Sue's Home Page

Some information, trivial and otherwise, about yours truly for the curious, inquisitive, and just plain nosey.  And some stuff I want to tell you about, while I have your attention...

I am a California native: born & raised in the Golden State.  I've been here for forty-something years.  I come from big, healthy Irish-Scot peasant stock, and I'm a big, healthy girl with red hair, green eyes, & chubby thighs.  I enjoy a mountain lifestyle in the most beautiful place in Northern California.  I have a lovely daughter at home and a wild & crazy son who is out in the world seeking his fortune. I also share my home with an old dog, two cats, a family of skunks (under the house) and a frog (lives in swamp cooler).

My formative years were marked by a love of theatre.  I was in several High School and Community Theatre productions-both on stage as actress and behind the scenes as costumer.  I studied theatre arts at Moorpark College and attended the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts.  My area of study was costume & set design.  After leaving the PCPA, I worked as a Costumer and Costume Designer at various live theatres in California. 

I enjoyed the work very much, but after getting married and having children, I needed to stop moving around so often.  I worked in the construction trades then switched to restaurant work.  When the kids were old enough I attended a trade school to study computer operations.

I work at the Jake Jackson Museum, and I love my work.  I moonlight part-time with my own business, Sue's Good Company, helping other folks get their businesses on the web. My spare time is spent as a Living History Reenactor in the eras of the Old West and the American Civil War. I always did love to play dress-up...

I have many hobbies.  Playing with my computer.  Fishing.  Camping.  Gold Rush & Civil War History.  Sewing.  Gardening.  Driving down any dirt road I haven't yet traveled. 

Some Interesting Stuff to Share with you...

To find out more about what I do, my hobbies, and other stuff that gives me the jollies, check out these links...

• Sue's Good Company  Web Site Design & Maintenance service

• Fannie & Vera's Site for New Civilian Reenactors A quick and dirty guide to getting started in the hobby of Civil War reenacting. 

• The Soldier's Respite Website  One of my Civil War characters: card dealer at a traveling gambling parlor.

• The RACW Civilian Website   All my buddies at play.

• The Reenactors of the American Civil War   The (RACW)-our reenacting club, chock full of really nice folks who enjoy a good time.  Check it out.

• The Oakland Museum California Gold Rush Site  Awesome site, great articles & artwork, good curriculum information for creating school presentations.

• The Gold Rush  "Memoirs of an extraordinary popular madness with a selection of popular songs and noteworthy images"

• The PBS Gold Rush Site  Great info for doing school presentations

• My neighbors, Trinity River Rafting, nice folks who have fun for a living

• The Thursday Night Strippers - the quilt guild I belong to
• Autumn in the Alps Quilt Show - Weaverville, CA quiltshow sponsored by the "Strippers"
• Threads of History - Textile conservation project at the Jake Jackson Museum