About Me

I've participated in reenactment and living history since 2011. I began while living in the Netherlands, becoming an artilleryman with Fer de Lance, one of Belgium's best known late-medieval companies.

Returning to the United States in 2017 with a desire to continue the hobby, I took an interest in the Golden Age of Piracy. After experimenting with different points of view, I eventually stumbled upon a unique persona - one of the unscrupulous traders willing to "receive" the ill-gotten goods of pirates.

The persona allowed me to candidly discuss the realities of new world piracy during the late 1600s and early 1700s while providing context about the economic conditions of the era - especially for common working people like merchant sailors and other laborers.

Looking deeper into the economy of colonial America led me to learn more about trade between colonists and native peoples. This provided inspiration for a modified persona - one of the ubiquitous deerskin traders of colonial southeastern North America - which I use to discuss the complicated relationship between British settlers and American Indians.

I take my presentations to a variety of cultural festivals, living history events, and school groups across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. 

It's important to note: I do not consider myself a true authority on the subjects I discuss when compared to pre- and post-doctoral researchers. In fact, I rely on their work to progress my own knowledge of these subjects.

I strive to interpret history as it happened based on surviving records and scholarly consensus - as free from modern biases as possible. With that aim in mind, I do not comment on or draw direct comparisons to current events during my presentations.