1984 Bloomfield High School

1988 University of Missouri-Columbia

2007 SEMO

2009 Norwich University, Vermont

B.S. Intergrated Pest Management

Master’s History

Master’s Military History

Certificate for creating college course on the Civil War in Missouri-2007 Norwich University

I have been married for 27 years, and we have three wonderful children.  Our two sons and daughter attends SEMO

I have two pets, an African Grey parrot named Stonewall, and a cat that I call Shadow (its follows me everywhere in the yard.

If you ask anyone in the Sikeston area that knows me they will tell you “I eat,drink, sleep, and live for history”.

I have published three books titled “Struggle for Sikeston”,  “Tennessee Blitz”, and “Snakes in Grey, Serpents in Blue”

I have several hobbies, I have been reenacting for over 30 years, with a role as an extra in “God’s and General’s, and “Many Faces of War”.  I love building models, and going to international competitions with my models.  I love to fish and hunt, hunting for gemstones, and precious metals, and my newist hobby is flintknapping.