Claudia Johnson, professional writer and researcher

Contact me at 931.309.0923 or claudiajohnsonwriter@gmail.com about your projects.

Claudia Johnson – writer, ancestor investigator, history lover

dejavu159@gmail.com: Claudia Johnson is a 7th generation Giles Countian. She received the Commissioner's Award in 2012 from the Tennessee Historical Commission recognizing her lifetime of work in historic preservation and promotion. Her book, A Page from the Past, was honored by the Tennessee Press Assoc. in 2005. In 1989 she co-authored Giles Heirlooms: Historic Recipes and Places. A former president of the Giles County Historical Society & a current member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she is an outspoken advocate of preservation of historic resources. She holds a B.A. in English-Journalism from Union University and has spent her career in community development, public relations, marketing or news reporting. She was one of nine coordinators for Tennessee Homecoming ‘86, editor-in-chief of the Cumberland Business Journal, Executive Director of the Sgt. York Patriotic Foundation and is currently Marketing Director for Honest Abe Log Homes and a partner in Connected Sustainability LLC, a communications consulting firm. Claudia is married to history and genealogy enthusiast Danny Nichols.