My Public History Project Presentations

October 2, 2026

82nd Waterford Fair, Waterford, Virginia. “Loudoun’s Revolutionary War Diary.” https://www.waterfordfairva.org/2026-exhibits-demonstrations-tent-talks/

September 18, 2028

Alexandria Forum, Alexandria, Virginia. “An English ‘Tory’ in Old Town.” https://www.alexandriava.gov/AlexandriaForum

July 12, 2026

Emerging Revolutionary War Podcast. “Rev War Revelry: The Story of Nicholas Cresswell with historian Ken Bancroft.” www.youtube.com/@emergingrevolutionarywar8217

May 28, 2026

Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, Virginia. “Revolutionary Stories: The Tory and the Patriot.” www.youtube.com/@loudounmuseum9442

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. Read about it here

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.