August 1998 to July 2011...

Two photographs, 13 years apart

An 11 year old Civil War enthusiast outside the Manassas Visitor Center in August of 1998. While it appears as though the young historian is frowning in the picture, I think we can chalk that up to the sunlight, especially if you knew how badly he one day wanted to work as a Park Ranger at a Civil War battlefield...

That same 11 year old, now a bit older and in a different outfit, working at Manassas for the 150th commemoration events, Saturday, July 23, 2011.