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How it all began

It started with a spur-of-the-moment trip to South Carolina. Well, it really started around eight-years old. Homeschooled in a time where that was so rare that old ladies gave my parents looks as if we were from Mars, I had no lack of access to books. My interest in the American Revolution was sparked by assignments about the writing of the Declaration of Independence for July 4th. I read and reread and reread again National Geographic’s “The Revolutionary War” by Bart McDowell. I will never forget my first trip to Virginia; the sizzling fuse of my love for history ignited a powder keg. I was reading William J Wood’s “Battles of the Revolutionary War” at the time. Colonial Williamsburg was more exciting to me than Disney is to most kids, and visiting Yorktown was a deeply emotional experience. I knew then that there was nothing more beloved to me. My teen years were primarily filled with my all-out obsession with all things American Revolution, reading about it, writing about it, visiting the battle sites, and talking nonstop about it (just ask my Mom). It was then that I began work on my novel, “Times That Try Men’s Souls,” which lay quietly in dust until 2013, when I began writing it again as a mature adult and a more experienced writer. When I was much younger, I made an attempt to find a career at Colonial Williamsburg, being a somewhat talented seamstress, but never had any success. While I pondered what I could do to apply my love of history to my life, I built a career in healthcare. Year after year I would travel to Virginia for a week or two, always so depressed to return home to Georgia. Finally, in 2017, I realized my dream of moving to Virginia, but still pondered what I could do with my love of history. The jobs I applied for in the field of history and museums weren’t looking for someone with years of experience in healthcare, and I never even received any replies. One weekend in May of 2018, my parents were on a weekend trip to Kings Mountain and Cowpens, the sites of stunning Patriot victories in South Carolina. I’d been there many times, but I drove down (a 6 hour drive on no sleep, after a 15 hour shift) to meet them. While at Cowpens, I kept talking about the war in the South and those who fought, even criticizing a couple of points in the official NPS film. My Mom suggested that I start up something online to educate others about the American Revolution, like a YouTube channel or a podcast or something. That seemed daunting at first, but also incredibly exciting! So here I am, writing about my passion, all the while working on my historical novels, and presently sewing a uniform to dress as Light Horse Harry Lee. Who knows what my future holds and what opportunities await to allow my passion for history burn bright enough to spread to others?