MaryKate Smolenski

MaryKate Smolenski is a former tour guide and current research fellow for the Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island. She earned her bachelor’s degree in History and Anthropology from George Washington University and her master’s degree in History and Museum Studies from Tufts University. Her area of study in history is the British Atlantic and female Loyalists. She loves exploring museums, learning more about history and art, and travelling; she and her husband also run a travel blog called the Traveling Tour Guide.