Index of subjects 

Notes from the Firehouse and “Findlings” (short essays)

Some articles are entered under more than one subject heading.

Click here for Index for Journals (2015-2020)

Click here for Margaret Fitzhugh Browne’s portraits

Annisquam Events

The Hooked Rug & A Concord Stagecoach Nov.2019

Homeward-Bound (return of articles from CAM) Mar.2020

Mystery Marker Apr. 2020

The Fireman's Other Ball Aug.2020

Yellow Legs & Duck Tales (Autumn bird hunting) Oct. 2020

"Rice's Ice has Lice" (Annisquam Ice Company) Apr. 2021

Hurricane Carol, 1954; Part one May 2021

Hurricane Carol, 1954; Part two: Ah Yes, I Remember it well May 2021

Questions, Donations & Historical Traces Sept 2022

Gloucester's 350th Birthday & Harry Gage from Annisquam Dec. 2022

Annisquam Stagecoach - The Annisquam Stagecoach: A special painting by Harry Gage Sep. 2019

A Concord Stagecoach in New Zealand Jan. 2020

There and Back Again: A Very Long Journey Dec. 2020

James A. Cunningham & The Squam Stagecoach Dec. 2020

Where on Earth is the Squam Stage? Apr. 2023

A Treasure Trove of Folly Cove Nov. 2023

Special Holiday Edition Dec 2023

Mucking in Lobster Cove May 2024

Boats and Ships

What Floats Your Boat? (Dredging) July 2020

Belle Gilmore July 2020

The Little Giant Nov. 2020

U.S.S. Kearsarge Nov. 2020

Captain Davis Upsets the Ladies of Cambridge Ave. Apr. 2021

Ferry Cross the Annisquam:The Invisible Bridge Feb. 2022

Sand, Schooners and Glass Feb. 2022

Alpheus Hyatt II & His Schooner Arethusa Mar. 2022

Captain George Lane and Oriflamme June 2022

Schooners and Coal Pockets: How Squam Kept Warm Jan 2023

Deluge 8 Firehouse

Improvements to the Firehouse Aug. 2019

Visit of the Vedanta Society of Rhode Island Aug. 2019

Improvements to the Firehouse Oct. 2019

Firehouse Findlings

Firehouse Findling: Leonard School June 2020

Firehouse Findling: "Looking for Trout" in Glass Plate Negatives July 2020

Firehouse Findling: "Fishing for Details" in Old Photographs Oct. 2020

Firehouse Findling - Take me out to the Ball Game Oct. 2020

Firehouse Findling: Our Colorful Past Dec. 2020

Firehouse Findling: Aunt Tot Feb. 2021

Firehouse Findling – Xenodochy June 2021

Firehouse Findling - The Sword in the Firehouse Feb 2022

Firehouse Findling-Annisquam Sewing Circle 1940 Cookbook Feb 2022

Firehouse Findling - Star Pupils? Not Necessarily Mar 2022

Firehouse Findling - If the Walls Could Talk… Apr 2022

The Blue Cabinet & Ruth Ricker Pappas 1906-1981 Sep 2024

Treasures in the Firehouse - Part One Oct 2024

Treasures in the Firehouse - Part Two Nov 2024

Fishing

The Lobsterman Cometh and the Bugs Goeth Aug. 2020

Happy as a Clam at High Tide Sept.2020

Hoop Nets, Cunners & Lobsters Sept. 2020

We’ve Lost That Love of Eeling Sept. 2020

Hotels, houses and other buildings

The Boat Livery, The Barnacle and 26 River Road Oct. 2019

The "Spite" House May 2020

"The Old Custom House" July 2020

The Lighthouses of Wigwam Point Oct. 2020

The Dew Drop Inn Mar.2021

Nancy Flagg & The Barnacle June 2021

Firehouse Findling – Xenodochy June 2021

The Outhouses of Essex County (Annisquam) Oct. 2021

The Clearance of Davis Point, or There Goes the Neighborhood Feb. 2022

Firehouse Findling -- If the Walls could Talk… Apr. 2022

The Annisquam Exchange May 2022

The Barn at Chester Square Sept 2022

The Itinerant Church of the Third Parish Nov. 2022

The Hyatt Norwood House Jan. 2023

The Mill at Goose Cove Jan. 2023

The Life & Times of the Annisquam Village Hall Dec 2023

Old Wharf Lot Jan 2024

Lobster Cove Bridge

Bridge Troubles July 2020

Squam the Merciful Sept. 2020

People of Annisquam (includes artists)

The Birksted Family in Annisquam Mar. 2020

“Even the Children Paint at Gloucester” Sept 2020

A Bit About Martha Hale Rogers Harvey Oct. 2020

Firehouse Findling: Take me out to the Ball Game: Batter Up! Oct. 2020

James A. Cunningham & The Squam Stagecoach Dec. 2020

Ann Eliza Lane Cunningham: Historical Scraps from an Amazing Life Dec. 2020

Sending A Valentine by Frances Brundage Feb. 2021

Margaret Fitzhugh Browne: Annisquam’s Artist Feb. 2021

Firehouse Findling: Aunt Tot Feb. 2021

The Other Hyatt Daughter (Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor) Mar. 2021

Captain Davis Upsets the Ladies of Cambridge Ave. Apr. 2021

Rice’s Ice has Lice Apr. 2021

Nathan Fellows: The Hermit of Annisquam (also see quarries) Apr. 2021

Sisters, Silks & Seegars. (Jewett sisters and cigar silk cushion) May 2021

Nancy Flagg & The Barnacle June 2021

Doctor William Rowley Sept. 2021

Doctor William Rowley; Postscript Sept. 2021

Upstairs in the Firehouse: Painting by Antoinette Clark Inglis Oct. 2021

The German Wife: Marie Reuter Gallison Nov. 2021

Eric Pape & Gloucester:Master of Paintings, Petitions & Pageants Nov. 2021

Richard (Dick) Morrow: Memoir of an Annisquam Childhood Nov. 2021

One of Annisquam’s Unsung Heroes: Sidney M. Davison 1884-1954 Dec. 2021

Harry Gage: His Christmas Presence Dec. 2021

J. Emilie Young & David S. Muzzey Jan. 2022

William Lamb Picknell Paints the Point Jan. 2022

Alpheus Hyatt II and His Schooner Arethusa Mar. 2022

Henry Clarke Wright-Abolitionist, Pacifist Mar. 2022

The Annisquam Exchange May 2022

Clipper Ships, The China Trade, Side Wheelers, a Typhoon and a Grocery Store June 2022

Captain George Lane and The Oriflamme June 2022

Annisquam’s Art Gallery: How It Began July 2022

The Glass Bricks of Dr. Isaac Adams Aug 2022

Questions, Donations & Historical Traces Sept 2022

Where’s Waldo?Emerson & Picknell at Coffin’s Beach Nov. 2022

Gloucester’s 350th Birthday & Harry Gage from Annisquam Dec. 2022

Lelia Norwood Webster Adams 1887-1969 Jan. 2023

Swedish American Artist Harry Wijk Feb. 2023

Elliott Rogers: A 20th Century Polymath. Part One Mar. 2023

Elliott Rogers: A 20th Century Polymath. Part Two Aor. 2023

Elliott Rogers: A 20th Century Polymath. Part Three May 2023

Gertrude Griffin on the Annisquam Stage June 2023

Memories of A Beloved Grandmother: Ida Pulcifer Andrews 1898-1975 Aug. 2023

Richard (Dick) Morrow -The War Years in 'Squam Sept. 2023

Farewell to Jeff Grady, AHS webmaster & Friend Oct 2023

Charles F. Bradley, 1852-1932 His Life and Times Oct 2023

Harriet Hyatt Mayor: Sculptor Feb 2024

Bay View, Book, Boat & Benjamin Butler Mar 2024

Connie Mason & The By Water Inn Apr 2024

Ezekiel W. Chard: Pioneer & Champion of the Annisquam Stagecoach Jun 2024

A Family Concern: The Griffins & the Annisquam Stagecoach Jul 2024

Charles Harvey & the Annisquam Coach: From Horse-drawn to Motorized Express Aug 2024

The Blue Cabinet & Ruth Ricker Pappas 1906-1981 Sep 2024

O. Lane meets N. Hawthorne Jan 2025

Photography

Firehouse Findling – Xenodochy June 2021

The Outhouses of Essex County (Annisquam) Oct. 2021

Firehouse Findling-Star Pupils? Not Necessarily. Mar. 2022

Double Exposure: Martha and George Go to the Beach in Holland Dec. 2022

Firehouse Findling - “Looking for Trout” in Glass Plate Negatives July 2020

A Bit About Martha Hale Rogers Harvey Oct. 2020

Firehouse Findling—Fishing for Details in Old Photographs Oct. 2020

Firehouse Findling—Our Colorful Past Dec. 2020

Winter in ‘Squam Dec 2024

Quarries and landscape

Part 1: The Blasted Heath With Bowlders Apr. 2021

Part 2: Nathan Fellows: The Hermit of Annisquam Apr. 2021

Part 3: The Old Wharf Lot & Associated Field Operations May 2021

Roads, Streets and Avenues

Samp Porridge Hill [Revere Street] Feb. 2022

What’s in a Name? [Nashua Avenue] May 2022

Upstairs in the Firehouse:The Mystery of the Carved Basket of Flowers Aug. 2021

Upstairs in the Firehouse:Painting by Antoinette Clark Inglis Oct. 2021

Upstairs in the Firehouse:The Sword in the Firehouse Feb. 2022

The Trolley Era Cape Ann’s Short-Lived Affair: Street Railways Nov 2023

Winter in ‘Squam Dec 2024