What is a 'living historian?'  How is a 'living historian' different from a
reenactor?  A person can play a part of history by putting on an outfit,
say a few words, and play a person from that era.  A 'living historian'
is a person who studies the era, learn about the era, and talks about
the history of the person or era being portrayed. 

A lot of study goes into the portrayal of the person or era.  I learned
about a town called Larzaro Lopez in Cuba of the Spanish-American
War era.  When recreating the Spanish-American War, I portray a 
Cubano from that town.  I talk about why the Cubans fought for and
against the United States.  I talk about a poem that will make you
look at war from different viewpoint.  I portray a person using my
inner feelings which visitors and crowds can react to. 

This is when I became a 'living historian.'  This is why I joined Western
Educators, Shooters & Troopers -  to become a 'living historian' who
wants to teach what I learned to others.