Volunteer: Help Preserve Our Past for the Future

The Lower Merion Historical Society could not exist without the volunteers who give their time and energy to support our collections and programs. LMHS relies on volunteers to perform many essential functions that help us preserve and share our community’s history, like transcription, data entry, research, scanning, photography, and more.

Even with a few hours, you can make a significant contribution to preserving our local history.

Volunteer? What’s in it for me?

A lot, if you’re interested in history and community!

Get in touch with primary sources Nothing quite matches the experience of examining documents and objects created long ago in a world at once familiar and foreign.
Get to know our unique collection For three-quarters of a century we’ve collected and preserved an unmatched archive of books, photos, maps, and artifacts that tell our story. And continue to do so…
Discover your own past Who lived in my house? What was life like for my family?
Work with great people Meet neighbors and new friends with shared interests.
Build community Preserving our relics and sharing our stories helps bind us together in a common cultural experience.

Made Possible by Volunteers

…the most popular and important sections of our website, among them:

Joseph Price’s Diary “During this project I became so close to Price and his world that, at the end, I felt I lost a personal friend.” —Mary Keim, who transcribed the 18th-19th century diary of a prominent local citizen.
The Russell Byerley Memorial World War II Collection Farilyn Leopold organized and cataloged letters and photos sent home by our World War II troops so that you could look them up online.
The First 300 72 local experts researched or wrote chapters for the definitive account of our community’s history.
The Roberts Family Collection Ann Bagely sorted and listed the letters, documents, deeds, books and maps of one of Lower Merion’s founding families.

Our Volunteer Hall of Fame

The greatest gift you can give is your time and talent. These 250+ individuals include several husbands and wives, as well as parents and children. During the past 20 years, they have generously given their time and talent to serve the Township of Lower Merion and the Borough of Narberth. Won’t you join them?

Thank you, volunteers!

Kathleen Abplanalp
Jon Adams
Sam Adenbaum
Jim Alexandre
Andy Amsterdam
Jeannette Anders
Jim Anders
Christina Anderson
Kim Andrews
Mike Antonoplos
Nolan Atkinson
Bonnie Atwood
Ann Bagley
Phil Bagley
Herman Baron
Lou Barson
Lisa Baskin
Marshall Becker
Mike Beckert
Julius Becton, Jr.
Joanne Behm
Sarah J. Bonnice
Ken Brier
Peter Brigham
Gary Brock
Pat Broderick
George Broseman
Liz Bruss
Christian Busch
Max Buten
David Byerley
Frank Caccuitti
Allie Cade
Betty Cannon
Richard Cardona
Deborah Cassidy
Fred Clement, Jr.
Lita Indzel Cohen
Mary Courtney
Bill Cramer
Emily Cronin
Mary Jo Daly
Edgar Davis
Selma Davis
Marge Dawson
Jo Anne Debes
Debbi Della Porta
Bob DeSilets
Clarissa Dillon
Mrs. M.J. Divine
Helene Dixon
Richard Donagher
Victoria Donohoe
Dennis Dool
Jo-Ann Dooley
Bill Doran
Peg Doran
Charlie Dorkey
Bonnie Dorwart
Patrick Doyle
Sandy Drayer
Marlene Dubin
Jim Easter
Dorothy Edgerton
Sam Edgerton
Liz Eidelson
Phil Eidelson
Jim Ettelson
Clayton Farraday
Sean Fennessy
Christina Fink
David Fish
Margot Flaks
Julia Fleekop
Arlene Flicker
Terrence Foley
Frank Forlano
Angela Francis
Denise Francis
Jerry Francis
Sarah Francis
Suzanne Francis
Fred Fromhold
Matt Gabalawi
Stella Gabuzda
Adrienne Gallager
James Garrison
Jim Garrison
Nick Gianopulos
Stephen Gibson
Bruce Gill
Nancy Goldenberg
Ted Goldsborough
Alison Graham
Chad Graham
Jeff Groff
John Hagner
Mary Ellen Hagner
Jan Haigis
John Haigis
Betsy Hamilton
Perrin Hamilton
Bill Harris
Tom Hayden
John Hepp
Sudie Herdman
Mary Higgins
Art Hindle
Alice Hoffman
Wendell Holland
S. Hamill Horne
Pete Hoskins
Eugene Hough
Christine Hughes
Mike Isackman
Bart Johnson
John Johnstone
Christine Jones
Dick Jones
Bob Jordan
Carolyn Joseph
Mary Kane
Tracy Katz
Lynne Kaufman
Gary Kay
Mary Keim
Rod Keller
Tilde Kline
Jean Knapp
Patricia Krisch
Emma Lapsansky
Don Lawler
Farilyn Leopold
Leon Levine
Ed Lewis
Gerald Litwak
Alice Lonsdorf
George Lonsdorf
Josh Mackley
Jack Maguire
Chris Maier
John Maki
Mike Malsbary
Nevin Mann
Andy Margolis
Pat Martin
Pat McCabe, Jr.
Tom McCarthy
Sean McCloskey
Bob McCormick
Paul McElhaney
Bobbie McElroy
Brian McGuire
Jack McGuire
Irene McNeil
Mike McNulty
Ed Minshall
Ross Mitchell
Martha Moffat
Gladys Monier
Dennis Montagna
Martha Moore
Bill Morrison
Joanne Murray
Madison Murray
Mark Murray
Thomas Murray
Caryn Musil
Nick Myers
Sylvia Myers
Karen Nagel
Geoff Naylor
Henry Nevison
Linda O’Gwynn
Anna O’Hora
Steve Olszewski
Jim Oswald
Charley Paige
George Painter
Minshall Painter
Erik Panichi
Gerry Pappas
Doris Patterson
Pat Paul
Leslie Pfiel
Maryam Phillips
Linda Poolow
Don Poorman
Greg Prichard
Mary Punshon
Tom Purdy
Alison Reed
Bruce Reed
Elaine Reed
Eliza Reiss
Jim Remsen
Margaret Richardi
Jed Riddell
Kevin Righter
Joan Roberts
Arthur Rodgers
Karen Ross
Dan Russoniello
Lori Salganicoff
Henry Schireson
Robert Schultz
Steve Selinger
Margaret Semanko
Jonathan Senker
Marion Shumway
Caroline Slama
Dick Slama
Louise Slama
Gil Smith
Colette Speakman
Jim Strazzella
Carole Strickland
Sarah Clark Stuart
Ned Stumpo
W. Robert Swartz
Bill Swyer
Kay Sykora
Alan Tarver
Olive Tatman
Maria Thompson
Dick Tilghman
Charlie Timm
Stephen Tolbert
Lorett Treese
Ken Trotter
Bo Tymkiw
Elizabeth Umstattd
Brad Upp
Trina Vaux
Al Vitiello
Rebecca Warlow
Frank Weer
Mike Weilbacher
Bob Weiss
Connie Williams
Barbara Wilson
David Wilson
Hank Wilson
Paul Wilson
Jean Wolf
Roy Wolfe
Rachel Wolgemuth
Alan Wood
Tom Wood
Mary Wood
Nick Zarvalas

Please inform us of any omission! The list is limited to those who gave of their free time as volunteers. It does not include those who gave financial support by membership dues, donations or grants, or those who have donated items to our collection.