Lisa Gensheimer

An insatiable curiosity and a desire to make a difference drive Lisa Gensheimer to explore the lives of fascinating people and events. Known for her colorful, character-driven narratives, Lisa brings stories to life through compelling interviews, photographs, character voices and music.

Those stories are often about ordinary people who overcame obstacles to achieve great things. A pioneering journalist who exposed unethical business practices at the turn of the 20th century. A Civil War hero who engineered the highest and longest railroad bridge in the world. Freedom fighters on the Underground Railroad. A country lawyer who became a United States Supreme Court Justice and America's chief prosecutor of Nazi War criminals. Eye doctors working to eliminate blindness among children in Central America.

There is no shortage of American heroes; they keep turning up in the most unexpected places. And whether they are on a mountain top in Colorado, in the rain forest of Guatemala, or in the archives at the Library of Congress, you can count on Lisa to find them.

Always willing to share her passion for history, Lisa recently delivered the keynote address for an educator workshop sponsored by WNET/New York and the PBS series Freedom a History of US; developed curriculum about citizenship and the Underground Railroad for a Teaching Excellence in American Constitutional History (TEACH) program funded by the US Department of Education; and participated in a panel on the importance of "Recording Community" for the Mid-Atlantic American Studies Association.

A journalist at heart, Lisa continues to write for many regional and national publications. She is the co-author of Pennsylvania Wilds: Images from the Allegheny National Forest, an illustrated history and fine art photography book released by Forest Press in March 2006.