Her latest book, The
Naked Quaker: True Crimes and Controversies from the Courts
of Colonial New England (Commonwealth
Editions,
2007),
was a Foreword magazine
2007 Book of the Year Award finalist
(History). Diane
also writes the “Tales from the Courthouse” column in
New England Ancestors
magazine (winner of 3 Excellence in Writing Awards from the
International Society of Family History Writers and
Editors).
Diane’s
first book,
New England
Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and
Historians(Quill
Pen Press,
2006),won 2007
Benjamin Franklin Awardsfor
HistoryandReference
(and finalist for
Best New Voice in Nonfiction),
andConnecticut Society of Genealogists
award for
Best Genealogical Resource.