Chas served for fifteen years as the Chairman of a 501(c)3 historical society in New York City. Operating under a charter from the New York State Board of Regents, The Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society examines the history of polar exploration. Specializing in the opening of the Canadian Arctic during the 19th century, the EKKHS' website can be found at: www.ekkane.org

Chas' other interests include computers, photography, American Revolutionary War arcana, the writing of David Foster Wallace, industry prognostication and pontification. He is also the webmaster of this site...