Constance Holt:  

Life Happily married to husband Andy for 23 years, we moved in March of 2005 to his home town of Fayette, Mississippi near Natchez. It is a culture shock, but is a wonderful place to live and it is really fun to be part of a big family. I had been living in Southern California since 1978. I bought a house in Pittsburgh where I will visit during the summer and my son, Richard, 23, will live fulltime. Though a native Californian, Rich has wholeheartedly adopted Pittsburgh and loves it there. I have been a writer for over 30 years. A Washington Post reporter during Watergate, I went on to edit the religion section. Marriage to another "Post" toastie took me to LA where I learned political campaign management and went into corporate public relations. That marriage ended, but 24 years ago I met my soulmate and I've really been happy and fulfilled. My hobby is writing history books and articles. I'm lucky because I can afford to freelance and develop a new career as a popular historian. I'm working on a book called Pittsburgh Firsts to help celebrate Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary and a more ambitious research project called Pittsburgh without Pennsylvania explaining why West Virginia maps show almost a hand holding the corner of our state and why we cringe when someone mistakes us for Philiadelphians. A lot of my research involves uncovering connections between early Pittsburgh and the south, especially the Natchez District here in Mississippi. My most recent job with the cou...Expand for more