Photograph of a performer dressed as a character from "A Christmas Carol" while standing in the middle of the street during a performance at a Winter festival. Spectators are visible watching in the background. Hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation, the Dickens on the Strand Festival is held the first weekend in December and is based on 19th century Victorian London. Entertainment includes live performances, parades, and shopkeepers peddling their crafts.

Photograph of performers dressed as Queen Victoria and two generals standing in the middle of the street during a performance at a Winter festival. Spectators are visible watching in the background. Hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation, the Dickens on the Strand Festival is held the first weekend in December and is based on 19th century Victorian London. Entertainment includes live performances, parades, and shopkeepers peddling their crafts.

Photograph of a couple dressed in a Victorian outfits while dancing in the middle of the street at a Winter festival. Spectators are visible watching in the background. Hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation, the Dickens on the Strand Festival is held the first weekend in December and is based on 19th century Victorian London. Entertainment includes live performances, parades, and shopkeepers peddling their crafts.

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Photograph of a drummer wearing a Scottish kilt standing in the middle of the street during a performance at a Winter festival. Spectators are visible watching in the background. Hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation, the Dickens on the Strand Festival is held the first weekend in December and is based on 19th century Victorian London. Entertainment includes live performances, parades, and shopkeepers peddling their crafts.

Text about exhibits and presentations at the Harry Ransom Center that was published in the "Essentials" section of a December 2004 Texas Highways magazine article.

Text about 2005 music festivals that was published in the "Essentials" section of a December 2004 Texas Highways magazine article.

Research for an article about the Harry Ransom Center in Austin that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Text for a sidebar about the Blanton Museum of Art, the Texas Memorial Museum, and the LBJ Library and Museum in Austin that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Photograph of performers dressed as Queen Victoria and various soldiers walking in the middle of the street during a performance at a Winter festival. Spectators are visible watching in the background. Hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation, the Dickens on the Strand Festival is held the first weekend in December and is based on 19th century Victorian London. Entertainment includes live performances, parades, and shopkeepers peddling their crafts.

Draft of an article about the Harry Ransom Center in Austin that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Text for an article about Texas music festivals that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Photograph of a child dressed in a Victorian outfit while playing the violin and standing in the middle of the street during a performance at a Winter festival. Spectators are visible watching in the background. Hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation, the Dickens on the Strand Festival is held the first weekend in December and is based on 19th century Victorian London. Entertainment includes live performances, parades, and shopkeepers peddling their crafts.