Tanner Christy - Tanner is a native of Missouri but currently resides in Florida where he is finishing his Masters Degree in History. His love of history has always focused on military subjects ranging from the American Revolution to the War on Terror. He is currently interning at a historic site where he met his fellow Coffee Coolers and began getting involved in Living History.
Nick Clifford - Nick is a native of Upstate Utica, New York. A Marine Corps combat veteran of Afghanistan, he has been in living history for over twelve years with his research emphasizing on New York troops of Oneida County as well as Catholic troops. He has a Bachelors Degree in History with a Political Science Minor. Nick is a public historian and craft brewer with an article published in the New York State Archives. Currently he lives in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jake Koch – Jake is a native of thee Great State of Ohio and has been involved with Civil War Living History since the Fall of 2001. Like many others he evolved from something less than authentic to the campaigner mindset because he was looking for something more. He was involved with World War One Living History for a number of years. His main interests are the Western Theater, German Immigrant Soldiers, and Ohio Units, specifically those with ties to his native Erie County.
Jake is a professional public historian. He has a Bachelors Degree from Capital University and a Masters Degree from East Tennessee State University, both in History. He has written articles on Living History Interpretation for the National Association of Interpretation’s Legacy Magazine and is the Deputy Director of the Cultural and Historical Interpretation Section of NAI. Jake currently lives in Americus, Georgia with his wife and son.
Jake is a professional public historian. He has a Bachelors Degree from Capital University and a Masters Degree from East Tennessee State University, both in History. He has written articles on Living History Interpretation for the National Association of Interpretation’s Legacy Magazine and is the Deputy Director of the Cultural and Historical Interpretation Section of NAI. Jake currently lives in Americus, Georgia with his wife and son.
Chris Mattingly- Chris has been involved with Living history for over twenty years. He has reenacted multiple time periods from Ancient Rome to the Great War. Chris has been part of the Campaigner side of Civil War living history since 2000. He spent ten years in the United States Army, deploying four times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He earned his Bachelor's in History from the University of Maryland, though still not sure why Maryland is in the BIG 10. He is originally from Maryland, and currently resides in Georgia.