Ted is currently a captain in the Peabody Fire Department, a local historian and author of two books, "Peabody Firefighting" and "Peabody’s Leather Industry," and served as a member of the Peabody Institute Library’s board of trustees. He is a lifelong Peabody-ite, but currently lives in Topsfield. Ted is, however, always keeping an watchful eye on his hometown and loves to share all of its history and charm.