1776: "The Management of so complicated and mighty a Machine, as the United Colonies, requires the Meekness of Moses, the Patience of Job and the Wisdom of Solomon, added to the Valor of Daniel." John Adams lays out the difficulty of persuading Congress to declare independence. 1/2