I am a 68 year old, recently retired, tool & die maker for a jewelry manufacturer. I am also a historian of early gunsmith/gunmakers, who worked in the Upper Midwest, from the earliest settlement until 1900. I'm a student of American History, the Civil War, and much more. I had ancestors living in what is now the USA as early as 1629.

I am a 68 year old, recently retired, tool & die maker for a jewelry manufacturer. I am also a historian of early gunsmith/gunmakers, who worked in the Upper Midwest, from the earliest settlement until 1900. I'm a student of American History, the Civil War, and much more. I had ancestors living in what is now the USA as early as 1629.