Public Speaking
I frequently give presentations on a variety of topics of historical interest. Contact me now for more information on upcoming appearances or to schedule a presentation to your civic club, historical organization, or church group.
Upcoming Appearances:
TBA
Past Presentations:
Jan. 10, 2023: Knoxville Civil War Roundtable (Topic: Savannah in the Civil War)
May 12, 2022: Rotary Club of Tellico Village (Topic: Blount Mansion)
April 20, 2022: Time Sifters Archaeology Club, Sarasota, FL (Topic: CSS Georgia)
April 19, 2022: Kiwanis Club of Tellico Village (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 19, 2022: Chief Solano Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vacaville, CA (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 16, 2021: Rotary Club of Knoxville (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 19, 2021: Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 5, 2021: Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club (Topic: CSS Georgia)
Feb. 4, 2021: Knoxville Writers' Guild
Feb. 26, 2020: A Tale of Two Squares (book talk with Jack Neely @ Union Ave. Books)
Oct. 23. 2019: Knoxville Breakfast Rotary Club (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Oct. 16, 2019: Rotary Club of Farragut, TN (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Sept. 3, 2019: Center for Life Enrichment, Highlands, NC (Topic: Hidden History of Civil War Savannah book)
Aug. 15, 2019: National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, GA (Screening of From Ironclad to Artifact: The Journey of the CSS Georgia)
July 19, 2019: Rotary Club of Bearden, Knoxville, TN (Topic: Blount Mansion)
June 6, 2019: Liberty Day, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center (Topic: Liberty Ships built in Georgia during WWII)
March 20, 2019: Civil War Round Table, Rockwell, VA (Topic: Hidden History of Civil War Savannah book)
Feb. 23, 2019: All Souls Church, Knoxville, TN (Screening of Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O'Connor)
Feb. 5, 2019: ORICL (Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning), Oak Ridge, TN (Screening of Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O'Connor)
April 28, 2018: Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Feb. 28, 2018: Geechee Sailing Club, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
July 13, 2017: Coastal Heritage Society/Savannah History Museum (Topic: Hidden History of Civil War Savannah book)
Aug. 1, 2016: Downtown Rotary, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
July 30, 2016: “Wrecks, Recovery and Conservation” Symposium, National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
March 24, 2016: City of Savannah "Hungry for History" Series (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Nov. 28, 2017, Civil War Round Table, Pensacola, FL (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Dec. 17, 2015: Coastal Heritage Society/Savannah History Museum (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Dec. 17, 2015: Senior Citizens, Inc., Savannah, GA (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Dec. 17, 2015: Sunrise Rotary, Savannah, GA (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Dec. 12, 2015: Historic Savannah Foundation Annual Meeting (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
October 28, 2015: Int'l. Propeller Club of the U.S. National Meeting, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
May 10, 2016: Int'l. Propeller Club of the U.S., Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Feb. 17, 2016: Time Sifters Archaeology Club, Sarasota, FL (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Dec. 1, 2014: Senior Citizens, Inc., Savannah,GA (Topic: Screening of film Savannah in the Civil War)
April 17, 2014: City of Savannah "Hungry for History" Series (Topic: Savannah, GA in the Civil War)
Feb. 13, 2014: Sunrise Rotary, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Upcoming Appearances:
TBA
Past Presentations:
Jan. 10, 2023: Knoxville Civil War Roundtable (Topic: Savannah in the Civil War)
May 12, 2022: Rotary Club of Tellico Village (Topic: Blount Mansion)
April 20, 2022: Time Sifters Archaeology Club, Sarasota, FL (Topic: CSS Georgia)
April 19, 2022: Kiwanis Club of Tellico Village (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 19, 2022: Chief Solano Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vacaville, CA (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 16, 2021: Rotary Club of Knoxville (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 19, 2021: Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Feb. 5, 2021: Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club (Topic: CSS Georgia)
Feb. 4, 2021: Knoxville Writers' Guild
Feb. 26, 2020: A Tale of Two Squares (book talk with Jack Neely @ Union Ave. Books)
Oct. 23. 2019: Knoxville Breakfast Rotary Club (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Oct. 16, 2019: Rotary Club of Farragut, TN (Topic: Blount Mansion)
Sept. 3, 2019: Center for Life Enrichment, Highlands, NC (Topic: Hidden History of Civil War Savannah book)
Aug. 15, 2019: National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, GA (Screening of From Ironclad to Artifact: The Journey of the CSS Georgia)
July 19, 2019: Rotary Club of Bearden, Knoxville, TN (Topic: Blount Mansion)
June 6, 2019: Liberty Day, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center (Topic: Liberty Ships built in Georgia during WWII)
March 20, 2019: Civil War Round Table, Rockwell, VA (Topic: Hidden History of Civil War Savannah book)
Feb. 23, 2019: All Souls Church, Knoxville, TN (Screening of Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O'Connor)
Feb. 5, 2019: ORICL (Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning), Oak Ridge, TN (Screening of Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O'Connor)
April 28, 2018: Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Feb. 28, 2018: Geechee Sailing Club, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
July 13, 2017: Coastal Heritage Society/Savannah History Museum (Topic: Hidden History of Civil War Savannah book)
Aug. 1, 2016: Downtown Rotary, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
July 30, 2016: “Wrecks, Recovery and Conservation” Symposium, National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
March 24, 2016: City of Savannah "Hungry for History" Series (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Nov. 28, 2017, Civil War Round Table, Pensacola, FL (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Dec. 17, 2015: Coastal Heritage Society/Savannah History Museum (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Dec. 17, 2015: Senior Citizens, Inc., Savannah, GA (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Dec. 17, 2015: Sunrise Rotary, Savannah, GA (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
Dec. 12, 2015: Historic Savannah Foundation Annual Meeting (Topic: Savannah Square by Square coffee table book)
October 28, 2015: Int'l. Propeller Club of the U.S. National Meeting, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
May 10, 2016: Int'l. Propeller Club of the U.S., Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Feb. 17, 2016: Time Sifters Archaeology Club, Sarasota, FL (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)
Dec. 1, 2014: Senior Citizens, Inc., Savannah,GA (Topic: Screening of film Savannah in the Civil War)
April 17, 2014: City of Savannah "Hungry for History" Series (Topic: Savannah, GA in the Civil War)
Feb. 13, 2014: Sunrise Rotary, Savannah, GA (Topic: Raising of CSS Georgia shipwreck)