Author
W. Chris Phelps
W. Chris Phelps hails from Richmond, Virginia and was educated in Charleston. He has published two works on Charleston during the Civil war: The Bombardment of Charleston 1863-1865 and Charlestonains in War: The Charleston Battalion. Drawing on his background as a historian, Phelps co-founded America by Foot, one of the largest walking tour companies in the United States, which specializes in tours of Charleston and other parts of South Cariolina.
Brandon Lunsford
<p>Brandon Lunsford is a native of Salisbury, North Carolina, and has lived in Charlotte since 1996. He has worked at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission and the Charlotte Museum of History. Brandon has a Master’s Degree in Public History from the University of North Carolina.</p>
Evan Joseph
Evan Joseph is the New York photographer responsible for the epic photography in New York at Night. He has been a member of the faculty of Parsons School of Design and The Art Institute of NYC and his work has been published in leading magazines around the world, including Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, NY Living, New York Magazine, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Observer, and The New York Times.
Paul K. Williams
Paul K. Williams has an educational background in historic preservation and architecture from both Roger Williams and Cornell Universities. Since 1995, he has been the proprietor of Kelsey & Associates, “The House History People,” focusing on individual house and building research in Washington, DC and beyond. He is the author of 12 books on Washington, DC neighborhoods, institutions, and themes, the Charles Village neighborhood in Baltimore, and books on his childhood residences on Skaneateles and Owasco Lakes in upstate New York. In addition to Lost Washington, Williams maintains a daily blog on Washington, DC history at The House History Man, and is completing a book on how to research your own house history.
John Paulett
John Paulett is the author of histories Forgotten Chicago, Printers Row and Pentecost Peanuts Popcorn and Prayer. He is currently working on a history of Catholic social activism. He holds an M.A. in Theology and is completing an M.F.A. in Writing at Antioch University. John is married to the artist Sabina Ott and lives in Oak Park, Illinois
Bob Skiba
Bob Skiba is an acclaimed tour guide and an expert on Philadelphia history and culture. He lectures regularly on topics ranging from eighteenth-century dance to the Prohibition. He is President of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides and editor of the Tour Guides’ Handbook. He is the head archivist at the LGBT Archives at the William Way Center in Philadelphia.
Ed Mauger
Edward A. Mauger left a successful career at Rutgers University to found Paideia, a company that celebrates the eighteenth century. His research has led to a series of unique walking tours in Philadelphia, “America’s most walkable city” including ‘Saints and Scoundrels.’ He has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America and the History Channel and is the author of Philadelphia Then and Now, Atlantic City Then and Now (both Thunder Bay) and Philadelphia in Pictures (Random House).
Karl Mondon
Karl Mondon is an experienced press photographer and long-time resident of San Francisco. He has been responsible for some of the finest photography in the Then and Now series and his extensive credits include, Chicago From The Air Then and Now, LA From the Air Then and Now, East Bay Then and Now, Seattle Then and Now, Las Vegas Then and Now and San Francisco Then and Now (twice!)