A viewer suggested I open up my video series to potential advertising, so I could eventually buy a real camera and some editing software. It sounded like a good idea.
I am honored to have been the featured author interviewed in the April 2009 issue of the Pittsburgh Writer’s Group magazine 'Spilt Ink.' I want to thank the PWG and I look forward to joining them at a future meeting back in my hometown. READ HERE
For the next two days I will be at the National Military Park Service Archives here in Fredericksburg gathering transcripts of primary source material for my "Campfires at the Crossroads: Confederate Encampments in Spotsylvania County" as part of The History Press’ American Chronicles Series. I also have a family coming into town this weekend for a private tour of several historic locations and I hope to film the 4th episode of The Naked Historian as soon as it stops raining here in Spotsylvania.
Stay tuned. I’ll be back to posting in a few days.
CLARIFICATION: I am aware that there is a small area believed to be a ‘slave cemetery’ on the other side of the park, but I was unable to find any documentation in the local govt. records, or through my contacts at the NPS. They were able to provide background info on the property. Therefore, I stuck to what was documented and refrained from assuming facts about the other site.
This week I'll be busy writing a series of pieces for Mort Künstler’s upcoming release, updating the National Civil War Life Foundation website, and filming the 3rd installment of The NAKED Historian. I also have an interview coming out this week in The Pittsburgh Writer's Project eZine and a private tour this weekend with the Warren family from Roanoke. Stay tuned for postings as my to-do list is completed.