Howdy, ALHFAM-ily! 

My name is Annie Watterson. I am a professional public historian and graduate of Colorado State University’s MA program in Public and Environmental History. As a living history interpreter, I specialize in nineteenth-century Western women’s history and frontier/borderlands histories, and have worked as an interpreter for numerous living history museums and US National Park Service sites.

I have experience in and am available for contract work writing historical context narratives, interpretation guidelines, museum exhibit labels, and the like. Additionally, I have experience researching and demonstrating historic foodways, creating historic textiles, and other domestic and agricultural skills of nineteenth-century Euro-American and New Mexican/Mexican American women. 

I am currently located in the Mountain-Plains region of the US, but willing to travel for research, field work, or living history demonstrations. However, as of March 2026, I am mainly open to historical research, writing, editorial work, and creating reproduction textiles that can be conducted remotely. 

Please contact annie.watterson@proton.me for further information and enquiries!