jared kearney became a security of the james monroe museum and library in november of 2011. previous tips curator of the woodrow wilson presidential library and museum in stanton, virginia. and prior to that curator of the historical society and york. director of the museum farm and folklife center on long island and worked at the greensboro historical museum in north carolina. jared receive his ma in studies and ba in history from the university of north carolina at greensboro. he s also a blacksmith, woodworker, rates bonsai tree is a photographer and active in numerous films but it s wonderful to have him with us today. and again, probably time for q&a at the end of our presentation. please feel free to leave this at the bottom of your screen. without further ado i m going to turn the zoom over too jarod. right. well hello. thank you so much for that great intro. and thank you to a highlands and the james monroe museum for having me pam excited to be here and show some r