Writing

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.

Postcard Legacy

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 […]

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Writing Overview

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

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History and Research

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

Presentations Typically as a result of producing heavily researched historical documents, Jim periodically offers presentations to historical and other local groups.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. An overview of the history of garbage, with special focus on South Jersey, using Burlington

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