Freelance Historian

The World of Historical Manuscripts and Ephemera

Things I learned this week

Steven | September 25, 2008

One of the neatest parts about this job is learning new things all the time.
While researching lots this week, I learned;

A “matross” is the old term for artillery crewman- he helped load, fire and sponge out the cannon.
“Diorama” was originally traveling theater presentation using painted linen panels and lighting to produce what was for then [...]

Crazy About History

Steven | August 31, 2008

It’s funny sometimes, how a passion can lead to a vocation. All my life, I’ve been crazy about history. Maybe it’s because I was born and raised in a small town where nothing really ever happened, or because my mother taught me to read when I was a toddler to keep me out of her [...]