If you are coming to this site with an interest in Martha Ballard then presumeably you have already seen the film or read the book. This entire site is based on Martha Ballard, but here are a few suggestions of places to start to learn more about her:

• Who Was Martha Ballard?

• Martha's entire diary, spanning the last 27 years of her 77 year life, is available in her handwriting and in transcription. Browse on your own or read some stories and themes in her diary.

• In the Doing History section, you can piece together numerous primary sources in conjunction with the diary to reveal stories from Martha's life. Find out more about Martha's relation with the doctors in town, and Martha's role in the case of the rape of the minister's wife.

• You can go to the site's archive, and access all of the primary sources at the site that deal with Martha Ballard and her family.