Bethany Groff DorauBethany Groff Dorau is the author of A Brief History of Old Newbury (The History Press) and a primary contributor to the Defining Documents in American History series. She is the North Shore regional site manager for Historic New England, based at th Spencer-Peirce-Little farm in Newbury, and a recipient of the Pioneer in Preservation Award from the Essex National Heritage Commission and the North of Boston CVB Leadership Award. Bethany sits on the boards of the North of Boston CVB, the Newburyport Preservation Trust and the planning committee of the Newburyport Literary Festival. She has published articles in the New England Quarterly, the Encyclopedia of American History and Historic New England Magazine. She holds an MA in history from the University of Massachusetts and lives in Newburyport with her family. Read More Read Less