Chuck Hudson

Hi, my name is Chuck Hudson and I am a Living History addict! At least that is how I would introduce myself if there were some sort of 12-step program for this addiction. The thing is, rather than trying to kick it, I spend a lot of time sharing my experiences with others so that you can have as much fun with this as I do.

In the past, I have been a sailor, a volunteer with a conservation organization, a regional vice president overseeing volunteers in a 5 state area, a costumed living history interpreter at several living history sites, the co-founder of a reenacting group, a freelance living history interpreter and demonstrate historic 18th and 19th century dance. I have worked in the IT industry for my entire professional life.

For almost 30 years I lived at the foot of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, in the town of Forest, VA, not far from Thomas Jefferson’s “other” home, Poplar Forest. Today, I live in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia, where I work as a Business Systems Analyst for a Government Contractor. I share a house with my wife, daughter, and a cute little German Short-haired Pointer named Sassy. When not working or blogging I practice English Country Dance with the Regency Society of Virginia, do living history talks and 1st person presentations, and interpretative training consulting. Occasionally, I even find time to go to a living history event.

Some Random Facts About Me:

• I spent my High School years attending what was then the oldest, continuously operating private military academy in the United States (I was in the 125th graduating class)
• As a child/young man I was quite shy/introverted however, living history has helped me to overcome that
• I once spent 2 weeks in Bogotá, Columbia.
• I have been to all 48 of the contiguous United States, and 11 countries, including one in North Africa.
• All of my dogs have been rescue dogs (3 German Short-Haired Pointers and a Weimaraner ).
• I appeared in a production of the musical Big River as Sheriff Bell.
• In a previous existance, I worked with a national conservation organization and taught fly fishing and fly tying.

Chuck