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About Leslie Landrigan

Leslie Landrigan, along with her husband Dan, live on Deer Isle in Maine, just 60 miles from Bar Harbor. She and Dan moved to the Maine island in 2015 after a decade and a half in Washington, D.C. Together they write the New England Historical Society blog, which led them to write Bar Harbor Babylon. Both Leslie and Dan have backgrounds as news reporters. Dan went into publishing after reporting for a number of newspapers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Leslie worked for the Associated Press in Boston and in Washington.
Latest Posts | By Leslie Landrigan
How Providence’s Federal Hill Got Its Name
10 months ago

How Providence’s Federal Hill Got Its Name

[From the Publisher:  This article originally appeared on the New England Historical Society’s website at www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com. The New England Historical Society is similar to the Online Review of Rhode Island …
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Rebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill
2 years ago

Rebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill

[From the Publisher:  This article originally appeared on the New England Historical Society’s website at newenglandhistoricalsociety.com. The New England Historical Society is similar to the Online Review of Rhode Island …
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