Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States
I am a widely published author with over thirty years in the library and publishing industries. My primary areas of focus are U.S. 19th and early 20th century (Victorian era) Social Studies and Horse Management, with published expertise in Equine Pedigrees. I have traveled throughout most western Europe, mostly in Florence, Rome, Pisa, Venice, Oslo, Italy, Lisbon, Port, Malaga, Spain, Vienna, Salzburg, Austria Berchtesgaden, Munich, Germany, Amsterdam, Delft, Holland, London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland (1969); Brussels, Notre Dame (Waterloo Battlefield), Belgium, Costa Brava, Barcelona, Spain, Paris, France (1972); Dublin, Bray, Conamara, Galway, Westport, Cong, Ireland (1986, 2001, 2002); Copenhagen, Denmark, Stockholm, Malmo, Sweden, Oslo, Norway (2014) Competitive horse rider, vet assistant, groom, manager and assistant judge. Experience includes: Devon (Pennsylvania) Horse Show with Tara Farm, Raleigh, N.C. Mrs. V.W. Pugh Sandy Knoll Stables. Winston-Salem, bit maker Cash Lovell Sr. Lazy K. Bar Ranch, Big Timber, Montana, Spike Van Cleve Big Timber Quarter Horse Summer Horse Show Bozeman, Montana Winter and Summer Horse Shows Fir Hill Livery Stables, Bozeman, Montana, The Oaks Horse Farm, High Point, N.C. Union Grove Arabian Horse Show, Statesville, N.C. Keeneland Thoroughbred Yearling Sales, and November Mare and Foal Sales, Lexington, Ky. with Airdrie Stud, Midway, Ky. Sandhill Equine Center, Southern, Pines, N.C. for Dr. Thomas Bello; took care of the World's Champion Standardbred Marauder Foxtrack Training Center, Southern Pines, worked Tanglewood Steeplechase races, Mel Wyatt Turkey Hollow Farm, Southern Pines, Joe Darby Harness Training Track, Pinehurst Driving Club Member of the U.S. Harness Writers Association since 1993 (Turf writer) Kolona, Iowa Standardbred Colt Sales,1998 Judge's assistant for Ms. Gilly Beare, Tinahely, County Wicklow, Ireland Horse Show, 2001, attended Dublin Horse Show 1986, 2001, 2002; 1986 Phoenix Park; 1986, 2001 National Stud, Tully Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2009 Attended: 1996 Fairmont Park Mo 1997 Santa Anita, races Ca 1992, 1997 Goshen NY 1998 Saratoga races NY 1998 Rosecroft races, MD 2008 Belmont Stakes, NY 129th to 137th Kentucky Derbies 2012 Colonial Downs, Va 2014 Malmo, Sweden races
Concentration in United States Victorian/Edwardian eras; horse racing, and pedigrees, U.S. politics, Education--1820s to mid 1900s, & U.S. Civil War--1861-1865/American Wild West history--1865-1900. Currently in progress working on a manuscript about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Publishing magazine articles in The Historical News quarterly magazine.
Retired
Started at the Hotel on May 29. 2018. Hospitality Experience: Worked for several hotel chains to include Hyatt Hotels, Winston Salem; Sheraton Hotels; Graylyn Conferences Center, Elks Club; Brookstown Inn Winston Salem;Fairfield Inn at R-DU Airport, Morrisville, NC; Chapel Hill Country Club There are two hotels on Duke University's Campus, the Washington Duke Hotel and it's sister hotel the J.B. Duke Hotel, are across the street from each other. Transfered from Bell desk and driving shuttle, to Housekeeping, May, 2019 laid off June 29, 2020, hotel closed because of COVID-19. Good Standing
Responsible for I-pad, "Secure Sheet" program & cell phone; WORKDAY program on line for checking in and out; Kept milage log; Hendrick e-mail. Drivers had areas they covered per shift, my area was Research Triangle Park, Cary and Raleigh;worked second shift and weekends. picked up and dropped off customers at dealership. Responsible for safety of passengers. Got job at JB Duke Hotel in Durham. Good Standing
Catering Services dept. Delivered and set-up food for lunches for companies and Hospitals in Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, Smithfield and surrounding area. Based at Rams Plaza shopping center Chapel Hill and Durham; Drove company van and my own car; drivers had areas. Cell phones to call restaurant. Left because of school work-load and internship through UNC-Chapel Hill History Dept. Good Standing