Dan Ellis -- Community Historicizer
Lauder of Local Legacies
Dan Ellis's presentation of historic facts is unique in its format. Historic data is arranged into chronological categories and themes complete with photographs, maps, and interviews. A reader can pick up one of his books and start reading from any page, because each segment is a different story. He says that he derived this format from when he was a history teacher and taught his students to learn how each episode in life is a separate story.
Ellis's books are filled with treasured photographs and maps; and he takes special effort to seek out individuals, whether obscure or prominent, who can add a touch of personal experience by revealing anecdotal interviews.
To know ones history - is to know the passage of time.