Eric Plaag Email & Phone Number

Boone, Nc

Carolina Historical Consulting, LLC, is an independent historical consulting firm based in Boone, North Carolina. While many of our clients are located in North and South Carolina, we also provide services in Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee, as well as more distant locations by special arrangement. Our specialties include commissioned local and regional histories, National Register of Historic Places evaluations and nominations, local historic survey projects, preservation planning consultation, Section 106 reviews, commemorative event lectures and presentations, guest curatorial services for museums, and archival and genealogical research.Since 2002, our founder and principal consultant, Eric Plaag, has earned an outstanding reputation for conducting meticulous and thorough research while forging strong and fruitful relationships with other history and preservation professionals.

Boone, Nc

Conducts genealogical research for the US Army Past Conflict Repatriations Branch to aid identification of living relatives and descendants of MIA Soldiers from WWII and other conflicts.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Engaged in researching and writing a history of USC's College of Arts and Sciences since 1801.

Boone, Nc/Columbia, Sc

From 2002 to 2014, Eric contracted frequently with individuals, corporations, and government agencies as an historical and architectural consultant for historical eligibility reviews and nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. While Eric often shepherds Register nominations through the entire process, including preparation of the formal nomination and presentation of the nomination to the State Board of Review, he also has assisted other individuals as an advisory consultant on nominations they wish to complete independently. In addition to this work, Eric has written a book-length commissioned history on Erdenheim Farm in Whitemarsh Township, PA (published by the University of South Carolina in 2012, reprinted by USC Press, 2015); authored an administrative history of a National Park Service unit in Georgia; conducted intensive historical and archival research on a variety of topics on a contract basis; exhibited frequently as a working art photographer; and co-managed a film criticism blog known as TheSplitScreen.

Columbia, Sc

Projects during my tenure included:*Project historian on American Battlefield Protection Program grant to identify and map over 360 sites associated with Sherman's March through South Carolina (completed 2013)*Co-author of a book-length history of the South Carolina Army National Guard (completed 2013)*Project historian on a comprehensive website regarding the history of South Carolina's Cold War-Era National Guard armories*NRHP eligibility review of 15 SC National Guard sites *NRHP eligibility review of Inchon 1000-Inch Miniature Anti-Tank Range, Fort Jackson, South Carolina*"As Other People Now: Fort Jackson and the Sandhills of Richland County, SC," settlement history of the Fort Jackson area

American Public University (Online)Instructor, December 2011-October 2012, Graduate Courses in Historic PreservationUniversity of South CarolinaInstructor, September 2004-May 2006, US History Survey I & IIGraduate Teaching Assistant, January-May 2004, US History Survey IGraduate Research Assistant, Dan Carter and Patricia Sullivan, August 2002-December 2003Franklin Pierce CollegeInstructor, Division of Graduate and Professional Studies, January 1994-August 2000, various courses in American Studies, Creative Writing, English Composition, American Literature, English Literature, Mass Communications, Effective Speaking, Philosophy, and Core Curriculum Humanities CoursesEndicott CollegeAdjunct Instructor, September 1995-May 1997, US History, American Culture, and Effective SpeakingNorth Shore Community CollegeAdjunct Instructor, January-May 1996, Effective Speaking, English Composition, and State and Local GovernmentNew Hampshire CollegeAdjunct Instructor, January 1996-August 1996, English Composition and Introduction to DramaKeene State CollegeAdjunct Instructor, September-December 1994, English CompositionJohnson State CollegeAdjunct Instructor, External Degree Program, March-June 1994, PhilosophyCommunity College of Vermont-BrattleboroAdjunct Instructor, January 1994-August 1995, English Composition, Introduction to Religion, and Core Curriculum Humanities Courses

Exhibition (temporary): "SilverYana: The Photography of F. Tobias Morriss"

Exhibition (permanent): "Natural Curiosity: The University of South Carolina and the Evolution of Scientific Inquiry into the Natural World"

Director, Portsmouth Campus, December 1996-March 1998Assistant Director, August 1996-December 1996

Phd, American History

Dissertation: “Strangers in a Strange Land: Northern Travelers and the Coming of the American Civil War.” Advisor: Mark M. Smith Readers.

Mfa, Creative Writing--Fiction

Ba, Religion/Philosophy (Double Major)

Activities and Societies: Christopher Wren Singers (Founder); Williamsburg Ghost Tours (Founder; free, non-profit, educational); William.