A Little Bit About Me. . .

For over 30 years I've been writing poetry, short stories, articles and books. My work has been published in such publications as Kracked Mirror Mysteries, Lighthouse Digest, The Connecticut Nutmegger and Gulf & Main Magazine. I've also written for such newspapers as The Beacon, The Source, The Valley Courier and Guilford Courier.

Books I've written include: Goodspeed's Folly: The Life of William Henry Goodspeed and his Opera House, a history of a small 1876 Victorian opera house located in the quiet farm town of East Haddam, Connecticut. Milestones & Memories: The History of the St. George Catholic Community Church, a history of the first Catholic church in Guilford, Connecticut, and the first Catholic church to front a town green in Connecticut. Almost Home: The 1864 Diary of Sgt. Samuel E. Grovsenor of Guilford, Connecticut. This book is a complete transcription of Grovsenor’s diary he kept while a prisoner at the Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. My latest release is H. E. Heitman: An Early Entrepreneur of Fort Myers, Florida, a history of the earlier business along First Street in downtown Fort Myers, Florida and a biography on the man who took downtown into the 20th century.

I’m also the Founder and former editor for Patriots of the American Revolution magazine; a bi-monthly publication focusing on the unknown Patriots of the war, early American culture, leaders, battles and events of the Revolution (www.patriotsar.com). I also write historical pieces for local Fort Myers newspapers and magazines. The articles are on historical figures, events and places in Southwest Florida.

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Please search about the site and check out my upcoming projects to see what I'm currently working on and read some samples of mine if you have the time.

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– T. M. Jacobs