ABOUT ERIN
Erin Pence is a professional photographer by day and an amateur historian and genealogist by night. Born and raised in Anna, Ohio, she has always had a love for genealogy and local history and especially delights in digging through vintage photographs.
Erin serves as the University Photographer for Wright State University and formerly held the position of Chief Photographer for the Sidney Daily News. As a photojournalist, she sees her job as though she is standing on the sidelines of history, recording it for future generations.
Education:
Wittenberg University, B.A. in Communication
Wright State University, Graduate Studies in Public History (in progress)
Interests:
– Vintage Cameras & Photography Ephemera
– Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, & Tintypes
– Wet Plate Collodion Photography
– Vintage Hats
– Antique Automobiles
– History of Sidney and Shelby County, Ohio
– Genealogy