Margaret (Peggy) Pickett has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maryland and a life long interest in history.  A classroom teacher for thirteen years in Maryland, she moved to Williamsburg, Virginia in 1990 where she was able to combine her love of history with teaching.  She has worked for both the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, giving tours and teaching hands-on programs to school groups visiting these two Living History Museums.

In 1999 Peggy became an independent Living History Interpreter.  She researched, developed and wrote two documented living history programs featuring Joan Peirce and Elizabeth Bacon, two prominent women who lived in the Virginia Colony during the 17th century.  She portrays these two women for the Colonial National Historic Park at Historic Jamestowne, for participants in the Elderhostel program at the College of William and Mary and has worked with the Williamsburg-James City County Schools and the National Park Service to provide an on site living history program for sixth-graders in the area.

Dwayne is a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) and has a Masters Degree in Anthropology from the College of William & Mary with a concentration in historical archaeology.  He has been conducting historical research as well as excavations for 20 years and has worked at several sites of significance in Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina and Bermuda. 

As a result of his research, he has authored or co-authored numerous reports and articles and has presented the results of many of these publications at conferences and to the general public.  

Through his work he has developed several programs to teach the principals of archaeology and historical research for both children and adults. These include hands on excavation programs, interactive learning games, and lectures.