Who doesn’t like a good mystery?  Following along with the adventure of solving a puzzle is fun for all ages and manifests itself in many forms of media, all of which are primary sources, by the way.

Frank and Joe Hardy have helped their Detective Dad, Fenton, solve mysteries for the better part of a century now.  And each iteration of the Hardy Boys, and their pal Nancy Drew, is a reflection of the time period in which the stories were written.  

  My last guest at this Summer’s exhibit at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH sat down to chat about the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Murder Mystery Dinners and so many other entertaining options for amateur sleuths.