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I encourage you to “go local” this month; by learning the history of Blacks in your own town. If you live in Exeter, why not introduce yourself to the poems of James Monroe Whitfield, who was born on Whitfield’s Lane, now renamed Elliot Street? Did you know that this April is the 200th birthday ofContinue reading “Homecoming”

It is wonderful to be able to gather in person with family again. (I am very grateful that the vaccines enabled this.) Our Thanksgiving meal was very heartwarming indeed, and I look forward to the look on my little grandson’s face in the crowd when he sees the town square light up tomorrow at 5pm.Continue reading “Heartwarming Holiday”

The Wheel of the Year is turning into darkness. Time to begin the hunkering down. But first, we give thanks for the harvest. Can you smell the turkey and fixings? Have you given thought to what you are thankful for yet? I am thankful for so, so, many things – including this guy above, whomContinue reading “Giving Thanks”

I recently hosted a guided walk and book reading at dusk at Exeter Cemetery, where I set some spines a’tingling alongside the crypt. I had rolled out some “fake” blood and everything. It was super fun! I do so love Halloween. You can sample the Exeter flavors of Halloween on your own when you readContinue reading “Happy Halloween”

It’s July in Exeter, NH, and that means the annual American Independence Festival is about to begin. Due to Covid, this year it is on three weekends instead of the usual packed crowds jammed into one weekend. This year they are adding in more about the soldiers of African descent. Nice! This spring, I hadContinue reading “Summer Gifts”

There was an art installation…one day only. Experience it here: Listen to a public discussion (from Feb 2021) about the pocket-park proposal:

There was an art installation…one day only. Experience it here: Listen to a public discussion (from Feb 2021) about the pocket-park proposal:

Today, Mother’s Day, after nearly 100 years, Rebecca Walker got a headstone on her gravesite in the Exeter cemetery. She was a what we call the “working poor” and a single mom. Perhaps you can relate? But – and this is a big but – she divorced her husband in 1897! Wow; was that evenContinue reading “Roses for Rebecca”

Book #3 “Incident at Exeter Depot” in stores March 20th! Finally!! Exeter residents (and beyond) have been learning some hidden history of their town by reading the first two books in this historical-fiction mystery series, and now the series is complete. In the newest cozy-caper, you will be introduced to Black entrepreneur, John Garrison Cutler,Continue reading “Women’s History Month Arrival”

What do Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman have in common? As far as we know, none of them have ever set foot in Exeter, NH.  Yet, every February during Black History month, we study them in our schools, sing their favorite hymns in our churches, and recognize them on the televisionsContinue reading “Black Herstory Month”