Last Updated: Dec 31, 2019
EDUCATION
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL: B.A. in History, May 2013
EXPERIENCE
PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS
Five Thousand Years on the Loxahatchee: A Pictorial History of Jupiter/Tequesta (Revised Edition). Jupiter, FL: Loxahatchee River Historical Society, 2019. (co-author with James D. Snyder)
The Florida Lighthouse Trail (Second Edition). Pineapple Press, 2020. (editor & major contributor)
PUBLICATIONS - MAGAZINES & PERIODICALS
Keeper's Log. US Lighthouse Society quarterly magazine
"The Quest For Jupiter's Lighthouse Keepers." Fall 2016.
"Paul Pelz: Designer of Lighthouses and the Library of Congress." Fall 2017.
"Capt. Edward Augustus Yorke: Forgotten South Florida Lighthouse Builder." 2018
Lighthouse Digest. Bimontly national magazine.
"Charles Uriah Gardner: Surfman, Lighthouse Keeper, Beach Patrol Commander." (July-Aug 2018)
FLA Flashes. (Florida Lighthouse Association newsletter)
Copyeditor and contributor (2017-present)
DOOR Newsletter (in-house e-newsletter for volunteers at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum).
Copyeditor and major contributor (2015-present)
Various local magazines and newsletters.
PROOFREADER FOR PUBLISHED WORKS BY OTHER AUTHORS
Krugler, Ralph. The (Almost) Complete History of Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. Self-published. 2019.
Hurley, Neil E. Lighting Carysfort Reef (Volumes 1 & 2).
Sophia, Rosa. North Palm Beach: A Brief History. Arcadia Press, 2020.
Looking Back: A Photographic History of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Pediment Publishing, 2017.
Looking Back II: A Photographic History of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Pediment Publishing, 2020.
PRESENTATIONS - CONFERENCES
"Lessons Learned Researching Lighthouse Keepers," 11th Martime Heritage Conference, New Orleans, LA, Feb 2018
PRESENTATIONS - OTHER
Various locations, Martin & Palm Beach Counties, FL 2014-present
Lectures from 15 to 60 minutes at public libraries and for other historical groups, museums, and civic groups. Topics pertain to some combination of lighthouse, military, and/or local history. Major topics presented on multiple occasions:
Palm Beach County Civil War Round Table, Lake Worth, FL
"The Civil War On The Indian River", June 2016
"Lighthouses & The Civil War", July 2017
Martin County Library System, FL, 2011-2015
Series of 10 lectures relating to the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. One-off lectures including Spanish Florida (Florida 500) and Causes of World War I (WW1 centennial).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
National Archives - Washington, DC
National Archives II - College Park, MD
National Archives: Southeast Regional Annex - Morrow, GA
Florida State Archives - Tallahassee, FL
Air Force History Center - Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL