Local history essays about Woodbridge and Bethany, Connecticut, drawing on town records, family accounts and published local histories. Issues connect current events such as anniversaries, storms and elections to the area's past.
Website: https://www.townhistory.org/
Woody LaBounty tells stories from San Francisco's past, drawing on archival photographs, neighborhood records and local institutions. Readers get well-researched history essays plus a recurring grab bag with a guess-where photo quiz.
A genealogy blog tracing the descendants of Edward Colver through Rev. Jabez Collver, with each post reconstructing family lines from census, county history and vital records. Readers get narrative-driven research on migration, maritime and frontier ancestors, including corrections to long-repeated family myths.
Personal, historically grounded essays on Maine's Allagash River and the St. John Valley, covering guides, sporting camps, logging life and Franco-American history. Readers get family stories blended with research on Acadian and Québécois migration and the suppression of French in Maine.
A blog-style newsletter exploring urbanism, retail history, local architecture and cultural quirks, with a focus on how buildings and economies evolve. Issues mix economic argument, place-based history and commentary on retail formats.
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