About Historic Experience
History is more than facts and figures - not surprisingly, 'history' and 'story' were once interchangeable words. Here, facts, figures, and stories are intertwined.
Our intention is to provide you with a memorable and living experience with our icons of American history. From the first entrance to the last goodbye, you, your staff and guests encounter Adams, Roosevelt, and more in person - addressing the crowd, answering questions, and greeting guests individually. History isn't in a book - it's right in front of you!
Our goal is to bring you more than 'a guy in a suit.' You get the personality, the triumphs, the struggles, the full person, bringing history to life for you - and with you. You get the full experience - the heroes of humanity, and the humanity of our heroes.
History isn't static - it's a living, moving story. It forges our past and shapes our future. Believe it or not, you're making history right now.
The question is: what kind of history are you making?
Let the past inspire your future.
Historic Experience isn't just our name. It's our offer to you.
The people of Historic Experience (clockwise from top left): Peyton Dixon, John Adams, Charles Dickens, Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Dickens
Theodore Roosevelt
About Peyton Dixon
Hi. My name is Peyton Dixon - I'm the "person behind the personae," if you will.
And I will. And I do.
I've got over two decades of experience as a professional Actor-Historian. My work has taken me across the country, bringing icons of history to life for businesses, museums, national parks, educational institutions, societies and organizations of all sorts.
And I love it.
Bringing history to life reaches people in wonderful ways. Eyes are opened. Minds are enriched. Young people and adults alike are motivated to learn more, engage more with history and historic sites - they long to preserve the past.
AND - they are inspired to improve the future. The future of their organization, their business, their home, their country.
Because the past isn't just history.
It's YOUR story.
Adams and Roosevelt are not just American Icons - they are everyday people. Adams believed "no monuments would be erected to me." Roosevelt considered himself "a perfectly commonplace man and I know it." Yet these everyday people - providing for their children, defending their principles, making a living, changing minds - they lived their lives in extraordinary circumstances, and made a difference. These are true stories that needed to be heard.
History shapes your future.
It's inescapable.
But if you learn from history, if you understand the story behind the facts, if you see the people behind the portraits and statues - then you can use history to improve your future. The past can make your future better.
And that's where I come in.
Enlist me to make your future better - with the past.
Follow the paths below to get started.
Choose your HISTORIC EXPERIENCE!
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However you think of me—as an interpreter, impersonator, actor, reenactor, motivational or guest speaker, or even look-alike, I bring the insight, wisdom, experience and advice of these Presidents for all who will ask and/or listen. In full presentations, meet-and-greets or Q&A's, my goal is to engage and hopefully enlighten. Whether you wish to interact, or simply listen, what I ultimately do is bring a living, breathing, thinking interpretation of John Adams and Theodore Roosevelt to you.