I’ve added to the mix of archaeology, editing, research, and writing I’m normally up to by getting a part-time job posting at The Clio, an online non-profit educational resource for historic research. (Read between the lines: it’s FREE to use). I’m writing about five entries a week, and having a blast finding out about historic places and cultural centers all over the country (so far I’ve mainly written about the DC, NYC, and Providence, RI areas). Here are links to some of my posts on The Clio:

New York City

• Americans of Chinese Ancestry Memorial
• Lin Zexu Memorial Marker
• Chatham Square
• Chatham Square Cemetery
• The Bowery Theatre, 1826-1929

Washington, D.C.

• Dumbarton Oaks Park
• The Torpedo Factory Art Center
• Theodore Roosevelt Island (If you don’t know this about me, my first childhood hero after King Kong was Theodore Roosevelt, so this was particularly dear to my heart.)
  

  Theodore Roosevelt Memorial on Theodore Roosevelt Island (image from Historic Markers Database)

Providence, Rhode Island

• Giovanni da Varrazzano Historical Marker (anything that ends with someone getting eaten by cannibals is interesting history)
• HMS Gaspee Historical Marker (anything that ends with a groin-shot and a ship getting burned is interesting history)
• Independence Trail Tour
• The Meeting Street School
• The Providence Performing Arts Center
• The Brown Center for Public Humanities
• Brown’s University Hall
• University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery