Genesio, Jerry

Jerry Genesio is also the author of "Portland Neck: The Hanging of Thomas Bird," a historical account of the first death sentence handed down by a U.S. District Court under the authority of the U.S. Constitution. The execution took place at Bramhall Hill in Portland, Maine, on June 25, 1790. He has a B.A. degree in History, summa cum laude, from the University of Southern Maine, and was employed as a Maine Historian and Special Collections Assistant at the Portland Public Library, retiring in 2003. He resides, with his wife, Judy, in Bridgton, Maine.