Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Musings for July 6, 2026.
When I finished my last Arcadia book in the spring of 2025, the ‘Lighthouses of the Southern Atlantic Coast’, I felt I might have run my limit. Normally my time frame would be to start during the summer to work on the next book, then contract by fall with Arcadia Publishing. They give you six months to research and write your book, before you send it to them for editing and ultimately publishing it. I have done in the past, my research and writing during the fall and winter months. Then I am able to deliver the finish book to Arcadia by the early spring and it will be published by late summer, early fall. It has been the first time in 8 years, without having a book published, and I feel that I might have another book in me…….
About ten years ago, I volunteered at the Archive of the Romeo District Library to do some genealogical work on the people and historic homes in the Village of Romeo, to make up some files of information, to be used if a new home owner wanted to know the history of the home they live in. While making a set of files for the archives, I furthered the research and created a set of files for myself. Now I feel I could make good use of them, by doing another book for Arcadia’s ‘Images of America Series’, on the ‘Historic Homes of Romeo’. Most of these homes were built throughout the mid 1800’s and as early as 1830’s.
Above, the George E Dewey house on Church Street, has a story to tell………
The above image here, is the George Washington Brabb House on South Main Street in Romeo. And it has a story to tell……. and I am hoping I can tell the many stories of these homes and the people who created them.
I have been able to connect with the Romeo Historical Society, for help in acquiring images of the many houses, and as a resource, and they have kindly offered their help. So I might have answered my own question on whether or not to write another book, so might have found my topic. The images used in this blog, are the author’s.
On that ‘wee note’, till next month Monday August 3, 2026.
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