Thursday, September 1, 2022

Where it happens...THE IRON LUNG MYSTERY

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This is a map of the Boston area circa 1950.  No Mass Turnpike, no "Big Dig" (a decades-long construction project for those of you...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

A night at the drive-in movie: scenes from THE IRON LUNG MYSTERY

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Today, another look at an episode in my forthcoming book  The Iron Lung Mystery , which is Number 6 in my Double V Mysteries series.  Above ...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Elmer and Juliet visit Vaughn Monroe's The Meadows in Framingham, Mass.

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May 21st marked the 49th year since the passing of singer, Big Band leader, sometimes actor Vaughn Monroe whose unique vocals and orchestrat...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Travelogue film of New England - 1940s

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Have a look at a nostalgic view of New England in this travelogue film from the 1940s.  Summer in New England is something eternal. Or watch...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Link to replay of Quabbin novel presentation

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Four towns…dismantled as an entire valley is prepared to be flooded. The past is being wiped clean, the present threatens, the future belon...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Forest Park ponds - Springfield, Massachusetts

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 A postcard view of the lily ponds at Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts, possibly from the 1920s. ***************** Jacqueline T. Lync...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The Barney Mausoleum - Springfield, Massachusetts

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Two postcard views of the Barney mausoleum in Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts.  The first, a photo from 1909; and the second, an ill...