House, Kirk W.: - Kirk W. House grew up on Locustville Pond, went to Hope Valley School, haunted Camp Yawgoog, and graduated from Chariho High School. Well known as an aviation historian, he is now a writer living in western New York. House, a former teacher and museum director, has coauthored four Arcadia books. He is a member of the Hopkinton Historical Association and an alumnus of Rhode Island College.