illuminate history

Curiosity: forget “Cherchez la femme” (Look for the woman.) “Cherchez l’histoire.” (Look for the story.)

Coming Full Circle

It’s exactly one year since I engaged in the email correspondence with Olivia Thomas of Woodcut Media that resulted in my express trip back to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania … Continue reading

April 24, 2016 · Leave a comment

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

July 9, 2012 · Leave a comment

Recent Developments

Happy holidays! They were, in fact, for me. The Saturday before Christmas, as I was busy skewering shrimp around chorizo for a benefit event we were hosting for Friends of … Continue reading

January 6, 2012 · 1 Comment