During a career at the Naval Submarine Base that spanned more than a quarter-century and a variety of assignments, including curator of the Submarine Force Library and Museum, David J. Bishop of Stonington developed an intimate familiarity with the history of the installation.

When Lee Weidner began digging into the history of the township, he had no idea how rich the soil would be. Weidner, a former Nazareth Area School District teacher, teamed up with Lower Saucon Township Historical Society President Karen Samuels and the society's vice president, Barbara Ryan, to conduct research for a book on the people and places in the township, which was chartered in 1743.

When Robert Yoder and his wife Nadine moved to Newport in 1998, they shopped local thrift shops and antique stores for inexpensive art for the walls of their new home. "We'd decided some vintage Newport postcards we found in one of the shops were just the thing," said Yoder. "We purchased a couple of them, had them framed and displayed them in our home. I found the cards fascinating and bought others. Before long, I had a growing collection of Newport postcards."

Many other landmarks that were, and are, part of the Newport streetscape are included in the book "Newport in Vintage Postcards" (Arcadia Publishing, 2005).

Detroit: City of Champions is a nostalgic look back at the golden age of Detroit sports from the 1920's through the 1950's. Filled with wonderful vintage photographs, the book highlights the many great sports champions produced in Detroit and the great athletes who would become legends.

Arcadia Publishing has just released a new pictorial about Surry County as part of its Black America Series. AROUND SURRY COUNTY by local historian and retired educator, Evelyn Thompson, gives us a fascinating glimpse into the black settlers of this area; some who arrived on their own and others who were brought here as slaves.

Runaway slaves seeking freedom are widely known to have sought refuge in the Quakertown area on their way north on the Underground Railroad. Until recently, few knew they also stopped in Lower Saucon Township.

Local documentary filmmaker and authority on Memphis social history William Bearden will be at Davis-Kidd Booksellers on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to discuss and sign his latest book, "Cotton: From Southern Fields to the Memphis Market" (Arcadia Publishing, $19.99).

Surrounded by books and paintings by local artists, with light streaming in from a stained-glass window and Miss Lizzie the cat squirming about, it suddenly occurred to Arlene Bice how lucky she is.

As Wayland’s residents and town officials debate the future of the property that was home to Raytheon for 40 years, Alan Earls is looking in the other direction.

The Moore County Historical Association is holding a reception Friday afternoon on its new exhibit of historic photographs illustrating a book published in 2004, titled “East and West Southern Pines.” The reception for the general public or anyone else who wishes to attend is from 3 to 4 p.m., July 22, at the old public library in Southern Pines on Broad Street. The building is next to the U.S. Postal Service and is currently used for the Southern Pines town water billing and planning department.

Baseball, apple pie, taxes and now Lewis County. With Wednesday's release of Images of America: Lewis County, a photo-essay from Arcadia Publishing, a local area has been put on the map for what is considered historic America.

The history of Fontana has been written a number of times by dedicated individuals, but none have equaled the brand new 128-page illustrated book by long-time Fontana resident John Charles Anicic Jr.

A brand new book titled Philadelphia's Fairmount Park offers a unique look back in time at that historic city landmark, and at the Philadelphia Zoo as well. The book gives the reader numerous images of these institutions as depicted on postcards dating to the early years of the Twentieth Century.

In September 1869, just four months after hammering the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad built the final leg of the original transcontinental rail link through Niles Canyon. Now, a new pictorial book, featuring more than 200 black-and-white images of the area's rich railroad past, has been published.

The Alameda County Historical Society's annual summer outing event is slated for July 31 and includes a visit to various historic sites in and around Livermore, said society president Ed Clausen. "We are starting things off at 11 a.m. with a guided tour of the historic Ravenswood Home and Park, followed by a box lunch on the grounds," he said. "After lunch there will be maps and info for self-guided tours of the area, including a stop at the old Duarte Garage of Lincoln Highway fame."

Remember when your father, Aunt Bea, or Uncle Frank took you to the racetrack for the first time? Everything was so big, so magical, and all things seemed possible. Christian Teja's “Suffolk Downs” -- from the Images of Sport series produced by Arcadia Publishing -- hearkens back to that day, through photo images and accompanying text, when fantasy and reality merged.

Author James Pierotti will be at Hingham Public Library Tuesday, July 19 at 7 p.m., to talk about his new book entitled "Hingham," from the Postcard History Series by Arcadia Publishing.

A beautiful story about Bramwell in pictures and words went on sale this week, written by two women who have lived their lives in the community and have special stories to tell - the mother/daughter team, Louise (Lou) Dawson Stoker and Dana Stoker Cochran. "Bramwell, A Town of Millionaires" is selling fast and will be the subject of an author's signing today from 3 to 6 p.m. at Hearthside Books on Bland Street in Bluefield. Elizabeth Osborne of Princeton had several copies with her during a meeting Wednesday evening and sold all.

Uniontown resident Victoria Dutko Leonelli has a passion for local history, and it is that passion that led to the publishing of her first book, "Around Uniontown," a pictorial history of Uniontown and the surrounding areas. "I was approached by Arcadia Publishers a few years back about doing a book, and right away I was excited because this town has so much history and has such a great story to tell," Leonelli said.

During its formative years, Salinas was just a sleepy stagecoach stop, where whiskey was served and locals would place bets on which coach would arrive the soonest.

Morgan Hill also has gets its day in the literary sun in a new photo-rich paperback by U.R. Sharma, simply titled ``Morgan Hill'' (Arcadia Publishing).

Signing copies of his new book about the history of Princeton University, Richard D. Smith received the ultimate compliment. "It was at a book-signing recently at the university store," Smith recalls. "An alumnus, who is on the Princetoniana Committee, which works to preserve Princeton University history, came up to me and said, `There are things in your book that even I didn't know.' And that, to me, was the highest praise, because while alumni of any university certainly love their schools, there is nothing in the world like the absolute devotion of Princeton graduates."

With the passage of years comes the dying of history. Glenda Walters is determined to stop that death, to recapture the history found in old photographs, discarded picture albums, library archives and the spirit of elderly residents.

Camp Pendleton dominates coastal North County, from the vast amount of land it claims to its significance to the nation's defense and local economy. But outside of Marines, how many North County residents know much about the base that sits behind the guarded gates north of Oceanside? Thomas O'Hara, who served 40 years in the U.S. Marine Corps before retiring as a colonel in 2003, has provided an inside look at the base with his book, "Camp Pendleton" ($19.99, Arcadia Publishing).

A new book titled "Princeton University" presents a photographic journey through the school's 259-year history. The book, published this spring by Arcadia, is written by Richard D. Smith, a program administrator in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Bridgeport native Pehanick shows close to 200 postcards of the Connecticut city (from his collection of about 3,000) from the years 1900 to 1940. During these years, Bridgeport was a bustling city with businesses of all kinds and a vacation destination for the well-to-do from New York City and nearby areas. The postcards show the factories, restaurants, mansions, shopping districts, amusements, and parks and seasides which made Bridgeport an outstanding regional city during the early decades of the 1900s.