Jack Larkin is the former museum scholar and chief historian at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachussetts, affiliate professor of history at Clark University, and a frequent consultant and lecturer for museums and historical organizations. A Chicago native and graduate of Harvard College and Brandeis University, Larkin is author ofWhere We Worked,published with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, andThe Reshaping of Everyday Life 1790-1840, which was a Distinguished Finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction in 1989.