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Joe Manning turned his efforts to genealogy, identifying hundreds of mill children photographed a century ago by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Joe Manning, chronicler of the heart and soul of the city of North Adams, died Tuesday, April 27, at the age of 79 after a short illness.
 
Manning first discovered the Steeple City 25 years ago and became a frequent and beloved visitor. The author, historian, genealogist, freelance journalist, poet, photographer, and songwriter made the city his spiritual home even though he never lived here.
 
His writings included Steeples: Sketches of North Adams, published in 1997 and featuring a collection of oral histories, photographs, essays, and poetry inspired by interviews and conversations with local people, Disappearing into North Adams, a personalized retrospective of changes to the former mill town, and a book of similarly informed poetry Gig At The Amtrak.   ....

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