My Public History Projects

March 9, 2026

“A Tory in Old Town: the Journals of Nicholas Cresswell 1774-1777.” Zoom presentation with the Alexandria Historical Society. https://sites.google.com/view/alexandria-historical-society/events/revwar-events

November 7, 2025

Historic Diaries exhibit at Donaldson Log Cabin in Leesburg, 11/7. I will be showcasing the journal of an 18th century Englishman caught between ambition and loyalty in Revolutionary War Virginia. Learn more at www.nicholascresswell.blog. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VALEESBURG/bulletins/3f95a8a/

May 3, 2024

Preservation Month Display at Old Courthouse, 18 E Market St. Leesburg, VA. First Friday, 7-9pm. Presenting the history, and the effects, of preserving historic documents.

March 1, 2024

Black History Month Display at Old Courthouse, 18 E Market St. Leesburg, VA. First Friday, 7-9pm. Displaying the various types of emancipation documents in the enslaved and free-black archives in the Loudoun County Historic Records and Deed Division.