I’m a writer and non-profit professional from New England. I’m also the author of ‘Grenier Air Base: A Beacon on the Home Front,’ a non-fiction military history of a vanished air base.

‘Grenier Air Base: A Beacon on the Home Front’ can be purchased on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookBaby, through the Aviation Museum of N.H., or by requesting the title at your local, independent bookstore. A portion of all proceeds go towards programming at the Aviation Museum of N.H., a 501(c)(3) non-profit concerned with the promotion of aviation, aerospace, and STEM education.

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8350974263

Background

Leah Dearborn is the associate director of the Aviation Museum of N.H. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and in 2019 earned a master’s degree in international relations from the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She worked as a staff writer at the Lynn Daily Item and has contributed to the Boston Globe, SOCO Magazine, The Town Common, The Chelsea Record, and other publications. As a writer, her goal is to tell stories from the past that would otherwise be lost.

About the Grenier Project

‘Grenier Air Base: A Beacon on the Home Front’ was a two-year project commissioned by the Aviation Museum of N.H. During the course of the project, Leah interviewed dozens of surviving veterans from World War II through the war in Vietnam.

Recent Speaking Engagements & Media

Book signing at the Aviation Museum of N.H.

Thursday 7 November 2024 — Aviation Museum of N.H.

WFEA Radio Interview

Thursday 7 November 2024 — WFEA Radio

MMTV ‘Fabulous Females’ Podcast

Monday 4 November 2024 —Fabulous Females Podcast

Bedford Bulletin ‘New Book on N.H.’s Grenier Air Base to be featured in Aviation Museum of N.H. program’

Thursday 7 November 2024 —Bedford Bulletin

New Hampshire Historical Society Guest Lecturer ‘Lighter-Than-Air: Early Ballooning in New England’

Saturday 5 October 2024 —New Hampshire Historical Society

University of New Hampshire OLLI Guest Instructor ‘WACS, WASPS & Rosies: The Women Who Served New Hampshire During World War II’

Thursday 26 September 2024 —Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Wright Museum of World War II Guest Lecturer ‘Grenier Field and D-Day’

Tuesday 4 June 2024 —Wright Museum of World War II

Want to get in touch to arrange a speaking engagement, hire me for a writing project, or send a tip about a story? Contact me via the email below.