A good start
December’s been great so far. Last Saturday, Gary & I went to see Lincoln, the movie. I loved the suspense involved in passage of the 13th Amendment, then the intense … Continue reading
The Book Tour
We arrived early on July 14, to check out the special exhibit at the Railroad Museum of PA: Railroads in Pennsylvania during the Civil War. As anticipated, there was good … Continue reading
Museum Event: Herman Haupt at Gettysburg
This post is for the people at today’s event at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s special event to highlight their special exhibition on The Role of Railroads in Pennsylvania During … Continue reading
Museum PR
Engines of war: Authors complement RR museum’s Civil War exhibit is the title of Stephen Klopfinger’s article in yesterday’s lancasteronline ( http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/683016_Engines-of-war.html ). His objective, of course, is to promote … Continue reading
Multitasking
Honest, I’m not complaining, it’s interesting the way one thing leads to another: write & self-publish a book –> become publicist –> write & submit other pieces for publication & … Continue reading
Fit to print–close enough…
The event exceeds my original expectation! You can find my first Disunion piece via the online edition of today’s New York Times. When I discovered Disunion last spring, I thought … Continue reading
It’s official!
A few days ago, my fellow presenters and I received this terrific poster from Deborah Reddig of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. It was an attachment to email in which … Continue reading
Back at work
Nearly forty years ago I cold-called personnel departments throughout Santa Clara County—before it was called Silicon Valley; now I am cold-calling history professors across the state of Oregon and beyond. … Continue reading
On stage…as it were
I made my first book-related presentation last night, at the Pacific North West Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society. They are indeed a friendly, easy audience–as I’d been assured … Continue reading
ripples spreading wider, intersecting?
With DIY publishing, one becomes a DIY publicist. There are no-charge reviews and those for which one pays a fee. Since Reflections… is creative non-fiction–not a swashbuckling historical novel, I … Continue reading
illuminate history 