Writing is central to Jim’s work. It documents achievements and provides information to guide clients and to inform readers. Research, organization, organizing, applying appropriate techniques in a changing world.
A Station for Life The pay phone kept ringing downstairs in the darkened store. Whoever was calling knew it would eventually be heard and answered. Phone calls late at night usually meant bad news. Daddy hustled down the back stairs. It was the police. “We just got word. They’re going to try sending the newspapers […]
Jumping Rope Long Ago And Other Glimpses of an Idyllic Past As we have seen, William Mulhern sometimes used photos he took as studies for his paintings. In this example, around 1915 he photographed his daughter Nellie (l.) and several other children, members of the neighboring Peasy family, jumping rope. He then placed them in
William Mulhern, 1875-1948 William Mulhern, born in the County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1875, of James and Frances (nee Bromley) Mulhern, began his painting career somewhere around his twentieth year. When he was eight years old, his father, a constable in the hills of Ireland and a troubadour in the surrounding towns, was killed while trying
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William Mulhern’s Paintings A number of William Mulhern’s paintings portrayed Taylorsville, Pennsylvania, now known as Washington Crossing, and the nearby Bucks County and riverside areas. The sleepy village was along the Delaware River, in what is now Washington Crossing State Park. The property was purchased by the Commonwealth for creation of the park, and several of
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A Postcard Legacy from 1908 The Bank Panic of 1907 led to the temporary loss of jobs in the potteries in Trenton, NJ, where William Mulhern was a skilled potter. Desperate to provide for his young wife and year-old daughter Nellie, he moved the family to a farm in the Titusville – Pennington area outside
The Secret of Grandpa’s Paintings An Awakening to an Artist’s Legacy The herd of sheep grazing in the farm yard had not made a move or uttered a sound in over sixty years. It was just an old painting. Hidden beyond the incandescent ring in the darkened room, the sheep were out of sight and
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Burlington County History Having relocated to Burlington County, NJ, Jim has become aware of its rich heritage. Research initially focused on the Mt. Holly, Lumberton and Medford Railroad, but has since extended to a wide range of subjects, as seen below. Seen at right is the sole remaining milepost of that railroad, now relocated to
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Writing Skill: an Overview Writing represents a central organizing skill in all of Jim Alexander’s work. Assembling information, asking questions, pursuing logic, organizing cogent presentation, considering the audience — these find their way into articles, memos, PowerPoint presentations and web sites. Links to some some writing samples are below. New Section Recently Added: Other Topics
History and Research Jim has done extensive research and writing, much focused on American railroad history. For a number of years, he served as Associate Editor of Milepost, the Journal of the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. His articles have also been published in magazines such as Trains and Pennsylvania Heritage. Here are
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Presentations Typically as a result of producing heavily researched historical documents, Jim periodically offers presentations to historical and other local groups. These generally involve heavily illustrated PowerPoint content. Several currently available are listed here. Contact us for information about these. On occasion, we prepare special versions of our general research programs to focus on local