As someone who started writing books later in life, I love digging into the history of Northern Virginia.

My work began as a personal quest to understand the layered history of places like Ravensworth and Buckland, using mapping techniques to show how these areas changed over time. I carefully research and create maps to piece together stories that fill in missing parts of our local history.

This website is a place where I share what I’ve found. I invite you to explore the Articles and discover the interesting connections between places, times, and people’s lives in our area. By sharing these stories, I hope to help keep our local history alive and inspire others to learn more about where we live.

symbols of cartography and Virginia
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Map of Virginia with overlays of Northern Virginia counties, 1860s District of Columbia with nearby NoVa area, and 1800 scene of country town with mountains in background
Map of Virginia with overlays, clockwise from top right: zoom focus on NoVa counties; conceptual early 1800s town with view to Blue Ridge Mountains; District of Columbia and nearby NoVa area (detail from 1862 Library of Congress map)