Recipes, skills & wisdom from American History
As early as age 11 I was volunteering at my local historical society museum and spending hours pouring over historical fiction. The “old fashioned days” were so fascinating to me and they still are!
At 29, I earned a degree in History with a certificate in Museum Studies from Utah State University. After that I continued to help at museums, taught historical food classes at our homeschool co-op, gave lectures at our local libraries about wartime food rationing, and dipped my toe into WWII reenacting to share all about American food during wartime.
I currently volunteer at Renfrew Museum & Park and The World War II American Experience Museum. I also just started grad school to pursue an MA in Public History from the University of Nebraska! My husband and I live with our three kids in central Maryland an hour away from our pick of historical homes, sites, and museums. It’s a great place to live!
I started blogging to share my love of history, historical food and museums. It’s where I discovered my love of WWII ration cooking too! I started my podcast Victory Kitchen in February 2020 and launched this more schnazzy website a couple years later.
My goal here at History Preserved is to help others and myself to connect to history in meaningful, thoughtful ways.