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The Edna M. Sheary project, "A Place in History," was a
collaborative effort of Information Services and Resources
of Bucknell University. We wish to express our
appreciation to those people listed below whose cooperation
made this site possible.
GRANT:
Ray Metz, Associate Vice-President for Information Services, who
initiated the concept of electronic access to local historical
documentation in the collections of the Bertrand Library
Nancy Dagle, Associate Director, Library and Information
Services, and Patricia Scott, Reference Librarian and
Government and Periodicals Specialist, who formulated the
grant proposal
The Edna M. Sheary Charitable Trust Distribution Committee
of Mellon Private Asset Management whose award funded the
project
Carol Ingald, and Sophie Penney, Directors of Corporate
and Foundation Relations, Bucknell University, who
supervised the grant fund
LOCAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
Mary Belle Lontz, professional genealogist, who shared
extensive local historical data
HISTORICAL EDITING:
Military Historian, Richard Sauers, who reviewed the Union
County Civil War Military History section. A prolific
author in his field, Dr. Sauers is currently Executive
Director of the Superior Public Museums in Superior, Wisconsin.
DIGITAL INFORMATION, LINKS AND PHOTOGRAPHS:
Sue Baker, Project Manager, USGENWEB Tombstone Project,
permission to link to "Cemeteries of Union County"
Shirley Wittes, Bucknell University staff, and Charlotte Winter,
Archivest for Christ's Evangelical Lutherin Church, Lewisburg,
PA, photographs of Edna Sheary (Left, Middle)
Craig Fisher, digital photograph of Edna M. Sheary (Right)
Alice J. Gayley, Coordinator, Clearfield County USGENWEB Project,
permission to reproduce the digital image of Andrew G. Curtin
from the Pennsylvania Roots Genealogical web site
James Gerencser, College Archivist and Special Collections
Librarian, Waidner & Spahr Library, Dickinson College, permission
to link to the description of the Slifer-Dill and Curtin papers
Jane DuPree Richardson, Director, Northumberland County Historical
Society, permission to scan full-text published Proceedings
Gary Parks, Museum Director, Slifer House Museum, permission to
link to the web site of the Museum
SLIFER DESCENDANT:
Timothy Wheeler, Class of 2001, Bucknell University, permission
to include the nearly 250-year family connection to the university
INTEGRATION OF SITE INTO THE CURRICULA OF LOCAL SCHOOLS:
Joseph L. Murray, Professor, Department of Education, Bucknell
University
Mark D. DiRocco, Lecturer, Department of Education, Bucknell
University; Assistant Superintendent of the Lewisburg Area
School District
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
Richard A. Zansitis, General Counsel, Bucknell University
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Sheary Project Student Assistants
James Hepburn
Lauren Hughes
Linda Malick
Diana Schmidt
Adam Swank
Shallonda Trim
Gabrielle Thiry
ISR Staff
Debra Cook-Balducci, digital scans of images
William Burkholder, installation, troubleshooting
Michael Diehl, hardware and software installation
Bud Hiller, technical assistance with software applications,
training of students
Mary Beth James, supervision of scanning for published histories
Skeets Norquist, creation of genealogical data search engine
Pam Ross and Web Development students, links, troubleshooting
Nathan Rupp, catalog enhancement with creation of metatags
Marcy Siegler and Technology Desk students, assistance with laptop
Michael Weaver, web space arrangements
Jean Zappe, assistance with student applications
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORICAL SECTION, ISR STAFF:
Candice Busch, review of biographies and historical text
Charles Ormsbee, photographs of Civil War monument, and Slifer
House Museum
CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENEALOGICAL GUIDE:
Representatives of area repositories who provided information, and
granted permissions:
Susan C. Brandau, Milton Public Library
Susan Cobb, Lycoming County Courthouse
Guy Graybill, Snyder County Historical Society
Lee E. Knepp, Snyder County Courthouse
Jeannette Lasansky, Union County Historical Society
Jane DuPree Richardson, Northumberland County Historical Society
Sandra B. Rife, Lycoming County Historical Society Museum
Jeanne L. Roberts, Herr Memorial Library
Joseph L. Smith, M.D., High Council Advisor, Family History Work,
Williamsport Stake
William V. Stesney, Northumberland County Courthouse
Janice Tripp, James V. Brown Library
Kathleen Vellam, Public Library for Union County
Hall Williams, Sunbury Family History Center
ISR Staff:
Lisa Aversa, assistance with formatting
Mary Lou Neidig, and Periodicals student assistants, information
on microfilm holdings
Mary Jean Woland, review of information on library hours and
borrowing policies
Review of the manuscript:
Cynthia Campbell
Amy Golder-Cooper
Johanna Crocetto
Nancy Dagle
Martha Holland
Kay Knapp
Isabella O'Neill
Melissa Rycroft
Patricia Scott
Mary Ann Williard, Editorial Assistant
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