Following are some items that were mentioned during the 24 January 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Thomas and William Gilson, authors of Carved in Stone: The Artistry of Early New England Gravestones. William Gilson is a writer now based in England. Thomas Gilson is a photographer based in New York. You can view sample images…
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 13 December 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Eve LaPlante, author of Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother. The companion book for Marmee & Louisa is called My Heart is Boundless which includes original, previously unpublished writings on Abigail May Alcott….
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 6 December 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Megan Smolenyak, author of Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing You can learn more about Megan Smolenyak from her web page and you can follow her on Facebook and Twitter. Following are specific notes from the discussion: Host Marian…
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 15 November 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Heli Meltsner, author of The Poorhouses of Massachusetts. Heli Meltsner is a board member and curator with the Cambridge Historical Society. Feel free to contact Heli through the society. The Cambridge Historical Society is a very active dynamic group….
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 25 October 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Deborah Navas, author of Murdered by His Wife: An absorbing tale of crime and punishment in eighteenth-century Massachusetts. You can learn more about Deborah Navas and Murdered by His Wife from her author website. Murdered by His Wife was…
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 18 October 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Richard G. Tomlinson, author of Witchcraft Prosecution: Chasing the Devil in Connecticut. You can learn more about Richard G. Tomlinson and Witchcraft Prosecution from his author website. Witchcraft Prosecution: Chasing the Devil in Connecticut was published by Picton Press…
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 11 October 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with storyteller Jonathan Kruk, author of The Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley. Jonathan Kruk’s book the Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley is available from Amazon.com and other books sellers. For…
Following are some notes on items that were mentioned during the 4 October 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with photographer John Thomas Grant, author of Final Thoughts: Eternal Beauty in Stone. You can learn more about John Thomas Grant at his website and you can follow him on his blog, Facebook, and Twitter. John is involved…
Following are some notes on items that were mentioned during the 27 September 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with photo detective Maureen Taylor, author of The Last Muster: Images of the Revolutionary War Generation and Fashionable Folks Hairstyles 1840-1900. You can learn more about Maureen Taylor at her website and you can follow her on Facebook,…
Mamie LaBarge of Winchendon, Massachusetts by Lewis Hine On September 6, 2012 Joe Manning was a guest on Fieldstone Common discussing his wonderful Lewis Hine Project. Lewis Hine was the photographer whose photographs of child laborers help transform child labor laws in the United States. Joe Manning has devoted his retirement years to identifying the…
Following are some notes on items that were mentioned during the 6 September 2012 interview with Joe Manning about the Lewis Hine Project. You can learn more about Joe Manning in general from his website, Mornings on Maple Street. Joe’s website is also the portal to all the online information about the Lewis Hine Project….
Here are sample photos from the Lewis Hine Collection housed at the Library of Congress. Some of these are photos which Joe Manning will be talking about in his Fieldstone Common Interview today at 1pm EST. Addie Card of Vermont Mamie LaBarge of Winchendon, Massachusetts Spinners in Lawrence, Massachusetts Workers from Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence, Massachusetts…
