If things have been quiet around these parts, it's because your Free-Range Historian has indeed been traversing the wilds of Northwestern Pennsylvania throughout 2022! Before I burst into a stirring rendition of "I've Been Everywhere, Man" (Hank Snow and Johnny Cash are far more qualified than I for that job), I want to highlight another… Continue reading New Year, New Look
Category: Publications
In the Field
If last year was about being stuck at home playing tomb raider in our own closets (thanks, COVID), this year is about being out in the field. Quite literally, in my case. The world and its cultural institutions are re-opening, and this happy historian has enjoyed free-ranging all over Northwestern Pennsylvania once again! While my… Continue reading In the Field
Let’s Write.
Ah yes, the excitement of finally putting pen to paper (or, since it's 2018, hands to keyboard) and transforming research notes into a finished publication. This is installment four of a company history that I started in May of this year, with a fifth soon to follow. So many of our local businesses have incredible… Continue reading Let’s Write.
