a public historian with a passion for connecting communities with stories that have shaped — and continue to shape — our world.

My Journey into public history began as a child at the John R. Park Homestead in Essex County, Ontario. As was tradition with grade school students in the area, I visited the homestead and was shown marvelous living history demonstrations. It was while I was standing at the ancient (to a child, that is) 19th century homestead kitchen, that becoming a public historian became inevitable for me. I was hooked on learning more and more history and sharing what I learn.

My love for history is rooted deep in countless experiences such as these. It was gifted to me by countless peoples — all the way from professors to the curators of museums and even the families sharing their own family legacies. All of these individual’s passions pushes me to light the same flame that was lit for me, but in others.