I appreciate your interest in my Lewis and Clark monolog “A Day in the Life of Silas Goodrich.” I have made the presentation to schools, libraries, campfire girls, scouts, retirement centers, churches, dinner meetings, business and civic groups. Reviews and the web address of a Preview Video are enclosed. (When I perform for children and young adults I do not make reference to moonshine.)
In 2004 I traveled, as a reenactor, with the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition and played the role of Private Silas Goodrich, Expert Fisherman. During the journey on the Missouri River, I kept a dairy and use it to create an interactive, one-hour monolog, providing little known facts about this Great American Adventure.
Dressed in trail worn army life broadcloth trousers, linen shirt, a haversack typical of the times and surrounded by authentic props, I take the audience back with me to 1804. I relive a day where Silas must survive the dangers himself while he catches enough fish to feed the crew of forty five hungry men. 10 minute Preview Video with monolog ... http://www.vimeo.com/927403
Thank you for reviewing the information. If you would like to schedule an event please allow a two week lead time.
Sincerely,
Rolland
Rolland Love
Overland Park, Kansas 66202
913-831-1909
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http://ozarkstories.com
Reviews
Lewis and Clark Monolog
“A Day in the Life of Silas Goodrich”
Rolland, I enjoyed your excellent Lewis and Clark presentation at Shawnee Library. I will be in touch with you later regarding the possibility of a program utilizing your Ozark stories as well. Lynn C. Wild, Senior Services Librarian - Johnson County Library Shawnee Mission, KS
Awesome Event! Your connection and command of the audience. Your pace, descriptions, humor, background information were wonderful. John Krzysztow, Toastmasters International
Your presentation as Silas Goodrich, fisherman of the expedition was the highlight of the program Tuesday night at Lewis and Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point. It was a thrill to hear something new, to me and I thought I had heard and studied pretty much everything about Lewis and Clark. Dan C.D. Sturdevant, Chair Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
In addition to the Lewis and Clark monologue, Love conducts workshops to teach children how to write fiction and tell stories. He also does presentations about fly-tying, fishing and outdoors skills he used on the 2004 expedition. Those skills were honed while growing up in the Ozark Mountains where he helped his uncle run a fishing camp. Sally Huggins, Editor, Small Business Monthly
Re-enactor Makes Lewis and Clark Experience Real: By Jennifer Bhargava -The Kansas City Star
“Rolland tells you things you don’t learn elsewhere about Lewis and Clark,” said Paula Simons, activity director at Aberdeen Village Retirement Center, Olathe, Kansas. Simons hopes to bring Love back for a different kind of lesson: writing. She thinks the actor and author would help make her residents enthusiastic about writing their life stories.
“He (Love) has a wonderful sense of humor and a twinkle in his eye,” Simons said. “Listening to him go into such detail helps get you into the spirit as well. He is a very intelligent man who gets down to the level of every person and connects with them.”
Rolland, thank you for a wonderful program. Amy L. Spiker , Activity, SSD, Medicalodges Holton, Kansas.
What a great program. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Ah, history! What really did happen? Mason Ormsby, President - Shawnee Mission Rotary Club
Thank you for your Excellent presentation to our Lions Club. It was my pleasure to meet you in person. Out club members were full of praise for such an informative and entertaining performance. I could see that you held everyone’s interest with intensity. Art Meganck, Lion’s Club.
You did a great job presenting Lewis and Clark and thank you for coming to CLV. Denise Hahn, ADC Wellness Coordinator - Cedar Lake Village, Olathe, Kansas.
“Our resident’s really enjoyed the history and monolog, very educational, a unique type of “entertainment” much different from the typical event we normally have.” Katie Tacy, Engage Life Director - Hearthstone West, Topeka, KS
Thank you for an interesting program. I have heard only good comments. Elmer Hendrick, Program Chairman - Shawnee United Methodist Men
Rolland, thanks for making an Excellent Lewis and Clark presentation. Houston Alexander, Coordinator – Shepard’s Center of Shawnee
You are a Great storyteller and a Gifted writer. Judith Jones, Award Wining Author, Fairway, Kansas
BRINGING FRONTIER EXPEDITION TO LIFE
— BY SALLY HUGGINS
To step back in time and experience the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804, you need only listen to Silas Goodrich, expert fisherman from the expedition, talk about having to catch fish to feed the men who had found little to eat over the past three days. Goodrich comes to life through Rolland Love, a professional storyteller and re-enactment specialist.
After a youth growing up on a farm in south central Missouri and a professional career
that involved various entrepreneurial activities, Love became interested in historical reenactment
when he moved to Mission. He helped the Friends of Historic Kaw Point Park Inc., get ready for a stop of the
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition and ended up joining the trip.
JOURNAL IS BASIS
A journal he kept during the 2004 expedition forms the basis for Love’s hour-long presentations. Dressed in broadcloth trousers, linen shirt and a haversack typical of the early 1800s, Love steps into character to draw his audience back in time. His audiences include school groups, library patrons, senior groups and church
gatherings.
Love will travel just about anywhere to tell his stories. The cost of mileage is added to his fee.
He has woven his tales both for outdoor camps and indoor gatherings. In addition to the Lewis and Clark monologue, Love conducts workshops to teach children how to write fiction and tell stories, also senior citizens how to write their Life History. The writing classes are based on his experience as an award winning author, having published three novels—The Blue Hole, River’s Edge, Toe Tags and TNT—as well as award-wining short stories. Reviewers have compared Love’s style to that of Mark Twain. In his writing classes, he has the participants create their own parchment journals similar to those used during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
OUTDOOR SKILLS
And for something a little bit different, Love also does presentations about fly-tying, fishing and outdoor skills that he used on the 2004 expedition. Those skills were honed while growing up in the Ozark Mountains where he helped his uncle run a fishing camp. Love became a fishing guide at age 12 and used johnboats (wooden flatbottomed boats designed for fishing) that he and his uncle built by hand.
It was this love for the outdoors and taking people on special journeys that led him to share his experiences with others through his writing and storytelling.
Sally Huggins is the managing editor of Kansas City - Small Business Monthly magazine.
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