I live in a cabin in the woods in Warren, in south central Massachusetts. I have worked at Old Sturbridge Village, an outdoor living history museum portraying everyday life in rural New England in the 1830s, for over 40 years. During that time, I have worked in all seven of our historic trade shops and four mills, as well as many “other duties as required.” My ostensible job is as staff historian, and as the curator of mechanical arts, I am responsible for the museum’s extensive collections of tools and machinery. I have been an avid reader of the Chronicle since the 1980s, and probably a member of the EAIA since the 1990s. As a student of historic trades and industry, and a regular user of traditional tools, it is an honor to serve the EAIA membership on the board.