Historic Cook County is pleased to introduce Catherine Mägi as its new executive director. Mägi started her professional career as a lawyer in Washington D.C. before changing her trajectory towards her passions, writing and history. Mägi became a professional writer and researcher for a nonprofit partner that supports Harpers Ferry National Park, which is located at the juncture of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, and was her home for over a decade. In addition, she managed an archive near the Antietam National Battlefield. Other notable accomplishments include serving four years on a tricounty heritage tourism board; participating in the U.S. 250th Anniversary planning commission; and advising county officials on historic preservation concerns in the face of modern development. In 2019, Catherine co-authored her first book, titled