Mexico resident brings history to life
(WorldNews Mexico)

In the silent era of films, Lon Chaney earned fame for his seemingly countless guises on the silver screen. A Chaney reference is something that Mexico historian Alan Hiles can appreciate, as he worked as a projectionist for the State Theater in Bowling Green in his youth. And while he may not be the man of 1,000 faces, Alan is certainly earning a name for his many historic portrayals, a hobby that was born at a popular Audrain County event. “I got started in living history by displaying my pocket watch collection at the Walk Back in Time,” Alan says. “The second year, I decided to make up a baseball uniform as they wanted everyone to be in ‘period` costume.” As he recalls, that uniform was...