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'Twilight of American Impressionism' will run through Sept. 12 at Discover Center in Portsmouth, NH. History Matters: J. Dennis Robinson

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 Nat...

Drawing his pistols from his belt and grasping one in each hand, Paul Jones suddenly kicked open the door and entered the robbers’ rendezvous. There were three men there and they were gallows birds, every mother’s son of them - as ripe for murder as for drinking a glass of grog. “Who might you be?” queried one, hoarsely. “Capt. Paul Jones,” was the airy reply. “Now, flat on the floor, the three of you!” “Ye’re the very devil, Paul Jones!” said one robber.  “Thank you for your high opinion,” Capt. Paul replied. - Adapted from “Paul Jones Weekly,” Number 10, Decem...

Darien Library Invites You to Explore Artists’ Gardens in New England Written by Amanda Goodman Darien Library invites history, art, literature, and gardening aficionados alike to visit the gardens of the greats. Some of the most beloved painters, sculptors, and authors were inspired by the gardens they created. Author Jana Milbocker with lead a virtual tour of the private havens of Edith Wharton, Julian Alden Weir, Childe Hassam, Daniel Chester French, Emily Dickinson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Celia Thaxter, and others. Register for this Tuesday, February 23 at 10 a.m. online eve...