Participant Info
- First Name
- Amy
- Last Name
- Looney
- Country
- United States
- State
- VA Virginia
- aplooney@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- Private Scholar, Business Owner
- Website URL
- http://www.amylooney.us
- Keywords
- late colonial Virginia, early American Republic, eighteenth-century, Southwest Virginia, Appalachia history, Abingdon, Washington County, Great Road, Wilderness Road,
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- other credentials
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
My name is Amy Looney, and I am an independent scholar specializing in public history in Southwest Virginia. I am the former Coordinator for the Historic Properties for the Town of Abingdon, Virginia, in which I directed operations at the Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum and Fairview, a living history site. I operate my own business providing living history tours of Abingdon’s historic district while continuing my research focusing on the history of Washington County, Virginia. Other academic interests include World War II naval history (specifically landing craft) and Thomas Jefferson’s tenure as Minister to France during the American Revolution.
- Recent Publications
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- @Vahistorygal
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century, 19th century
- Expertise by Topic
- American Civil War, American Revolution, American Founding Era, Local & Regional, Public History
