| -WELCOME TO PORTALS IN TIME-
 Hi, my name is Mark Sage. For almost thirty years of my life American history has been a passion. To many, history is linear, one dimensional and colorless. But the past has come alive to me because I have lived it, smelled, breathed it, touched it and felt its raw emotion. The history I have known is experiential, three dimensional and alive. Part of this awareness comes from research, but books, diaries and other sources don't and can't tell the whole story. My understanding has been forged in the field by actually trying to live the time period I am interested in, which is the 18th century--the century in which our nation was birthed. The characters of my study are the frontiersmen, the men (and women) who pushed the borders of our nation westward. Men like Daniel Boone shine in this time period, but they are often mythologized and greatly misunderstood. Far removed from the Hollywood sort of pulp fiction we see in the media, these players in our westward expansion are very human, filled with contradictions, failures and regrets--yet they are also people of great inner strengths that become sources of inspiration for people in our generation who face new frontiers. In this Web site you will be able to peruse through different presentations, all geared to bring history alive. Some are good for schools and universities, some are germane to the workplace, some are pure entertainment for all sorts of gatherings and all are fun. I would be honored to come to your event. God bless you!
"WE ARE OUR PAST. WE MAY NOT CLING TO THE PAST, BUT THE PAST CLINGS TO US"
SIMON KENTON--FRIEND OF DANIEL BOONE |
