On November 19, 2025, the Legacy Project posted an interview with Tom Maringer of The Shire Post Mint. Tom was also the artisan behind Maringer Swords at the time James Yale came into his life. James was inspired by Tom’s artistry and joined him on creating original pen and ink images to promote limited edition swords to collectors across the country. Some of those images are archived on jamesyale.com with the interview on the Rediscovered Art page.
This is where my Nancy Drewing hits the road at the intersection of interconnections, as you join the mystery sending us your responses and new clues.
One of the responses, dear readers, was a message I received from John Corbin Goldsberry. He said that one of the images we featured was repurposed for his CD Minstrel’s Tales in 1980. My reply back to John was, ‘ John, you are up next to be interviewed…turn yourself in…whah haha.”
My Charlotte’s web snared an interview with John this week. What I love about this conversation is that it’s not another interview about James’ artistry, it became a history lesson on the evolution of how listening to music was evolving from records, to cassettes into the invention of the CD player and the compact disc. The idea of collaborating on a new invention captured James’ interest and imagination and formed a lifelong friendship.
Thank you John Corbin Goldsberry for a most delightful conversation.
Thank you all for sending us on our next adventure, as we follow up on your clues of the stories behind the art of James Yale.
My gratitude,
Charlotte Buchanan Yale
