Books written by Diane Barnes

  • Sebago Lake, West Shore: Standish, Baldwin, Sebago, and Naples

    JITSTHE ONE THAT IS LEFT BEHIND THE GREAT SENSATIONAL PARTING SONG THE MUSIC OF ELLY HARRIS , C. 1918. There are still many residents of Baldwin and neighboring towns who fondly recall the Saturday night dances at West Baldwin's famous ...

  • Artisan Workers in the Upper South: Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865

    Visiting Petersburg, Virginia, at the beginning of the antebellum era, European traveler William Tell Harris observed that “bustle and activity are every where seen.” Although the city was recovering from a recent fire, paved and level ...

  • Artisan Workers in the Upper South: Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865

    67 Petersburg gunsmith William Morgan took advantage of changing economic opportunities to incorporate his skilled manufacture of guns, pistols, and rifles into a mercantile establishment he called the Petersburg Gun and Sporting Store.

  • Upper Saco River Valley: Fryeburg, Lovell, Brownfield, Denmark, and Hiram

    A very kindly couple from New Brunswick , Canada , Clarence and Wealthy Kaye ( who is pictured in front with Lou Horne ) , purchased the store from Clifton Evans with money loaned to them by mill owner John Kelley , who lived in the big ...

  • Waiting for Ethan

    I scan their faces looking for Neesha. A dark-haired woman leaning ... Definitely not Neesha. The woman opens her mouth ... A buzzer sounds, followed by a plunk, plunk noise that indicates the suitcases are now on the conveyor belt.

  • Mixed Signals

    Praise for Diane Barnes’ Waiting for Ethan “The novel’s surprising twist gives the story a satisfying conclusion that makes Gina’s struggle to find Mr. Right worth the wait.

  • Artisan Workers in the Upper South: Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865

    ... College of Graduate Studies and Research, headed by Peter Kasvinsky, provided leave in the form of a Research Professorship and financial assistance in support of my research and writing. The librarians and interlibrary loan staff at ...

  • The Sebago Lake Area: Windham, Standish, Raymond, Casco, Sebago, and Naples

    ... Sebago Lake near the mouth of the Northwest River in East Sebago . The West Shore Hotel , c . 1920. For over a half century the West Shore Hotel and Camps in East Sebago attracted summer vacationers and tourists from all over the United ...