Me.

Education & career

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I have a Ph.D. and M.A. in History, and a B.A. in English, and I work as a professional historian and curator in a private archives. I have published four books about south Louisiana history and culture, and I co-wrote another with two colleagues.

Fields of interest

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My primary interests on Wikipedia tend to relate directly or indirectly to south Louisiana, and sometimes to military history, although I enjoy editing any articles that could use improvement.

Achievements

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For participating in the 2019 US Banknote Contest. - ZLEA T\C 19:14, 1 January 2020 (UTC)


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For taking third place in the 2019 US Banknote Contest. - ZLEA T\C 19:26, 1 January 2020 (UTC)


 

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Contributions

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Articles & stubs

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Below are articles/stubs that I originated, either by creating the initial article/stub from scratch or by deleting a pre-existing one and writing a new (or almost new) one in its place:

My watchlist

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Other articles that are on my watchlist include:

Images contributed

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