Art Yeaman: Biography Founder of Heritage Guides, Inc. An Applied Heritage Compatriot Innovator(Consultant, Performing Artist, Educator)
Honoring our American Heritage...
Art grew up in the dairy farm area of Northeast Ohio, where he learned the value of working the land, and a duty of community service. He entered the U.S. Marine, serving our nation for 22 years. He's a graduate of First Coast Technical Institute -Agri-Science program, a former University Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences staff member and a Florida Master Naturalist. He has more than 25 years of public speaking experience and is a nationally recognized Storyteller.
He started making public appearance as a U.S. Marine recruiter presenting military history to high school students in 1982 and later making training presentations for service members. Retiring from active duty in 1995, he turned his interests to a study of ecology, local history and America's colonial days. He has developed a variety of educational and entertaining programs. He is most known as Ben Franklin. Performing in colonial attire, Art portrays Doctor Franklin (1706-1790) and has since developed a few other personas. He performs for associations, schools, churches, libraries, museums, festivals, businesses, civic groups and events.
Some of his recent tasks include the development of Heritage Guides; in depth research into the development of the U.S. Constitution, Applied American Heritage tip, lessons, and points; promoting the Military Museum of North Florida; Promoting American Heritage via the Arts and Science; Showcasing the St; Johns River; and Living History with the Gateway Girl Scouts and the Colonial Dames.
Annually, he performs for: The Storytellers Guild at the President George H. Bush (41) Museum and Library, College Station, Texas; for Youth Leadership Foundation, and for numerous other ongoing businesses, civic groups and schools.
Some of his memberships include; The Florida and National Trust for Historical Preservation; National Speakers Association: Central Florida; Marine Corp League; and the National Storytelling Network.
Art is Your KEY to Applied Heritage... A Compatriot Innovator who honors our ecology and our American heritage. Art believes that the natural world is the best classroom and that history is not to be a just a book on a shelf? ---- It is to be alive!
His bride's name is Jenny (married in 1977). Jenny and Art have two grown children and three grandchildren. They reside in Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida.
