Today is a special video review of Peter Jackson’s groundbreaking WWI documentary, They Shall Not Grow Old. I was fortunate enough to attend a special screening here in DC. Unsurprisingly, I walked away with a multitude of thoughts. Perhaps you’d care to hear them? Spoiler alert: I loved it.
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Originally published in 2002, I picked up Frady’s book about a year ago during a visit to the Howard University bookstore, in the hopes of deepening my knowledge and appreciation of King the man. It did.
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Are you interested in becoming a tour guide? Perhaps, you know someone who would be great at leading historic tours. Quit drilling friend - you just hit oil!
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We’re so excited about this tour, Rachel and I thought it deserved a video introduction. Would you give it a look for us?
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As was mentioned in Monday’s post, Historic America now has two types of new tour options to choose from: Concierge & A La Carte tours. Today we want to focus on our A La Carte option. Here’s the wonderful & talented Rachel Tracey to tell you more …
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We’ve completely retooled not only the site itself, but the entire company. It’s been a lot of work - but we think you’ll be pleased with the results.
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The story of an honest-to-goodness astronaut in his very own words. It's a blast(off)!
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This Thursday, I'll be leading a ghost tour around some of the most haunted addresses in our nation's capital. Come join me!
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Another day, another fabulous bow tie video. Over the past few months I've been compiling footage in order to create a promotional spot on behalf of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington D.C. (a wonderful organization to which I belong). The purpose of the video is to convince D.C. visitors that hiring a Guild Guide is their best bet for experiencing the city during their upcoming trip. Here's the final result.
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There's a new video release from Historic America Presents. Feast your eyes!
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Some of you might remember my recent series of posts on tour guide training - all done in an effort to prepare for my first real experience with a group of visiting school kids. Well, that first experience is officially in the books. Interested to hear about it? Here goes.
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Today's followup post is about my trip last week to the Library of Congress to see Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural on display - a special exhibition that lasted only from March 4th - 7th. It was quite a thrill. I took a brief video to commemorate the event.
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Last week, my father and I completed our Audio Book project. This means that Gregory V. Short's wartime autobiography, Ground Pounder, has been recorded and submitted for approval to the rights holder.
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If you remember last week's post, I updated you on my first-of-three-days training with WorldStrides. That means I've got two more days to tell you about!
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I've got a new story to tell, and I'm super excited to share it with you.
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Here's a behind-the-scenes look at where my father and I do our recording work...
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I got me a cool green screen setup to use in my various video editing endeavors - and I want to show it off!
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Today we learn the story behind the beloved TV special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and its iconic score composed and performed by Vince Guaraldi (plus there's a music video at the end). Enjoy!
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I recently became a member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, DC. The organization is just what the title implies - a membership organization comprised of professional DC tour guides which promotes DC tourism and best practices for guides & interpreters. Eager to earn my stripes and do good by the Guild, I volunteered to shoot some videos with other Guild Guides which showcase the stories surrounding some well known DC destinations.
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I'm always trying to think of new and interesting ways to generate revenue for Historic America. A few weeks ago, I was struck by the idea that audiobook narration might be a worthy pursuit.
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