Month: April 2020

Stories of our past

A Home Away From Home

On April 30, 2020 by

What makes a house a home? As I actively ignore the mound of dishes that is ever piling up in my peripheral, I find myself thinking of this question.  Truth be told, it is a thought that I have had a lot as of late. I’m pretty sure self isolation and quarantine do that to Read More

Stories of our past . Untold History

Meeting Your Heroes

On April 24, 2020 by

All my life I’ve wanted to be a cowboy. Sure, some (if not all) of the inspiration behind such a dream came from a childhood (and bordering on unhealthy) love of Clint Eastwood flicks and Lincoln Logs. I’d imagine while I played outside that I was alone on the prairie, with only my faithful horse Read More

Stories of our past . Untold History

Picturing the Picturesque

On April 15, 2020 by

That can’t be real… This thought (as well as a series of others that I’ll spare you the details of here), is one I have had more often than not over the course of my time at Live History. While it is true that we often come across incredible feats and stories in the research Read More

Stories of our past

Live History: The Beginning

On April 8, 2020 by

“I love to act.”  “I love history.” “Start a business.” These were pretty much the regular statements surrounding my childhood. I came from a family of entrepreneurs (4 generations back), and being an actor was being the black sheep of the family. I had been acting ever since I was 9 years old, and I Read More