Mary Miley Theobald

Historian and writer

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  I'm an Army brat who has lived in Virginia most of my adult life. I received my BA and MA in history from the College of William and Mary and taught American history and museum studies at Virginia Commonwealth University for thirteen years. I am the author of almost 200 magazine articles, most on history, travel, and business topics, ten nonfiction books, and two historical mysteries. 

• Fiction

  • Murder in Disguise
  • Renting Silence
  • The Impersonator
  • Silent Murders
  • Stolen Memories

• Nonfiction

  • Death by Petticoat
  • Stuff After Death
  • First House
  • Rivers and Roads
  • St. Mary's Hospital
  • Williamsburg Christmas
  • Recipes from Raleigh Tavern Bakery
  • Museum Store Management
  • Four Centuries of Virginia Christmas

• Private Publications

  • Williamsburg: The First 75 Years
  • Hirschler Fleischer
  • Owens & Minor
  • HHHunt
  • Brandermill

• Upcoming Events

  1. DAR Program: Philadelphia

     May 1 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

  2. Atlee Library Book & Author Evening

     May 10 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  3. Women’s History Myths: Fort Pitt Museum, Pittsburgh

     July 28 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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• Podcasts and Media

  1) VA This Morning 10.10.2014 2) Pumpkin's Progress 3) History's Myths 4) More History Myths 5) History Myths about Antiques 6) Weird-but-True Things Hardly Anyone Knows about the Roaring Twenties lecture 7) DAR headquarters lecture: women's history myths

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• Mary Miley’s Roaring Twenties

  • Untitled
  • “The Last of Vaudeville”
  • Vaudeville during the Winter
  • New NPR Article about Mary Pickford

• History Myths Debunked

  • Myths of the Revolutionary War
  • Myth # 148: Pan tiles (S-shaped roof tiles) were made by workers shaping the clay over their thighs.

• Stuff After Death

  • Linen Closet Cleaning Time
  • Aging Parents With Lots of Stuff and Children Who Don’t Want It
  • An article from The Economist explains the poor antiques market
  • Unwanted Inheritance

• Have Stuff, Will Travel

  To schedule book club visits (in person or via Skype) or lectures, contact me directly at mmtheobald@gmail.com. I usually bring along objects and illustrations that make for a lively presentation and discussion.