When I come up with a history topic that isn’t article-worthy, it goes into one of many three-ring binders labeled “Possible Blog Topic.” I don’t actually have a blog, which is why the binders continue to multiply. Spring seems the ideal time to clear out a few ideas that will never succeed as a solo act.
Mystery stone fish
There are decades of clippings, letters, and printed emails pressed in plastic sleeves on my shelves - including this hazy candid shot of the “mystery stone fish.” A reader picked up this carved effigy at a thrift shop and wanted to know what it is. Since Native Americans have lived along the Piscataqua for 12,000 years before me, I had to throw up my hands in defeat - and added this artifact photo to the blog file.