Third Winchester battlefield at sunrise

Dr. Richard "Rick" Quest is an educator, historian, author and battlefield guide.

Originally from upstate New York Rick began his career in education as a high school history teacher. He has held administrative positions in K-12 as an Elementary and High School Principal and higher education as a Dean and Associate Vice President. He is the founder of Books in Homes, USA a non- profit literacy organization that has provided over 1 million books to children across the country. He also recently founded History Scientific a non profit focused on exploring history using science and technology. 

Rick has appeared on the Author’s Voice in Chicago, was featured on Civil War Talk Radio, and was a guest on the Battlefields and Bourbon podcast episodes 45 and 46. He is a frequent speaker at civil war roundtables and seminars. Rick is the author of the book “I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor’s Journey Home” published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2018. This book features new exciting research regarding the Lincoln Assassination, tales of harrowing escapes from confederate prisons and insight into naval history and battles. 

 Rick earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Anthropology and Social Sciences from Binghamton University (SUNY), New York and he completed his Doctorate in Educational Organization and Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he focused his dissertation on the importance of teaching local history in high school. He and his wife Patti currently reside near Winchester, VA.

Step back into time and walk in the actual footsteps of those that gave their last full measure of devotion to their cause. Stand in the trenches, dip your feet in the cool streams of fords and look across the vast open expanses of the deadly fields of fire. Hear the stories from long ago that still echo through time. Reach across generations and experience the crucible of the Civil War. Join me as I share the stories of those that witnessed history.