Rebecca Suerdieck
is an Independant Scholar,
Living Historian and Guest Lecturer.

 
She enjoys exploring the different aspects
of her research with self-initiated projects.

To accompany the primary sources
she scours for information,
she also takes it upon herself
to actually do what she reads about.

As a former Rare Books Librarian,
Rebecca became aware
of lesser-known records
of Virginia history
from the 17th, 18th and 19th century.

 
In these ancient books
and handwritten collections,
she discovered an untapped world.
She continually explores these documents
and happily sings their praises
to anyone who will listen.

MARYE BUCKE:  LIVING HISTORY

• discovering the forgotten first name
  of one of the first English women
  in the New World at Jamestown

• educating 4,000+ people per year
  at Historic Jamestown,
  totalling 80,000+ people for 20+ years 

• publishing her life story and my research process in 2025

HEARTH COOKING

• cooking over an open fire
  in the original brick kitchen
  at Historic Tuckahoe

• reissuing Mary Randolph's 1824 cookbook
  The Virginia House-Wife

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING

• publishing A Brief Introduction to English Country Dancing

• calling The Virginia Reel for the John Tyler family reunion in 2026