Ray Baird Historian and re-enactor at St. John's Church A lifetime resident of the Richmond area, Ray Baird has a passion for American History, especially the history of Richmond.... Read More
Allison Wickens Vice President for Education at George Washington's Mount Vernon On Sept. 2, 2014, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association tapped seasoned museum professional K. Allison Wickens to serve as vice... Read More
Mark Santangelo Chief Librarian and Archivist at the Fred W. Smith National Library Have you ever wanted to do research like a historian? Kids and adults can learn how at the Fred W.... Read More
Ivan Schwartz Is Sculpting History Ivan Schwartz is a sculptor, painter, and inventor who has always been interested in what lies in his peripheral vision... Read More
Adam Goodheart Reminds Us of What Life Was Like in “1861” Civil War expert Adam Goodheart is the author of “1861” and the upcoming “1865” — two books that capture the... Read More
Novelist Tom Fleming Takes Us Inside “The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers” “How do you write a book?” 24-year-old Thomas Fleming asked best-selling writer Fulton Oursler in 1951. “Write four pages a... Read More
Teacher of the Year Tim Bailey: On the Importance of Connecting with the Past Why is it so important to understand history? “Because history is the common experience that binds us together as a civilization,”... Read More
Lincoln Leadership Institute’s Angela Sontheimer on “Three Miles from Providence” June 11, 2014 — What inspired David Bruce Smith to write “Three Miles from Providence: The Tale of Abraham Lincoln and the... Read More
Doug Bradburn takes us inside the library at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Inside the vaulted stacks at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, you’ll find Doug Bradburn, the founding director of the Fred W.... Read More
