Mr. Frank Butwin

26919 Shawnee Dr.
Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

fb21@wcnet.org
(419) 270-0622

Portrays Francis Scott Key, Pres. William Henry Harrison, and Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne

Available year round

Mr. Frank Butwin provides Power Point presentations for Francis Scott Key, Pres. William Henry Harrison, and Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne which he delivers in 1st person. Presentations take up to an hour and cover the entire Life and Times of those men.

He also appears in parades and has a period setup “station” (canvas fly, table, flags, props, etc.) for festivals and other events.

Frank is President of the Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor in northwest Ohio (promoting about 200 area historic groups and sites) and a member of many historical organizations.
On occasion, he does other characters such as 1812 soldier, Major Amos Spafford (local postmaster), militia man (with musket), colonial civilian, pirate, and frontiersman.

For booking information and availability, please contact Frank with his contact information above.

Mr. Connor Baete

14801 Fox Bend Ct.
Louisville, KY
(502) 593-9219
baetehouse@yahoo.com

Portrays Robert T. Lincoln

Contact for Availability

Connor Baete appears with his father Michael Baete as Capt. Robert Lincoln, aide-de-camp to Gen. U. S. Grant. Connor enjoys attending conferences and presentations on Kentucky history and is especially interested in the Civil War era. He appears free of charge in civil war gear or as Robert Lincoln as the president’s son in coordination with other presenters.

Mr. Michael G. Baete

14801 Fox Bend Ct.
Louisville, KY 40245
baetemichael3@gmail.com
(502) 593-9219

Portrays Ulysses S. Grant

Available any time of year, will travel

Mr. Baete is a retired teacher with a life-long interest in military history. As a Kentucky native, he is a supporter of the Filson Historical Society and frequently attends conferences and presentations on Kentucky history. He continues his interest in education in social studies and is comfortable speaking to all age groups. He enjoys sharing his knowledge of the Civil War era and General (and later President) Grant, often in collaboration with his son, Connor Baete (Connor will portray Capt. Robert T. Lincoln, son of President Lincoln and aide-de-camp to Gen. Grant at no extra cost). Mr. Baete can speak broadly on the Civil War as well as tailor a talk to the special interests of a group, such as Grant’s relationship with Native Americans and Jewish citizens, as well as specific battles and tactics.

Mr. Baete also makes custom military miniatures from all eras of history. Please contact him for details.

Mr. Larry Clowers

40 Bryan Court
Gettysburg, PA 17325
larryandconnie1@gmail.com
(717) 799-6806

Portrays U.S. Grant

Available year round

Step back into the 19th Century and enjoy a fresh look at the life of Ulysses Grant.  For about one hour, enjoy a program that is historically accurate, entertaining, and educational.  This new look at Grant’s life will leave the audience with a new respect for the General and President.  All presentations are motivational, moving, unforgettable and suitable for all ages.

Mr. Clowers has appeared on television, radio, stage, leadership programs, military retirements, conventions, government and corporate events.  Accompanying Mr. Clowers is his wife Constance, who portrays Julia Grant. Together, they present a unique look at this great American couple.

For booking information and availability, contact information above.

Mr. Paolo de Maria

Columbus, Ohio
pdemaria@sbcglobal.net
(614) 357-8545

While serving as Ohio’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Paolo began presenting as Rutherford B. Hayes to promote Ohio history and support an improved understanding of Hayes’ legacy and accomplishments including his deep commitment to ending slavery and discrimination in the context of a divided America. His portrayal is of Hayes post-Presidency. He has appeared at the Ohio History Connection and various other locales and events. He is available for civic functions, schools, roundtables, interviews, public appearances, parades and Easter egg rolls. He welcomes opportunities to participate in Presidents Day celebrations, and commemorations of key events in the life of President Hayes — including his birthday, and the anniversary of his death.

Mr. Doug Ebert

Cardington, OH
dougebertatty@yahoo.com
(740) 751-0252

Portrays Gen. Ulysses Grant. Available for schools, speeches, encampments, festivals. Call for events.

General Grant will be happy to meet with you and talk about his early life, his military service in the Mexican War and in the Civil War, and his two terms as President.

He is dressed in the uniform he was wearing when he met General Lee at Appomattox Court House in April of 1865.

The general can speak from ten minutes to an hour or more, and he is happy to take your questions.

Doug Ebert has been portraying the general for more than fifteen years.

Doug also does a presentation as John Philip Sousa.

Dr. Curt Fields

Collierville, Tennessee 38017
curtfields@generalgrantbyhimself.com
(901) 496-6065

www.generalgrantbyhimself.com (Website currently being updated and will return soon)

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/curt.fields.96

Portrays U.S. Grant

He was the official Grant at the sesquicentennial (150th) celebrations at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg. and Appomatox.

Curt was featured as General Grant in the Visitors Center films at Appomattox NHP and the Dover Hotel in Fort Donelson NB; and featured on four national magazine covers.  He was the only Living Historian featured on two national magazine covers simultaneously and for the same event (Appomattox); They were: The SUVCW The Banner and The Camp Chase Gazette.

Curt is the official Grant for the Grant Boyhood Home in Georgetown, Ohio, and served as President Grant for the dedication of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library on November 30th, 2017.

Mr. Richard Freeman

120 Piney Hill Trace
Alpharetta, GA 30022
dickfreeman0827@comcast.net
(678) 778-0643

www.lincolntogo.net

Portrays John Hay

Lincoln Presentations & Civil War Presentations

Customized Lincoln programs ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours. For over 3 decades Dick has captured listener’s attention through the eyes and dress of John Hay, Lincoln’s former secretary. He tailors each performance for the specific audience and age group, from 1st grade to adults of all ages.

Dick newest program, “Lincoln’s Faith”, is a one-act play set in the White House on the night of Lincoln’s assassination. The play reviews Lincoln’s life and outlines his spiritual growth during his years as President.

See Abraham Lincoln through the eyes of John Hay & hear about the Atlanta campaign presentation “History is not history unless it is the truth”.

Ms. Leslie Goddard

1039 Hinswood Dr.
Darien, IL 60561
L-goddard@att.net
(630) 297-8046

http://www.lesliegoddard.info/

Portrays Clara Barton, Mary Chestnut, and Others

Leslie Goddard portrays memorable women from the past and tells historical stories so that lessons from the past are more entertaining and educational. These programs make meetings, events, and get-togethers both inspiring and fun. These living history portrayals are 45 minute one-woman shows that give life to women of history. Authentically costumed and rigorously researched.

Characters include Clara Barton, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Amelia Earhart, Civil War diarist Mary Chesnut, Titanic stewardess Violet Jessup, Tupperware founder Brownie Wise, Bertha Palmer, Rachel Carson, Bette Davis, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias.

Mr. Edward Headington

11856 Balboa Blvd., #304
Granada Hills, CA 91344
General@MeetGrant.com
(661) 857-4624

http://www.MeetGrant.com

Portrays Ulysses S. Grant

Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/MeetGrant

Twitter:  www.Twitter.com/MeetGrant

Instagram:  www.Instagram.com/MeetGrant

Available year round

Headington presents living history impressions of Ulysses S. Grant from early years to post-presidency.  Sporting a natural chestnut brown beard, Edward presents America’s greatest soldier at Civil War reenactments, History Days, July 4^th, Presidents’ Day programs at all events.  He presented “General Grant & the Story of America” (motivational program) at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Learning Center.

Often alongside General Grant is Julia Dent Grant (Devon Cormier) sharing stories from their union and discussing the role of women during the Civil War and after, giving impactful, educational and entertaining first-person presentations for all audiences.

Edward is available for all occasions. Honorarium and travel are negotiable.

Ms. Joyce Huggins

3550 N Lake Shore Drive #2013
Chicago, IL 60657
huggins.joy@gmail.com
513-314-9993

Portrays Harriet Beecher Stowe

http://herowntime.com

Available throughout the year and will travel

First person presentations of Harriet Beecher Stowe using her own words. Harriet Beecher Stowe shares her life and her thoughts for schools, libraries, Civil War reenactments, historical societies, churches, civic organizations, senior citizen centers, dinners, meet and greets, benefits, and other requests.

Acted as a Quaker woman in an interactive play for school and church groups titled “The Underground Railroad” for four years. Then began portraying HB Stowe for Tall Stacks events in Cincinnati, Ohio. Have made appearances for Stowe House in Cincinnati; Stowe museum in Old Washington, Ky; Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Ws; various clubs, libraries, schools, boy scouts and Civil War events.

Mr. John M. McKee

2658 Piper Hills Drive
Shiloh, IL 62221
history_ferret@yahoo.com
(618) 416-5072

Author/Historian

In addition to his day job, John is a free-lance researcher (co-owner of Seven Oaks Research), living historian, and is now looking into portraying other historical personages who knew Lincoln:  Senator Henry Clay, Major Benjamin Brown French, Sr., and Flag Officer John Dahlgren.  His research projects include the portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in silent film, and the restoration of a silent film that featured Lincoln as a major character.  While having a lifelong passion for history, John began applying research methods learned in his (ongoing) doctoral studies as a way to discover new knowledge of his subjects.

Mr. Robert J. Mergel (Bob)

6448 Red Fox Court
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
Rjmergel@gmail.com

Portrays: Colonel Theodore Roosevelt

Bob offers a varied series of first and third person presentations of the Colonel as the Regimental Commander of the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders) and as President of the United States. Bob (Colonel T. Roosevelt) and Ed Sachs (aka Colonel Leonard Wood, former physician to President McKinley and Medal of Honor winner) give a third person presentation of the Spanish American War. The presentation includes a 100 slide PowerPoint Presentation interspersed with a discussion of the weaponry (with representative pieces) and accouterments (artifacts). As President, Theodore Roosevelt, General Wood and a “Rough Rider” (E.J. Cox IV) take a break from the 1904 Election Campaign to retire to Sagamore Hill and, in a first person informal format, reminisce about their experiences during and after the Spanish American War. In later life, the Colonel and his wife Edith Kermit Roosevelt, in a first person informal format, reflect on his life from his childhood, his ranching days in the Badlands of North Dakota, his political and military experiences leading up to his presidency and his accomplishments as president. Of course, the first person presentations are interspersed with many of his famous quotes.

Bob and his entourage are available for all venues. Honorarium and Travel Expenses are negotiable depending upon the audience, location and venue.

Mr. Peter Small

P.O. Box 3452
Fullerton, CA 92834
historyalive5@hotmail.com
(949) 631-2703

Portrays George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Golda Meir. (Under development: Moses the Lawgiver and Theodore Roosevelt)

http://www.history-alive.com/PeterSmall.html

Peter Small brings history to life. His portrayals and others grew out of his love of history and while he taught history in the greater Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. areas.  His portrayals include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Golda Meir. (Under development: Moses the Lawgiver and Theodore Roosevelt).

He was the presenter at Knott’s Berry Farm’s Thomas Edison Workshop for ten years and has performed his other historical portrayals for a wide range of audiences nationally, including the Presidential libraries of Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Herbert Hoover, and Richard Nixon and the History Channel.

Mr. Christopher Ulinski

Victorville, CA 92392
chris@toddlincoln.net

Portrays Robert Todd Lincoln

Mr. David A. Walker

1000 Albright McKay Rd. SE
Brookfield Township, OH 44403
walker.david1952@gmail.com
(419) 203-3518

Portrays Jefferson Davis

Available All Year

David has been impersonating Jefferson Davis for over ten years. He has appeared at Civil War Reenactments, Roundtables, Balls, Fashion Shows, Schools, and Civic functions. He spent thirty years in the elementary grades mainly teaching at the 5^th level.

David presents Jefferson Davis from birth in Kentucky until his release from prison at Ft. Monroe, Virginia in 1867. David always believed the war had two sides and both sides need to be discussed within the presentations.  Davis was a House member, Secretary of War, Senator, and President of the Confederacy.

David has performed in over ten states recently adding Vicksburg, Mississippi in 2018.

Mr. Darius Wallace

Conyers, GA
dariusactor@gmail.com
(901) 262-0126

Website: https://dariuswallace.com/

Portrays Frederick Douglass

Available All Year

“Frederick Douglass! The Lion Of Freedom!” Is a show that explores the question of “What is freedom?” In this performance Darius Wallace journeys through Frederick Douglass’s life from the time he grew up as a slave on the plantation, until the moment he becomes free. Frederick Douglass’s freedom began with learning how to read. He was fascinated with the power of the written and spoken word. Yet in the 21st century in more ways than one Darius exposes the lack of freedom and the continuing perpetuation of slavery mentality, emotionally, physically and religiously. In this interactive show family audiences will witness Darius Wallace transform into several different characters of influence on Douglass’s life through song, speeches, monologues and spoken word poetry. Darius’s hope is that audiences will be inspired by Frederick Douglass’s ability to overcome adversity through the power and inspiration of the written and spoken word. With this power we can not only transform ourselves but also the world around us. With this power we will be enlightened to know, that true freedom, is an inside job.

Darius Wallace is an award-winning actor, writer, director, and transformative storyteller whose career spans stage, film, television, and education.

Early in his career, in 1992 Wallace created and toured a powerful one-man show based on the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, performing in schools, colleges, and libraries nationwide. He also worked extensively with Flint Youth Theatre as a director, actor, and writer, using theater as a tool for empowerment and education. In 1993 His film debut came in Diary of a Blade, marking the beginning of a parallel career on screen.

During this period, he developed a strong desire to tell the story of Frederick Douglass, creating an early solo work titled The Road to Freedom, which he performed widely in schools, libraries, and nonprofit spaces.

In 2013, Wallace premiered a new and expanded solo performance, Self-Made Man: The Frederick Douglass Story, at the Orpheum Theatre and Halloran Centre in Memphis, Tennessee. The production caught the attention of a New York producer and was subsequently brought Off-Broadway in 2014 under the same title at the Arclight Theatre in New York City—further cementing Wallace as one of the nation’s leading interpreters of Douglass’s life and legacy.

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Ms. Loretta Williams

400 North State St.
Jerseyville, IL 62052
artist.Loretta@gmail.com
(618) 917-4876

Portrays labor activist Mary Harris (Mother) Jones (1830-1930)

Available year round

Loretta has been portraying the labor activist Mother Jones since 2017. She is authentically costumed and presents with an Irish accent. Her personally researched and original dialogue is tailored to the audience. The life and experiences of fiery Mother Jones could require an hour to fully present.

This is the only performer to portray Mother Jones at the place of her birth, Cork, Ireland and the place of her burial, Mt. Olive, Illinois. She is the official Mother Jones of The Union Miners’ Cemetery and Mother Jones Museum in Mt. Olive, Illinois. She performed at the International Mother Jones Festival and School in Cork, Ireland. The Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial, West Virginia utilized Loretta as Mother Jones on stage,in JASE film productions and street performances. She was the model for the “Courage of the Hollers” historical marker at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum at Marmet, West Virginia.

Discover how the Irish immigrant became known as “the most dangerous woman in America.” Educational and entertaining, the audience is left with an understanding of the struggles of working men, women and children in an era prior to labor laws and unions.

Loretta welcomes the opportunity to appear in parades and at festivals and is willing to travel to your event. As Mother Jones said, “I go wherever I am needed.”

Mr. Ted Zalewski

P.O.Box 380168
Cambridge, MA 02238
tedzale@cs.com
(617) 864-2030

Portrays Teddy Roosevelt