An Introduction

So, Internet, here's the deal: I love history.

I love talking about it, thinking about it, reading about it, watching shows about it, and, frankly, if given the opportunity, I would probably be acting it out, too. (Shout out to historical reenactors!)

I love thinking about how people lived in the past, imagining what their lives were like on a daily basis. What did they eat and drink? Where did they go for fun? What did they talk about with their friends and family? And how did they earn a living?

And what is really interesting to me is thinking about how all of those other questions help us to know how average people were affected by, and played roles in, the major movements and events in our world.

I see this blog as a place for me to share some of the things that get me excited about history as I move through my daily life. Maybe no one will read it - that's fine, but I hope that's not what happens. Hopefully I find some folks who are just as interested as I am in things like genealogy, Black history, U.S History, museums and the like, and we can share ideas. And, because I am an educator at heart, hopefully this blog will help a few people discover an interest in history that they never knew they had.

Stay tuned, Internet - Miss History is just getting started!