Rebecca M. Pritchard
Author • Historian • Freelance Writer
Author of Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist,
Frayed Edge Press, 2019 (paperback) & 2023 (e-book)
Selected Writings:
A Century Ago, Children Were Seafood Processors, Island Journal 2022
Rare Asian eagle's strange journey to Maine, The Working Waterfront 2022
Maine's Famous Spinning Ice Disk Is Back, Discover Magazine 2022,
What Is the Origin of the Phrase Smart Alec? Grunge News 2022
How the Annual Dyeing of the Chicago River Became a St. Patrick's Day Tradition, MSN 2022
Which Animal Lives for 5 Minutes as an Adult? Grunge News 2022
Negev Desert Rocks Hold Drawings that Offer a Look at Life 6,000 Years Agol, Grunge News 2022
Civil rights activist reflects, Mount Desert Islander, 2020
Hidden History: Pest houses of Mount Desert Island, Mount Desert Islander, 2020
Parking meters have their say, Mount Desert Islander, 2019 **
The optometrist who wouldn't run for President, Mount Desert Islander, 2019 *
* Maine Press Award winner
** New England Press Award winner