1946
Mr. Snyder is born to Joseph John and Amy Josephine Snyder.
1968
Mr. Snyder receives a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from The George Washington University.
1969
Mr. Snyder becomes an Army Intelligence Officer in the infantry division of the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
1973
Mr. Snyder marries Sally Walker Snyder and receives a Master of Arts in anthropology from the University of New Mexico.
1974
Mr. Snyder begins his career with the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Washington, D.C.
1977
Mr. Snyder becomes an editor and writer for the U.S. National Park Service in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
1978
Mr. Snyder becomes the consultant editor of Early Man Magazine in Evanston, Illinois and begins work as a freelance writer.
1986
Mr. Snyder becomes the special project editor of Sea Power Magazine.
1987
Mr. Snyder becomes the consultant editor of the Journal of Archaeoastronomy and Sea Power Magazine.
1992
Mr. Snyder is appointed president of the Station at Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
1993
Mr. Snyder is appointed president of Duffields Station in Duffields, West Virginia.
1993
Mr. Snyder is appointed president and chairman of the board of directors of Atlantic and Pacific High Speed Railway, Inc.
1998
Mr. Snyder edits “The Only Fight the Cops Could Not Stop,” and authors “Kenneth Westcott Jones Transport Menu Collection” and “A.D. 2025: Transportation in America.”
1999
Mr. Snyder becomes the associate editor of Athena Review, and authors “The Phaistos Disc, A Commentary” and “Musings from a New Manse.”
2000
Mr. Snyder authors “Fragments of My Fleece.”
2001
Mr. Snyder authors “1859: Turning Point of the Modern Era.”
2005
Mr. Snyder authors “Miniatures of American History.”
2012
Mr. Snyder authors “Baltimore & Ohio: The Passenger Trains and Services of America’s First Common-Carrier Railroad, 1827-1971.”
2015
Mr. Snyder authors “Maigret in West Virginia.”
2017
Mr. Snyder authors “Maigret Times Three.”