Just me at the table

It is always good to be surrounded by like-minded folks.  For me that is especially true if they are historians, and the folks at this meeting are some of the best of the best.  It was last weekend from Thursday through Sunday.  I was able to renew old acquaintances and make new ones.  Mike Vice and I set up a table to talk about our book, “Crimean Memories: Artefacts of the Crimean War,” and that served as an introduction to many of the attendees I might not otherwise have engaged with.  The displays of military artifacts were among the best I’ve seen – all the personal collections of the members.

A room full of history

The accommodations were superb at the Sheraton Hotel – Reston, and the meeting went like clockwork. There was plenty of time to chat about military history with the elite of military historians, who were more than willing to share their knowledge and research.  It was gratifying to discover how many of the members knew of our book, and how many already had a copy.  They were most kind in their praise for the work, which was for us a labor of love.

I would like to take this opportunity to thanks the CMH for an outstanding weekend.