Bill Barker as Thomas Jefferson

Bill Barker has been portraying Thomas Jefferson for the past 16 years , his stunning realistic presentations have been enjoyed by many thousands over the years throughout this country and abroad. Bill has performed as Jefferson at the White House, at the palace of Versailles in France, at Colonial Williamsburg since 1993 and in all sorts of venues in America, Great Britain and France.

Thousands of visitors have been amazed by Bill's resemblance to Jefferson. His height, weight and general appearance the same as those of the "Sage of Monticello."

Among the many publications to feature Bill as Jefferson are Time, People, Mid-atlantic, Southern Living, Readers Digest, Philadelphia, and the Colonial Williamsburg Journal. Bill has also appeared as Jefferson on ABC, NBC, PBS, C-SPAN, and has been honored by the city of Philadelphia, The city of St. Louis, and the Hellenic Ideals Foundation.

Dick Cheatham as Meriwether Lewis

Dick Cheatham has been a professional living history character presenter for over twenty years beginning with work on staff with the National Park Service in Virginia. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute in History, he is a former television news correspondent. Presently a weekly newspaper columnist and professional historian, he is also a member of the National Speakers Association and speaks to all kinds of audiences throughout the country.

His dramatic and inspirational character portrayals as Pocahontas' husband John Rolfe and as America's tenth President John Tyler have been enjoyed by thousands at conventions, corporate and special events, historic sites and museums, including the Smithsonian. He has also appeared on the BBC, PBS, The History Channel, The Learning Channel, Entertainment Tonight, and the Voice of America as well as in numerous local TV programs.

In addition to his work as a living history character interpreter, Dick Cheatham is also founder and director of Living History Associates, Ltd., a speaker's bureau which books"people from America's past who have important lessons for us today."