Purchase books at my favorite book store ~ The Book Corner, 1801 Main St., Niagara Falls, NY (716) 285-2928, or your local bookstore or on-line at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble.

Rita’s Diary. Would you like a pen pal during the Great Depression? This is it! Set in a Catholic community of  the 1930s, this is a true story of four sisters. A nineteen year old girl writes in a conversational stile about her life in a Quebecois family living in the crossroads of New England. The diary is the compelling story of the struggles, tragedies and joys of a young woman amidst world events.

Johnnie’s Adventures Germans Coming to America. Children’s book of the true story of one family’s journey to America, illustrated by Lucy Vine and translated into German by Anika Fetzner.

Who Made the News Youngstown, Ransomville & Fort Niagara 1885 - 1897 Volume Two. Transcription of news accounts around the Town of Porter, surrounding areas, and Fort Niagara in the County of Niagara, NY.

Beyond the Guard Towers to the Farms POW Camp Fort Niagara. Official reports and post-war letters from German prisoners of war to a farm family from the Town of Porter. Available at Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY.

Who Made the News Youngstown, Ransomville & Fort Niagara 1880 - 1885 Volume One. Transcribed news accounts of the Town of Porter, Fort Niagara, and surrounding area.

Buffalo’s Consolidated Aircraft and Heroic Test Pilots. The story of Buffalo’s Consolidated Aircraft in Buffalo, New York, and its key test pilots; available from the Niagara Aerospace Museum.

Surrender September 2, 1945 (with James L. Starnes, Jr., Lt. Com. USNR Ret) English,         Chinese & Japanese editions. The memoir of the navigator and Officer of the Deck on the USS Missouri  during the formal surrender agreement ending World War II.

Johnnie’s Adventures Lewiston’s Underground Railroad. Children’s historical narrative of stories associated with the Underground Railroad in Lewiston, New York, illustrated by Rex Stewart. Additional noteworthy historical documentation for the adult reader.

Early Town of Porter Residents 1800 - 1829 (with Karen Noonan). Reference for early residents of the Town of Porter in the County of Niagara, State of New York.

Honor Thy Brothers The Fight Against Communism. True stories from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam in the backdrop of the strengthening the Soviet Communist government, which challenged America for world leadership for half a century.

From Flames & Four Flags The Town of Porter Yesterday and Today. Souvenir keepsake publication celebrating the 200th birthday of the Town of Porter in the County of Niagara, NY, incorporated June 1, 1812, and through the British destruction during the War of 1812. Available at the Town of Porter Town Hall, 3265 Creek Rd., Youngstown, NY.

Johnnie’s Adventures The Search for Guinevere. The children’s historical narrative documenting historical sites around the Town of Porter, Village of Youngstown, Hamlet of Ransomville, and Old Fort Niagara, illustrated by Kristen Raimondi.

My True Course Dutch Van Kirk Northumberland to Hiroshima. Authorized biography of the navigator of the B-29 Enola Gay during World War II, unedited correspondence to and from home, the navigator’s log of the first atomic strike, the survival story of the American POW in Japan, and more! Introduction by Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot on the first air attack on Japan. Foreword by D. M. Giangreco, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Giangreco has written and lectured widely on national security matters and is an award-winning author.

Lewiston Then and Now (with Amy Lynn Freiermuth). Compares the present to the past by placing historical images with contemporary photographs and historical annotations of the Lewiston, New York.

POWs Interned at Fort Niagara A Reference Manual. A valuable reference work for the study of the 4,352 German prisoners of war held under the command of Fort Niagara on October 1945.

Honor Thy Fathers and Mothers Niagara Frontier’s Legacy of Patriotism. The true personal stories of American prisoners of war, USO workers, Bell Aircraft employees, farm families stories of German prisoners at Fort Niagara,  a Holocaust survivor and more!

Lewiston Images of America. Lewiston holds a wealth of history and legends and stunning images from the Historical Association of Lewiston, Niagara Falls Public Libraries (New York and Ontario), Buffalo State College Library, Niagara Falls Gazette, Tuscarora Nation archives, and private collections.

Porter Images of America. Depicts the history of a town shaped by the strategic military position of Fort Niagara using archival photographs from Old Fort Niagara, Porter Museum, Niagara Falls Local History Library, and numerous private collections.

CONSULTANT ~

Tuscarora Nation Images of America by Bryan Printup and Neil Patterson, Jr.

CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR ~

1. *They All of Them Fought Like Heroes - available at the Niagara County Historian’s Office, Lockport, NY.
   

2. *Niagara Historic Trail A self-guided historic tour of Niagara County. Available at North Tonawanda History Museum, North Tonawanda, NY. http://www.nthistorymuseum.org/
   

3. *Niagara County Bicentennial History. Available at Niagara County History Museum, Niagara St., Lockport, NY.
   

  http://niagarahistory.org/