Biography

Richard N. Pawling, a natural entertainer and now retired award-winning college professor and NPS ranger, is a master at captivating audiences of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. He is the owner and educational/interpretive specialist of History Alive! --a firm founded in 1991 that provides living history and hertiage music programs to parks, museums, colleges/universities, as well as civic, professional, and historical organizations throughout the United States and Canada. He is currently also teaching an e-LIVE course on living history with the Heritage Interpretation Training Center.

Presentations

Living history programs on a variety of topics including:

• First Frontier History (Conrad Weiser, Daniel Boone)
• Westward Expansion
• Transportation History (1809 Conestoga wagoner, 1870s canal boat captain, 1880s railroad "gandy dancer")
• Industrial History (1836 Ironworker, 1890s wood hick and oil industry teamster, 1905 coal miner)
• Civil War (abolitionist, bugler, music)
• Old-time baseball and heritage music programs

See www.richpawling.com for complete listing.

Contact

Interested in having Richard Pawling speak to your group? E-mail him.